Music
Why Some Songs Only Make Sense at Night
Some songs seem to wait for the room to get darker. Play them at ten in the morning and nothing is technically wrong. The melody is the same.…
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Wellbeing
The Quiet Value of Having Somewhere You Go Regularly
Somewhere in your week, there may be a place where nobody needs to ask what you are doing there. It could be the coffee shop you visit on…
Travel
The Case for Taking the Same Trip Twice
There is a particular pressure attached to travel: if you have already been somewhere, perhaps the next trip should be somewhere new. Another city. Another coastline. Another pin…
Beauty
Why Perfume Smells Different at the End of the Day
A perfume can feel almost startlingly different eight hours after you spray it. The brightness that was obvious in the morning may have disappeared. Something softer, warmer or…
Living
What Makes a Home Feel Lived In, Not Styled
A glass left beside the sink. A book face-down on the arm of a sofa. Shoes gathered near the door because that is where people actually take them…