For some people, the hardest question in a group is not what they think about a big decision. It is where they want to eat. They can quickly work out what everyone else prefers, which suggestion might upset a friend, and how to avoid an unnecessary disagreement. But when someone turns to them and asks…
Some desserts feel like a hug, and apple pie is one of them. The trouble is that a proper pie means rolling pastry, chilling dough and fussing over a lattice top. This apple pie cake skips all of that. It uses just four everyday ingredients, apples, flour, sugar and butter, and needs no eggs and…
Photo credit: assam.mygov.in At 15, Tileswar Handique was working as a daily-wage labourer in Assam, earning Rs 6 a day to help support his family. Then, one afternoon in 1979, a stranger offered him Rs 24 for a bunch of bananas, twice the prevailing market price. The sale gave him something to think about on…
AI representation/ChatGPT “Please don’t tell Mum.” “Dad doesn’t need to know.” A child may make these requests after getting an extra treat, breaking something by accident or sharing information they are not ready for the other parent to hear. It can leave a parent wondering whether the child is simply looking for privacy, trying to…
It is a popular belief that wedding cards, elders’ blessings, and film songs all carry the same promise, that matches are made in heaven. It sounds warm and romantic. It also silently sets up big expectations that the marriage will work because fate arranged it.But real-life incidents are quite different from what we imagine, and…
Photo: Instagram/ milliebobbybrown For Millie Bobby Brown, life changed dramatically after she embraced parenthood with her husband, Jake Bongiovi, adopting a daughter in 2025 and now a son in September 2026, according to a People report.Brown, the Stranger Things star and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, previously shared a personal look at her early days as a…
When Brittany Lafave and Ryan Webb moved into their first home in Virginia last winter, the one-acre backyard was a bit of a jungle. Most people would have called in a landscaper, flattened everything and planted a neat lawn. This couple did the opposite. According to a report by People, they decided to turn the…
The easiest way to keep your coffee maker clean is to do a little every day. After each brew, throw away the used grounds and rinse the carafe and filter basket under running water. Once a week, wash all the removable parts, such as the carafe, lid and filter holder, with warm soapy water, and…
Some useful objects in homes get the least of our attention, like a chipped mug, a pile of old books, or a heavy stone doorstop that holds it open. All these remain in their places for years, doing their quiet job, and we hardly pay heed to their existence.But what if one of these hidden…
Pablo Picasso (Photo via X) Pablo Picasso was a Spanish painter and sculptor and one of the most recognised artists of the 20th century. He co-founded Cubism and made art that broke normal stereotypes about art, going beyond ordinary forms. Beyond art, he also talked about some profound ideas that continue to remain relevant even…
