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Tish Weinstock’s Guide to Hosting at Your Country Home (Without Working Too Hard)
Tish Weinstock, Tom Guinness, and their guests at home in the British countryside. All photography by Jesper D. Lund. On Friday afternoons, London develops a full-blown fantasy life. Group chats fill with chintzy cottages, scrumpy swimming holes, proper pub gardens, and taste-the-difference tomatoes. The city exhales west, towards the Cotswolds and the Chippings, woodland lodges, windfall orchards, and jam-making: the restorative illusion of country life.
Ce que nourrir un tout-petit m’a appris sur le goût
Autrefois, il y avait trois petits déjeuners différents chez nous : le mien, celui de mon mari et celui de ma fille. Pour ma part, je prenais un café noir, des crackers riches en son et un assortiment de compléments vitaminés. Mon mari part de la maison avant de manger ; il s'arrête probablement à une boulangerie sur le chemin de son travail. Ma fille, elle, picorait des morceaux de gaufre, de la banane écrasée à la main et quelques cuillerées de yaourt.
Kate Moss : une séance de dédicaces organisée à Paris pour la sortie du livre Kate By Marc
Nous nous souvenons tous d’une époque où Kate Moss ne parlait pas. Ou plutôt, elle parlait sans doute – elle commandait un café, appelait ses amis, se plaignait des hôtesses de l’air – mais aux yeux du public, Kate Moss restait totalement silencieuse. Kate était un panneau publicitaire, une couverture de magazine, un flash de paparazzi. Elle était partout sans dire un mot, omniprésente, ne se plaignant jamais, ne donnant jamais d’explications.
Eternal Icon: When Marc Quinn Made Kate Moss Into a Monument
Human beings have always had an extraordinary talent for turning images into objects of belief. We carved deities from stone, cast them in bronze, gilded saints that shimmered in candlelight. We’ve painted monarchs larger than life and projected movie stars 30 feet high. Every civilization invents an image that carries its aspirations. The technology changes while the instinct remains.
Mangiare come un bambino piccolo mi ha insegnato che il cibo non deve essere per forza “interessante”
Mangiare come un bambino piccolo: «C’è una certa soddisfazione nel mangiare qualcosa che non ha alcun interesse a essere interessante», dice un papà che ha iniziato a preparare per sé la stessa colazione della figlia di 15 mesi Una volta, a casa nostra, c’erano tre colazioni: la mia, quella di mio marito e quella di nostra figlia. Io bevevo caffè nero, mangiavo qualcosa di sofisticato e rigorosamente ricco di crusca e completavo il tutto con un potpourri di integratori vitaminici.
I started eating like my one-year-old baby and realised how much adults complicate food
There used to be three breakfasts in our house: my breakfast, my husband’s breakfast, and my daughter’s breakfast. I would have black coffee, something sophisticatedly bran-heavy and a potpourri of vitamin supplements. My husband leaves the house before he eats, so it’s probably a bacon bap with brown sauce. (Harmonious households aren’t built on judgement!) My daughter grazed waffle bits, finger-mashed banana and two flings of yoghurt.
What Feeding a Toddler Has Taught Me About Taste
There used to be three breakfasts in our house: my breakfast, my husband’s breakfast, and my daughter’s breakfast. I would have black coffee, something sophisticatedly bran-heavy, and a potpourri of vitamin supplements. My husband leaves the house before he eats, so it’s probably a bacon bap with brown sauce. (Harmonious households aren’t built on judgement!) My daughter grazed waffle bits, finger-mashed banana, and two flings of yogurt.
Don’t worry, Dolly Parton isn’t going anywhere
Bit of a shock, isn’t it, Dolly Parton dying. I know she’s been around forever, and been around the block, but I always thought she’d just… carry on? Carry on brimming with vitality in every performance and interview. Carry on with her trademark wit and humility. Carry on being camp and careful and carefree. Here she would come again (and again), looking better than a body has a right to, spending a lot of money to look that cheap. Dolly was a woman for whom death felt impossible—a bit rude, even.
