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Book review: Still Here Still Life
“With a glass of wine in hand, Still Here Still Life began” Still Here Still Life is a joyous food forward celebration of creativity and culinary delights. In a time of isolation, Zena Kay and Tess Smith-Roberts created SHSL and invited creatives to share an aesthetic feast for the eyes, using food as a catalyst…
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Colour and creativity: Odd Orange stationery
For all creatives a notebook is their greatest partner. A close confidant to fill with secrets, mistakes, and unfiltered thoughts. It is a place for contemplation, experimentation, and creation. In choosing the perfect notebook to house all this there much to consider: the size, paper, weight, and design. Luckily Odd Orange has acknowledged all this…
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Food for thought: Rhia Cook on indie food publishing, inclusivity in the kitchen, and community
In the storm of a pandemic many people turned to the kitchen for comfort. The same can be said of Rhia Cook, Editor and creator of Potluck, cheerleading a new cohort of food writers and lovers alike. Birthed in May of 2020, Potluck was a response to the media Rhia was consuming during the start…
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“How To Be A Sustainable Marine Tourist 101”
Written by Flynn Moore Marine tourism, especially boat-based tours & in-water experiences have been increasingly in popularity in recent years and even more so after the height of the pandemic as countries seek to promote their unique marine environments for “staycations”. Experiencing a country or region and its marine inhabitants from the water is a…
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New year, new you… Same old earth
It’s that time of year again – the time for celebrations, welcoming the new year ahead and of course, resolutions. I, like many others, have fallen prey to making unrealistic, potentially even unachievable resolutions that leave you feeling defeated and even a little drained. I’ve done them all but this year I encourage you to…
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Have a lush little Christmas
With the big day less than two weeks away, theres little time left to find those last few gifts. Luckily lush have a range of great products perfect for stocking fillers and more. Orange pop Fun and festive bath bomb with a surprise popping candy centre! Looks like an orange and smells like an orange,…
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Halloween at Lush: Spooky season review
With spooky season just around the corner we asked eco queen and Lush connoisseur Flynn Moore to review their new Halloween range. Prepare to be a little spooked, but a lot fresher. Ghostie If you’re looking for something that looks fantastic and smells amazing too, look no further than this bath bomb! Amazingly fresh for…
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The Ever-Evolving Zella Day
With lyrics like “denim sky unbuttoned down the middle” and “can we go back to the world we had with a love so sweet it makes me sad”, American singer-songwriter Zella Day leaves an impressionable mark on new and long-time listeners. “I felt forever when I laid up on your chest in the August light.”…
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Lorde’s Solar Power is a joyous rebirth
Thursday morning (10/06/21), Twitter entered a moment of pure ecstatic hysteria and elation. The first single – Solar Power- from Lorde’s much anticipated upcoming album of the same name was briefly available on streaming services in select countries, followed by an eruption of online leaks. Reactions varied from jubilant celebration to appeals to delete the…
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Dumping digital for the humble letter
Apparently in Victorian London there was such a demand for post that in some areas it was delivered up to twelve times per day. Whilst that might not quite be true today, letter writing, book swapping, and online impulse purchases have all become much more common within the past year. Like many others, I am…
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