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Tim Dowling: a trip to the dump brings up painful memories | Family
It is Saturday, and my wife wants me to walk the dog before we go to the dump, which strikes me as a lot. I would prefer to combine the dog walk and dump trip into a single excursion. I make a fuss about this, and prevail. The purpose of the dump visit – by appointment only…
Blind date: ‘We went on two dates eight years ago – he didn’t want a third. That was an icebreaker’ | Life and style
Ben on Maxim What were you hoping for?A fun night getting to know a new person. First impressions?I know you! We laughed and hugged immediately as we used to work in the same building about a decade ago and went on a date or two. What did you talk about?The last decade! We reviewed why…
Who invented the paperclip and what’s the smallest animal? Try our kids’ quiz | Family
1.Kenzie, 9, asks: who invented the paperclip? Reveal 2.Maisie, 4, asks: what’s the smallest animal in the world? Reveal 3.Katie, 7, asks: what is the smallest primate in the world? Reveal 4.Lottie, 11, asks: how many eyelashes does the average 9-year-old child have? Reveal 5.Cas, 8, asks: why do sheep have funny-shaped pupils? Reveal Molly…
Which test includes the memorising of 320 London routes? The Saturday quiz | Quiz and trivia games
The questions 1 What test includes the memorising of 320 London routes?2 In the 15th century, who wrote The Book of the City of Ladies?3 What east Asian board game is considered the world’s oldest that has been continuously played to the present day?4 Who asked President Nixon to make him a “federal agent at…
Calvin Klein’s first female creative director finds succour in a fictional New York | New York fashion week
Calvin Klein’s first female creative director, Veronica Leoni, presented her debut collection on Friday, watched on by Kate Moss – the brand’s most famous face during the 1990s, when its billboard ads ruled the zeitgeist – Calvin Klein himself, 82, and Christy Turlington. The brand had a lot riding on Friday’s show, its first catwalk…