Dolly Parton Isn’t Going Anywhere
Bit of a shock, isn’t it, Dolly Parton dying. I know she’s been around forever, and been around the block, but I always thought she’d just… carry on? Carry on brimming with vitality in every performance and interview. Carry on with her trademark wit and humility. Carry on being camp and careful and carefree. Here she would come again (and again), looking better than a body has a right to, spending a lot of money to look that cheap. Dolly was a woman for whom death felt impossible—a bit rude, even.
The Tragedy of Jason Arday
Jason Arday was a neurodivergent British academic. Jason Arday, born to Ghanaian immigrants, was the youngest Black professor in Cambridge University’s history. Jason Arday quit his post on August 5, after accusations of plagiarism circulated. Last Friday, Jason Arday was found dead in his home in London amid a media tempest dissecting his backstory. Jason Arday was Black—we all know he was Black; he was never allowed to forget he was Black.
Good God, the Baby’s Walking
When is a baby not a baby? I think it’s when she’s walking toward you, her four teeth on show, arms outstretched. Last month, my daughter took her first steps—two micro-strides toward, well, the TV remote (her favorite toy). I’ve been trying to wean her off the TV remote with no success (the battery-less remote I Amazoned has not abated her button-stabbing desire). But walk-wise, we’d been in training for months.
아빠가 된 첫해에 내가 배운 10가지
복사 공유 Getty Images 제 딸아이가 지난주 첫돌을 맞았습니다. 별 탈 없이 살아남았으니 다행입니다(1년 전만 해도, 누군가 이 연약한 존재를 제 손에 쥐여줬을 때 저는 실수로 아이를 망가뜨릴까 봐 정말로 두려웠죠. 목을 제대로 받치지 못할 것 같았고, 표백제 수납장 잠그는 것도 잊을 것 같았습니다). 아이의 1년은 어른의 1년과는 완전히 다릅니다. 모든 것이 처음이니까요. 저는 1년 동안 첫마디, 첫발 떼기, 첫 생일 같은 이정표를 기다리며 시간을 보냈습니다. 그러면서 어느새 평범한 일상과 사소한 것에 푹 빠져 들었죠. 제가 있는지 확인하려 방 안을 두리번거리는 아이의 모습 같은 것이요. 1년 전만 해도 낯선 사람이었던 제 딸은 노스탤지어가 뭔지도 모르면서 가는 곳마다 추억을 만들어내는 한 살배기 인간이 되었습니다. 육아 첫해에는 모든 게 혼란스럽지만, 그 속에서 놀랍도록 선명한 깨달음을 얻게 되었습니다. 제가 알게 된, 혹은 알아차린 몇 가지를 적어보려 합니다.
10 Things I’ve Learned in My First Year of Fatherhood
My daughter turned one last week, which is a milestone because she’s relatively unscathed. (Twelve months ago, someone put a defenseless creature in my hands and I honestly thought I’d accidentally break her—forget to support her neck, leave the bleach cupboard unlocked, that kind of thing.) A year in infancy isn’t like a year in adulthood; everything is very first-time-y.
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Will My Baby Remember Any of This?
My bottle-fed daughter of nine months is getting jealous of the other kids eating solids for lunch, so I’ve agreed with her part-time nanny to pack her a lunchbox. Three days a week, I spend an entire morning engineering lunchtime joy, like I’m packing a tuck box for a war recruit who can’t chew. Carrots in the shape of a skull and crossbones, cucumbers trimmed into a Star of David.
I just took my first trip without my daughter. Is it odd I didn’t miss her?
I’ve just come back from three days skiing in Switzerland with my husband. It was my first time travelling without my kid, also my first time shipping my daughter off to her grandparents for three consecutive overnights since she was born nine months ago.
I Just Took My First Trip Without My Daughter. Is It Odd I Didn’t Miss Her?
I’ve just come back from three days skiing in Switzerland with my husband. It’s the first time in the nine months since her birth that we’ve shipped our daughter off to her grandparents for three consecutive overnights. There are, of course, myriad privileges that made this feasible: a baby who is (currently, hopefully evermore) sociable and seemingly unbothered by environmental change; a baby yet to pick a favorite parent (for soothing, for feeding); eager, willing, and available grandparents.
