Keanan and I went on an 8 week adventure during the summer of 2014 that saw us take off 9 times (that bit I’d rather not repeat – too much time in the air), from… View Post
Today I’d like you to think about social shift that comes from who brings in more money – a man or a woman – and what it means for relationships. A friend shared news of… View Post
My son was off ill – not feeling at all well for over a week, which is a long time in anyone’s books. Halfway through his confinement he walks into the kitchen clutching a handful… View Post
Just look at this guy go! He’s producing beautiful works of art without a thought. Wonder how he started, and whether he’s making a living now that tourism in Tunisia has taken a hit.
‘I’ before ‘E’ except after ‘C’. Remember that from school? It still comes in handy just about every day for me. Aside from helping me spell, the rhyme is a super way to get a… View Post
Where are you from? It’s a question I’m asked a lot. Presumably because people can’t place me – they can’t pigeonhole me. I used to answer this question by explaining where my parents are from,… View Post
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National A few days ago I was lucky enough to hear the world’s greatest living explorer speak about his early years, and how it came to be that he… View Post
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National Public service announcement: reading this article is going to hurt. Your emotional well-being is at risk. Even though this might depress you, I’d like you to please spend… View Post
Sherman & His Habitat By Keanan This is Sherman. He is a shark. He lives in the ocean. It is his habitat. It is his home. He gets his oxygen and food from the ocean.… View Post
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National “I only eat out. I can’t make a meal for less than what I pay at a restaurant.” This person is a single mother of two, works all… View Post
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National A Facebook request last week took me by surprise: someone I knew as a very young child has taken to cycling through various countries to raise awareness around… View Post
Life begins at… whatever age you happen to be! Tough luck if your around the 50 mark though. A study of 1000 over 50’s by Barclays found that nearly half of over 50’s would like… View Post
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National One-page article “Most Brits never want to move back home.” So declared someone who should know. He has had a few careers in the local financial sector –… View Post
“Most Brits never want to move back home.” So declared someone who should know. He has had a few careers in the local financial sector – including phone bashing at one of the larger self-proclaimed… View Post
Jim Toomey is wonderful. He is talented, passionate and generous of spirit. Not only does Jim bring joy and insight to the lives of millions every day through his Sherman the Shark cartoon strip, he… View Post
Just look at this image. Magnificent. Can you make out what it is? It’s a magestic stingray suspended – as though in mid-flight – on the side of a giant skyscraper. You might not… View Post
Just look at this baby. I went through nearly a dozen before my first success – and here she is in all her glory! How: 3 tooth picks – pointy end of the nut facing… View Post
