Ideas for giving teens their own safe, supervised space
Mums and dads, this one’s for you. This video discusses how to provide growing youngsters their own ‘teen cave’, where they can hang out with their buddies and friends, ...
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Former ‘Home Alone’ star Culkin finally a dad
Actors Macaulay Culkin and Brenda Song have welcomed their first child together. The couple, who have been together since 2017, are now mum and dad to Dakota Song Culkin, who was ...
Body language tips and drills for unfamiliar dog interactions
Every pet deserves a loving and respectful home: please only consider acquiring a pet if you will be able to take care of its long-term needs. Also, consider choosing your ...
Deep into Depp: how ‘Pirates’ star Johnny torches millions
In this video, we take a look at the extravagant lifestyle of Hollywood bad boy actor Johnny Depp, best-known for his role as Captain Jack Sparrow in the ‘Pirates of ...
Natural wonders: a day in the life of a Maasai Mara tour leader
In this video we travel to Kenya’s famed Maasai Mara game reserve, to experience a typical day in the life of local tour guide Moses Masoi.
Set at nearly 2,000...
A profile in resilience: Ecuador’s weavers of Panama hats
In this video we travel to Ecuador, to take a closer look at one of the country’s famed garment products – the handwoven panama hat.
The finest expressions of these ...
Why dungarees should be your next purchase
By Katie Wright
With lockdown becoming more a thing of the past, it’s finally time to say goodbye to sweatpants and get excited about fashion again. That doesn’t ...
The cost of war: Delacroix’s ‘Greece on the ruins of Missolonghi’
In this video, art historians Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris, discuss Eugène Delacroix’s painting, ‘Greece on the Ruins of Missolonghi’, an oil on canvas work, completed ...
Can there ever be drawbacks to empathy?
Empathy is known to be a valuable trait, allowing humans (and other species) to connect and form mutually beneficial bonds. That said, knowing how and when to be empathic is ...
Erdogan insulted the EU long before ‘SofaGate’
By Faisal J. Abbas
There has been widespread uproar at what was seen as misogynistic and insulting treatment meted out by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to European Commission President ...
Alison Roman’s Skillet Chicken with Crushed Olives and Sumac
In this video, ‘Dining In’ author and chef Alison Roman, walks us through her zesty skillet chicken with crushed olives and sumac.
It’s a quick and delicious dish, perfect ...
‘Do I really need this?’ Zero-waste grocery shopping
This NMF-sponsored video gives us a glimpse of what zero-waste shopping might be like in the near future.
We meet Hannah and Jacob from Greener Habits and Megan from Re:...
How a robot is helping to heal a traumatised stray
Every pet deserves a loving and respectful home: please only consider acquiring a pet if you will be able to take care of its long-term needs. Also, consider choosing your ...
Timothée Chalamet and Lily Rose Depp reportedly back on
Timothée Chalamet and Lily Rose Depp appear to be a couple again. After three years of love and separation, the story between the two most popular actors of the ...
How buzz that: the elaborate interior of a wasp’s nest
A wasp’s nest is a complex structure that is a specialised nursery for all aerial-nest-building wasp species. The nests are easily identifiable – most of us will have seen them ...
Why Elon Musk built a school for his kids
“Regular schools just weren’t doing the things that I thought should be done,” Tesla and SpaceX tycoon Elon Musk reportedly once said, about taking his kids out of a ...
Encrusted with gems: a look at history’s most famous crowns
The crown – derived from the Latin word ‘corona’, meaning ‘wreath – is the ultimate symbol of authority and power, and the traditional headwear of kings, queens and emperors.
Here, we explore ...
Tia Does Agrotourism, Season 2, Episode 2: Platres and Pera Pedi villages
Travel vlogger and blogger Tia Savva heads to the Limassol district village of Platres and the neighbour community of Pera Pedi, in the second season, episode 2 from her popular ‘Tia ...
The road to totalitarian technocracy
By Andrew Shouler
There’s something pretty rum about the events of the past year, rendering it well beyond a global health story. Besides its impact in terms of individual ...
Stunning Sicily: the Italian island blessed by time and nature
In this video, we explore the beautiful island of Sicily, which offers a dazzling blend of sea, volcano and mountain scenery.
Praised by poets from Homer to Virgil and prized ...
Seeing stars: Frank Stella’s sculptures blaze with decades-long innovation
Frank Stella, the 84-year-old American painter, printmaker and sculptor, has been described as being to abstract art what Bob Dylan is to music.
In this video, we take a closer ...
A loose confederation is not the solution
By Les Manison
In attempting to find mutually agreed arrangements on the Cyprus problem at the forthcoming meeting chaired by the United Nations many issues are likely to be raised
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How ‘green’ are the batteries of Electric Vehicles?
Lithium-ion batteries have led to Electric Vehicles that enable us to drive around without burning fossil fuels. But how green are these batteries actually? And where do they end up ...
Phoebe Waller-Bridge to star in ‘Indiana Jones 5’
The next installment of ‘Indiana Jones’ has found its female lead. Emmy-winning ‘Fleabag’ sensation Phoebe Waller-Bridge has been cast to star opposite Harrison Ford in the long-awaited fifth film in ...