Making Space After School: How Lansing (IL) Public Library Serves Tweens and Teens
Where do tweens and teens go after school? For many public libraries, that question arrives with a mix of opportunity The post Making Space After School: How Lansing (IL) Public Library Serves Tweens and Teens first appeared on Public Libraries Online. Read original article: Read More Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
The Hard Lessons in That BAFTAs Gaffe
I remember, with vivid clarity, every time someone has said the n-word in front of me. “What up, my n-word?” from a stranger in the street holding a blue Alcopop, circa 1999. “Why has she come dressed as a n-word?” from a former (stress on former) friend about a girl’s costume at a Halloween party in Dalston. “N-word, n-word,” at the BAFTAs on Sunday, broadcast on the BBC. You already know what happened. Tourette syndrome campaigner John Davidson was heard racially slurring Sinners actors Michael B.
Emerald Fennell's 'Wuthering Heights' Is a Bodice-Ripper for the Internet Age
Jacob Elordi and Margot Robbie in Wuthering Heights. All images courtesy of Warner Bros. A man is hung twofold in the first scenes of Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of Wuthering Heights. The criminal dangles from a scaffold for the entertainment of a jeering crowd, but he’s also hung in the colloquial sense—his post-mortem erection on full display. Swinging lifelessly from the Yorkshire gallows, the hanged man’s hard-on forecasts the equal parts arousing and grotesque Emily Brontë adaptation ahead.
Devrais-je me sentir coupable de voyager avec un bébé qui pleure ?
Sur TikTok, un homme a posté une vidéo dans laquelle il exigeait de se faire rembourser après un vol perturbé par les cris d’un bébé installé dans une allée près de la sienne. Ce type est un imbécile. Il y a quelques années, une femme a distribué aux autres passagers d’un vol Corée du Sud-États-Unis des mots d’excuse manuscrits et des sachets contenant des bouchons d’oreilles, du chewing-gum et des bonbons pour s’excuser de voyager avec un bébé susceptible de pleurer.
What’s in a (Baby) Name?
My daughter is called Tibbs Smith Danks. No middle name, no hyphen, no extraneous vowels, three syllables played on a drum. Baby-naming is a gargantuan task. The name you choose has to pay it forward into a lifetime of passports, job applications, and exclusive guest lists. For the rest of both your lives, you have to be able to say your kid’s name with a completely straight face. You have to shout the name in the park. You have to applaud the name on the potty.
The Befuddling New State of Play on ‘The Traitors UK’
Dust off your cloak: Traitors UK is back, warming our dry January cockles. The civilian edition barrels onto screens hot on the heels of the worst traitor of all time, Alan Carr, winning the celebrity death match in December, and sees a myriad of “you’d make a great traitor, actually,” contestants vying to sniff out the Claudia Winkleman-appointed ones.
The Year in Scandals, Memes, and More Pop-Cultural Mayhem
This year has been a little like a Duane Reade bag with the handles tied: normal-looking on the surface, but vibrating with all kinds of troubling paraphernalia within.
嬰兒搭飛機哭個不停，父母真的需要感到抱歉嗎？
有個人在飛機上拍了TikTok影片，抱怨隔壁有個嬰兒哭了45分鐘，還說航空公司應該要給自己打折。這人真的是很差勁。幾年前，一名婦人從南韓飛往美國時，因為帶著可能會哭的嬰兒，她給周圍乘客發了手寫小紙條和小禮包——耳塞、口香糖、糖果表示歉意，其實她大可不必這樣。 說實話，我完全搞不懂這兩種標準——既不懂「抱著這個無助小傢伙，我很抱歉我控制不了他的行為」這種態度，也不懂「這個嬰兒毀了我美好的一天」這種想法。 十二月是旅遊高峰期，也是我們必須去拜訪叔叔阿姨、祖父母以及遠房親戚的月份，不然好運就會跑掉、壞運上門——尤其是當家裡有新生兒的時候。這個季節，身為父母的你，就是得把孩子打扮得像小天使般，接受親戚們的讚美。 我天生嗓門就很大——上帝賜給我能穿透房間的嗓音，但我從不希望因為自己而影響別人的體驗，這點我非常介意。我看電影不說話，也不會用擴音講電話。但對我的女兒在任何場合無法保持完全安靜，我完全不在意。你當然可以像訓練拉布拉多犬一樣教小孩「看得到但別出聲」，但新生嬰兒根本無法掌控，隨時可能發出聲音，觸發點誰也預測不了。 圖片來源：Getty Images...
