For some, making a personal budget sounds about as appealing as licking a subway floor. “They think of it as the dreaded ‘B-word’,” says Robin Snell, a certified financial planner and founder of Nested Financial and Tax Planning. Money is emotional – it determines where we live, what we eat, the education and healthcare we…
Those of us who wear jeans tend to do so for the following reasons: they’re durable, versatile, and timeless. But when it comes to comfort, well, that is usually more of a rare quality. Who doesn’t own a pair of jeans that are difficult to sit down in? But now, a new jean is challenging…
Watch any of those TV shows behind the scenes at posh hotels and the bedrooms will have one thing in common: crisp white sheets, immaculately styled. In our own homes, the reality may depend more on whichever bedding happens to be clean that day. The sheets might have been crisp and brilliant white at one…
Put yourself in David Schwimmer’s shoes for a moment. You have a new show to promote. It’s a new run of Goosebumps, the kid-friendly horror series, and you’re faced with a choice. Do you promote Goosebumps by trying to engage with the material, or do you promote it by telling the single greatest celebrity anecdote…
Rhodri, 47, Fishguard, Pembrokeshire Occupation Farmer, and also has a construction business Voting record Has voted for most parties, except Labour, “because he’s not a total idiot”. Has voted Ukip, but not Reform Amuse bouche Played senior rugby from 18 until he was 44. Broke his nose seven times, but was only knocked out twice Harriet,…
One of the things we like to do from time to time at the Thursday quiz is have a themed edition, and every January we enjoy a special numbers week. It’s the same mix of topical news, general knowledge and pop culture questions, but with a twist – every question and answer somehow revolves around…
Sleep: we know it feels good, we know it’s necessary. But the deluge of guidance, whether from well-meaning sleep scientists or bio-hackers on TikTok, has made falling asleep more fraught than ever. We are now instructed to sleep for seven to eight hours in an undisturbed stretch, with perfectly proportioned REM and Non-REM sleep. We…
The surfing community is paying tribute to the Quiksilver founder Alan “Greeny” Green, who died from cancer on Tuesday at his home in Torquay, Victoria aged 77. Considered a pioneer of surfwear, Green started making wetsuits in 1969 along with friends and Rip Curl co-founders Brian Singer and Doug “Claw” Warbrick. Kelly Slater’s tribute to…