“If the name is indelible, the image is blurry,” wrote Stacy Schiff, one of Cleopatra’s many biographers. Poets, playwrights and politicians have been putting words […]
Fun Stuff
The Three Lives of the Temple of Artemis
You likely already know Artemis as the goddess of the hunt. She lives by a babbling brooke with her animal creatures, often depicted with her […]
Books
Paris Through the Pages
I’ll admit I’ve been dreaming of Paris lately— of the warm glow of lamps lining the rue over the Seine, the crackle of fresh-baked croissants […]
Food & Wine
Christmastime Comfort Foods
Vancouver just got hit by the biggest winter storm since the year I was born, so I’ve been cooped up indoors over Christmastime while the […]
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Cheese Fondue
Ingredients Directions Halve the clove of garlic and use it to rub down the inside of the ceramic fondue pot, the flavour will infuse the […]
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Spaghetti a Limone
Ingredients Directions Fill a large pot with water, add a pinch of salt and place on medium to high heat with a lid over it. […]
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French Onion Soup
Ingredients Directions Peel and finely chop the onions and set aside. Yellow onions are best for this recipe, but if you prefer your soup slightly […]
Life
This is 26
Normally I hate reminders that I’m getting older, and I have been dreading 26 for a while. On my boyfriend’s thirty first birthday last year, […]
Books
Christmas Reads
Whenever exams are upon me I have to fight the urge to curl up with a book and escape from the drudgery of studying. Well, […]