Am I supposed to feel bad about travelling with a crying baby?
A man on a plane TikTok’ed about getting a refund after a baby in a nearby aisle cried for 45 minutes. That man was a dick. A few years back, a lady on a South Korea–to–US flight gave out handwritten notes and care packages—earplugs, gum, candies—to atone for travelling with a baby who might cry. That woman was a benevolent fool.
Am I supposed to feel bad about traveling with a crying baby?
A man on a plane TikTok’ed about getting a refund after a baby in a nearby aisle cried for 45 minutes. That man was a dick. A few years back, a lady on a South Korea–to–US flight gave out handwritten notes and care packages—earplugs, gum, candies—to atone for flying with a baby who might cry. That woman was a benevolent fool.
Am I Supposed to Feel Bad About Traveling With a Crying Baby?
A man on a plane TikTok’ed about getting a refund after a baby in a nearby aisle cried for 45 minutes. That man was a dick. A few years back, a lady on a South Korea–to–US flight gave out handwritten notes and care packages—earplugs, gum, candies—to atone for flying with a baby who might cry. That woman was a benevolent fool.
Am I Too Plain for the Plane?
We’re walking in the air.
Is it okay to show my baby’s face online?
In the heat of midsummer, while I was at the beach, a woman with a private Instagram account sent me a DM that made my brow furrow as deep as a slot machine. She accused me of treating my newborn baby like an accessory—a satin clutch at dinner. Admittedly, in the picture the woman was referencing, the baby and I both looked fantastic, her pink-ginger complexion giving Ariel next to me, her Jamaican crab.
Is it okay to show my baby’s face online?
In the heat of midsummer, while I was at the beach, a woman with a private Instagram account sent me a DM that made my brow furrow as deep as a slot machine. She accused me of treating my newborn baby like an accessory—a satin clutch at dinner. Admittedly, in the picture the woman was referencing, the baby and I both looked fantastic, her pink-ginger complexion giving Ariel next to me, her Jamaican crab.
Is It OK to Show My Baby’s Face Online?
In the heat of midsummer, while I was at the beach, a woman with a private Instagram account sent me a DM that made my brow furrow as deep as a slot machine. She accused me of treating my newborn baby like an accessory—a satin clutch at dinner. Admittedly, in the picture the woman was referencing, the baby and I both looked fantastic, her pink-ginger complexion giving Ariel next to me, her Jamaican crab.
Así es el documental de Victoria Beckham en Netflix: la verdadera historia de una experta en marketing
Fan o no, ya conoces los compases básicos de la historia de Victoria Beckham: sus comienzos de ‘clase trabajadora’ (ejem… Rolls-Royce aparte), su ascenso como Spice Girl, los años sin sonrisa y persecución de los paparazzi, su incursión en la moda y posterior consagración. Durante todo este tiempo, en el que ha pasado del "LBD de Gucci sí o s" a presentar sus propios diseños en París, su matrimonio de 26 años con David Beckham ha sido una constante que sigue fascinando a la opinión pública.
Netflix’s ‘Victoria Beckham’ Docuseries Is About the Making of a Masterful Marketer
Fan or not, you already know the basic beats of Victoria Beckham’s story: her working-class beginnings (let’s not get into that Rolls-Royce snafu), her Spicy “Wannabe” era, the smile-free years of being tailed by paparazzi, her foray into fashion. All the while, as she’d evolved from “the little Gucci dress, the little Gucci dress, or the little Gucci dress” to showing her own designs in Paris (bien sûr!), her 26-year marriage to David Beckham has been a fixed point of public fascination.
