Bubbles
Latest Posts
– By all accounts, back in the 1990s, when it first appeared, Mugler Angel was a flop. However, key figures such as Mugler himself and, crucially, Vera Strubi, believed in it. The people with the power to keep the scent going — back...
Here's my review of E!'s Cocktail Wars, a competition between three mixologists, and an easygoing vessel for a light, playful competition.
John and I are celebrating our 28th wedding anniversary this month so I've graciously decided to share some romance secrets with y'all! Let's start with a few tips: Heyoooooooooooooh like you were expecting anything else. Tip The First:...
Do I have your attention yet?Well, if not, then head over to Parchment & Hide to discover Helen McClean’s amazing work. She sent over the Dragon Leather Ring Binder for giveaway, and wow, what a stunning piece this is. It is deigned to...
Lilium Auratum (Golden-rayed Lily), John Frederick Lewis, oil on canvas, 54 x 34 in. ( 137 x 35 cm), in the collection of the City of Birmingham Museum. I can’t find an image on their site, so the link is to a large image on the Peaceful...
I used to love playing this PC game when I was a kid in the 1980s. Brings back so many aromatic memories!
It is hard to talk about alternatives to capitalism without hints of socialism or communism. You could argue that economic systems are organized based on individuals (capitalism), collectives (communism) or hybrid (socialism) In...
The newest release, 6.18.3, is a bugfix release and fixes or improves a couple of things.
I’ve been watching for a while now the evolution of job ads around the use of generative AI for creative production. It’s almost always for the purposes of marketing, which comes as no surprise, of course. Though you do very occasionally...
This photograph of the Hankins family was likely taken in about 1898-1899, based on how old my grandfather, Francis William Hankins, looks in the photo. The identifications are typed on a piece of paper and taped to the back. My mother...
This is for kids, but I am going to feature it quite unashamedly as it tells such a cool story! Based on the children’s book Mildred and the Copycat by Jono Ganz (and published by Tate in the UK), it tells the story of a cat called...
Another day full of history – Rome has a lot to offer! Much has changed, and many things have been lost over time. However, it is fascinating how much still remains and how connected it is to today.
Note to self: next time I decide to go outside and do a photoshoot in the ruralest parts of rural Montana, bring mosquito spray! I’m still itching all over. in: notes tagged: montana
Capitalism is a class system, and in recent years billionaires and their retainers have grown more brazen in asserting this basic social fact. Wherever the extreme right have assumed government, the oligarchical interest is strengthened...
Mark Ovenden’s latest book, Mapping Britain’s Railways: The Design History of a Nation on Track, is out today from British Library Publishing. The publisher’s description: Railway diagrams have been at the forefront of mapping Britain’s…...