Just to clarify, that’s nice as in mice, not Nice as in Côte d’Azur, in case you’re still in holiday mode. Although, since we acquired the word from the French, there’s [...]
So I was thinking, the title ‘Word of the Week’ doesn’t really do justice to this multifunctional little number. I know we’re only a few years in but it has to be a [...]
Tis the season of the satsuma, that Christmassy citrus delight that’s so easy to peel and fills the room with what 5th-century Chinese poet Liu Hsun described as a “fragrant mist”.
Contrary to the rumours, I’m not really interested in frocks. Women’s fashion is baffling enough without trying to understand the difference between a frock and a dress – if indeed [...]