The Troublingly Obvious Message in Jimmy Kimmel’s Suspension Original
For a week now, late-night television has been riding the ripples of the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old conservative political activist killed in broad daylight at a rally in Utah. You already know that Tyler Robinson (whom friends reportedly described as “terminally online”) has been charged with Kirk’s murder.
‘With Love, Meghan’ Is Just Not Worth Getting So Worked Up About
Dust off your rose gold Le Creuset: With Love, Meghan—Netflix’s most-watched culinary show, I checked—is back. What have we all been doing without Meghan Markle’s homemaking influence in the 25-week gap between seasons? (Well, Lil Nas X got arrested and Taylor got engaged, for two things.) Season 2 of With Love is a familiar vinaigrette of flower-sprinkling and celebrity-friending, of lobster-boiling and persimmon sourdough-ing and the vanilla-beaning of turmeric marshmallows.
Taylor Swift’s Sultry, Spangled Next Act Original
The show(girl) must go on! If your router’s been down for 48 hours, let me be the first to share that tortured poet Taylor Swift has announced her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, coming out in October.
Ta miłość daje nam nadzieję. Dlaczego pokochaliśmy związek Pameli Anderson i Liama Neesona?
Jeśli wierzyć plotkom – i szeptom zza kulis w programach typu talk-show – dawna gwiazda „Słonecznego patrolu”, Pamela Anderson, ma słabość do swojego ekranowego partnera, Liama Neesona. Czy to jest przyjaźń, czy to jest kochanie? Widziano ich trzymających się za ręce, chichoczących jak para zakochanych nastolatków i dzielących się balsamem do ust na wizji. Internet huczy od plotek o ich romansie. Pamela Anderson i Liam Neeson poznali się na planie filmu „Naga broń”.
Pourquoi nous sommes tous amoureux du couple Pamela Anderson et Liam Neeson ?
Si l'on en croit les rumeurs, Pamela Anderson, ancienne star d'Alerte à Malibu, serait proche de son partenaire à l'écran Liam Neeson, héros de The Naked Gun. Le duo, entre spéculations et soupirs, a été aperçu main dans la main, riant comme deux adolescents, partageant même un baume à lèvres en direct à la télévision. Résultat : la rumeur d'une romance véritable s'est répandue comme une traînée de poudre.
為何「地表最強老爸」Liam Neeson和一代豔星Pamela Anderson的戀情如此讓人著迷？
在這個不確定的時代裡，Pamela Anderson與Liam Neeson的戀愛像是一帖溫暖心靈的處方箋。歷經數十年陽光、沙灘與情慾錄影帶後，這位《The Last Show Girl》終於找到了愛情。而Liam Neeson也終於走出16年的亡妻之痛。 如果你願意相信八卦和脫口秀的風言風語，那麼前《Baywatch》女星Pamela Anderson似乎正在和她的電影搭檔Liam Neeson「更進一步」地認識彼此。這對「是不是情侶」的搭檔被拍到牽手、像熱戀情侶一樣傻笑，甚至在直播節目中幫對方塗護唇膏，讓這段戀情的傳聞如野火般迅速傳遍網路。 雖然官方說法仍是老套的「我們只是享受彼此的陪伴」（那句老掉牙的說法！），而電影主角假戲真做這招確實有點像2007年的宣傳手法，但《The Naked Gun》的主角真的談起戀愛，仍然讓我們這些看慣世事的老靈魂感到溫暖。 73歲連恩尼遜戀愛了？！「地表最強老爸」戀上一代豔星潘蜜拉安德森 Pamela當然也正經歷一場復興。2023年的紀錄片《Pamela,a Love...
Pamela Anderson und Liam Neeson: Warum ihre Beziehung uns alle so begeistert
Warum wir alle so begeistert von Pam und Liam sind. Wenn man den Gerüchten – und dem Geplänkel in Talkshows – Glauben schenken darf, befindet sich der ehemalige "Baywatch"-Star Pamela Anderson gerade im Liebesglück mit ihrem Co-Star Liam Neeson. Die beiden wurden während der Pressetour zu ihrem neuen Film "Die nackte Kanone" händchenhaltend und kichernd im Fernsehen gesichtet, während sich Berichte über eine echte Romanze wie ein Lauffeuer im Internet verbreiteten.
