This month’s column brings an original kerosene lantern from an American LaFrance Fire Engine found at an estate sale and a favorite basket from a reader’s art glass collection. Well-cared-for family keepsakes including a framed print, a child’s sewing machine, and a cookie jar handed down are also shared for investigation. Singer sewing machine A
My efforts over the last year have been dominated by my attempt to decarbonise our heating. Domestic heating accounts for close to 15% of carbon emissions in the UK and is dominated by fossil fuels, mainly gas. Replacing gas boilers by heat-pumps is core to the strategy of many European governments, including ours here in
PARIS — The days when Khadija served copious ribs of beef and bottles of fine wine to executives in suits feel like ancient history. The restaurant, located in “Les Quatre Temps” shopping center in the La Défense district near Paris, has had to adapt to a radically new world. “We have removed all the meats
When: Sunday, November 12, 202312:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT Where: Block Museum of Art, Mary and Leigh, 40 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, IL 60208 Evanston map it Audience: Faculty/Staff – Student – Public – Post Docs/Docs – Graduate Students Cost: Free and Open to All Contact: Lindsay Bosch Group: Block Museum Exhibitions Category: Fine
The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) has filed an appeal against the decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to suspend its membership. The Russian Olympic Committee was banned with immediate effect on Oct 12 for recognising regional organisations from four territories annexed from Ukraine, the International Olympic Committee said. The IOC added the ROC would
The city’s pleasures, after all, include more than 700 types of beer, the best frites in the world, and even a chocolate dream like presentation box of three flavours of cocoa powder “to shoot up your nose for a non-addictive jolt to maximise the chocolate experience”. It’s a capital of cool, cutting-edge creativity, hot fashion,
So here it is, Merry Christmas. Well, not quite, but the season to be jolly will soon be upon us. Seeing as how Pricewatch is always banging on about the need to shop early and shop local, we thought we’d better publish our list of excellent Irish-based retailers doing the business online a couple of
All products and services featured are independently selected by Forbes Vetted contributors and editors. When you make a purchase through links on this page, we may earn a commission. Learn more Melissa Klurman, Contributor Forbes Vetted No one does hospitality quite like Mickey. While a trip to Disney World may bring to mind castles, costumed
Our expert critics supply a guide to film, dance, visual art, theater, author readings, and music. More offerings will be added as they come in. Film A scene from I Like Movies, screening on November 9 at the Boston Jewish Film Festival Boston Jewish Film Festivalthrough November 12Multiple Venues BJFF showcases a global selection of
“Home schooling has become — by a wide margin — America’s fastest-growing form of education,” according to a new analysis by the Washington Post. (Alternate URL here): The analysis — based on data The Post collected for thousands of school districts across the country — reveals that a dramatic rise in home schooling at the