Why Hong Kong’s revamped ‘love hotels’ are more than just about sex
Priced out of the housing market and living with their parents, young people in Hong Kong are turning to love hotels to get some privacy.
Vegan, sugar-free: How the finest French chocolatiers are crafting ‘free-from’ chocolates
Chocolatiers like Nicolas Cloiseau, Edwin Yansané and Pierre Chauvet turn to fruits, nuts and other plant-based alternatives in reimagining the chocolate.
Study finds horror movie fans are coping better with the pandemic
Watching horror movies and having high tolerance for morbid stuff, apparently, have its benefits. And we’re not just talking about the thrilling kind of pleasure you get when you find a good horror story that makes trips to the bathroom at night a challenge. A group of researchers from the United States and Denmark wanted […]
Teetotalers emerge from the shadows in hard-drinking Japan
0%, a bar in Tokyo, only serves non-alcoholic cocktails — perfect for Japan’s small but growing market of teetotalers, aka non-drinkers.
8 best live YouTube channels for relaxation or focus
If there’s one thing that people share in common these days, it’s probably the complete lack of time to relax because we all have an abundance of things to worry about. No matter how much we want to slow down and take things easy, all the noise around (literally and figuratively) just won’t let us […]
Halloween does COVID-19: Global ideas for safe spooking
Halloween may be just around the corner, but the COVID-19 pandemic shows no sign of slowing. Not to worry! Around the world, fans of this annual fright fest have been working hard to come up with ways to celebrate this annual event while respecting current social distancing rules. Website TMZ reports that in Michigan, United […]
Jacinto & Lirio: The go to store for your stylish leather products, sustainable personalized gifts
JACINTO & LIRIO (meaning “Hyacinth” and “Lily”), is a social enterprise that transforms a “pest” into eco-iconic and multi-functional leathergoods sustainably made from water hyacinth, with a mission to empower affected families by the water hyacinth infestation problem through livelihood generation. The Water Hyacinth has severely infested Philippine waters ever since. It can reduce light […]
‘This is tragic’: Wine explodes out of 50,000-liter tank
Could 2020 get any worse? Apparently yes it can, as proven by several liters of wine gushing out onto the ground in Spain.
5 easy ways beginners can start practicing mindfulness
Mindfulness is about being fully present in the moment. It’s about being connected to where you are and what you’re doing, your mind being actually there and not adrift in a daydream. It sounds pretty basic, yes. But in reality only very few of us seven billion people have the ability to stay present in […]