Why we’re all so in love with Pamela Anderson and Liam Neeson
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Why We’re All So in Love With Pamela Anderson and Liam Neeson’s Budding Romance Original
If rumors—and talk-show banter—are to be believed, former baywatcher Pamela Anderson is getting better acquainted with her co-star Liam Neeson’s naked gun. The are-they-aren’t-they couple have been seen holding hands, giggling like new lovebirds, and lip-balming on live TV, as reports of a true romance spread like wildfire across the internet.
Is Season 3 of ‘And Just Like That’ Feeling a Little…Demure?
Now that we’ve all seen Aidan masturbating in the front of a Bronco, it’s time to talk about And Just Like That…, more of a Sex and the City spin-out than spin-off. This season sees our core three New York-ing with aplomb: Alongside the car wank overseen by Shoe Bradshaw, we’ve had the brutal extermination of Margiela heels by rats, the use of the term “guacamole beard,” phony negronis, and phony orgasms.
How Patti LuPone Came Under Fire
What a beautiful day! Patti LuPone, fresh off the set of And Just Like That…, has caused an internet kerfuffle with her astute (and deliciously eloquent) jabs at co-stars, former lovers, theater-goers, and even Times Square pedestrians in her recent profile in The New Yorker. LuPone is the darling of Broadway, her standout turns as Eva Perón in Evita and Rose in Gypsy paving the way for an illustrious career onstage and near-constant run-ins with her stage-sharers.
The Real-Time Memeification of the Real-Life Conclave
Ladies, start your engines! Vatican City is popping off this week as the 133-strong College of Cardinals gathers in their infamous 800-year-old conclave—a lock-in where phones are confiscated, the Sistine Chapel is bug checked, and all windows are covered—to decide the next bishop of Rome (also known as the pope). After this morning’s mass at St. Peter’s Basilica and a quick vow of secrecy (thrillingly dramatic!), the papal conclave is officially on.
So…What’s Going on With Christina Aguilera?
Happy 1997, everyone: Christina Aguilera is 17 again. On Monday, Carcy magazine debuted a cover that featured the 44-year-old looking remarkably not 44, apparently Benjamin Button-ing. Which is to say: Xtina looks young—extraordinarily young. Suspiciously young. Her cheeks sculpted, her buccal fat forgotten, her body snatched. Online, guesswork erupted as to how the “Dirrty” songstress attained her timeless physique, beyond makeup and retouching and Skims.
Julianne Moore Knows What You Think Her Movies Are About. You’re Probably Wrong.
Julianne Moore wears a coat and pants by Phoebe Philo, and earrings by Cartier. Gloves and shoes are stylist’s own. CULTURED’s second annual CULT100 issue spotlights 100 names across five generations who are shaping our culture in real time. Some members of the list are household names; others have been working behind the scenes to make possible the encounters that stop us in our tracks. They are all thinking big, sharing generously, and embodying courage.
On the Starry, Spacy, Spectacle of the New Shepard Mission
Yesterday, an Amazon package was successfully delivered to the Kármán line, the internationally recognized boundary of space: The prime delivery, from Jeff Bazos’s Blue Origin space tourism program, saw his fiancée, Lauren Sánchez, and an all-female crew—including singer Katy Perry and TV host Gayle King—rocketed to space for a three-mimute float (and a rousing rendition of Louis Armstrong’s “What a Wonderful World” by Perry).
A provicial shopkeeper about to drug you so the townspeople can lock you in a wicker man
I was on the tube with that guy smoking crack and it was fine. Rubber stamps are a commitment—a refusal to amend or postscript. We are, as a society, too dependent on ephemeral tech, backspacing our mistakes, deleting our failing posts. If I learned anything from Terminator Two: Judgement Day, it’s that nothing good comes from a reliance on machines. Sometimes I just want to go back, if not to medieval times, then to simpler, less computer times. Back to drinking cosmos as a sign of genuine class.
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