Q. 🎶 ‘Sometimes you wanna go, Where not one person knows your name…’ Do you enjoy the anonymity of travel? Do people meaningfully change the way they present themselves when they are with new people in new places? . A. Yes, according to a Faye survey of 3,000 travellers. What

Q. For the plush carpet parlour detectives amongst us, ‘eavesdrop’ is a call to action. It’s time to sniff out the perfect hiding spot and put an ear to what those miscreants have to say. Now, where did the word ‘eavesdrop’ come from? . A. 💧 In ye olde times,

Q. Happy Thanksgiving weekend from Canada! What are some examples of Thanksgiving-relevant art from renowned artists? . A. Here are some paintings that are either overtly focused on Thanksgiving or seem to evoke its spirit.   Pieter Claesz. Still Life with a Turkey Pie. 1627 . March Avery. Thanksgiving. 1967

Q. With Canadian Thanksgiving weekend in sight, what are we most excited to be cooking and eating? . A. Let’s be sensible and start with dessert… If you’re on the hunt for Thanksgiving pie recipes, check out the 1944 ‘Canadian Favourites Cook Book’ – ‘favourite recipes submitted by housewives across

Q. What a wonderful mode of transportation to capture on canvas. How have renowned painters painted bicycle life? . A. An art bike sampling… . Edouard Manet. Le Vélocipédiste. 1871 . Robert Alott. Am Strand von Ostende. 1888   Jean Metzinger. Le cycliste. 1912 . Jean Metzinger. Au Vélodrome. 1912

Q. The crisp of the season is in the air. And here in Vancouver, the crisp comes with a hearty splash of rain. What do you like best about Fall? How do your likes stack up against the list below? . A. One Poll asked 2,000 adults for the things

Happy, happy dance! We are thrilled to have been awarded a 2025 W3 award for the Just Curious website. The Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts notes that they received ‘thousands’ of entries, and ‘to uphold a high standard of excellence, a category may have multiple winners, or may have

Q. There is something so exciting about veering through unknown city blocks only to suddenly find yourself in a vibrant, quirky neighbourhood. Where did this come from? The people, buildings, kiosks, art, stores, restaurants… Where are some particularly dynamic neighbourhoods in 2025? . A. Time Out Magazine first polled writers

Q. Boy do you ever look foolish. I can’t believe you did/said that. Egg on your face. Wait, why eggs particularly to convey this smear embarrassment? Why not pudding, gravy, jam…? . A. i. Is this idiom rooted in common food challenges? Try working your way through a super soft-boiled

Q. Happy Hobbit Day! September 22nd is for hobbitses as it marks both Bilbo and Frodo Baggins’ birthdays. So: take off your shoes, grab a cloak and a girdle, and let’s get celebrating. In honour of Tolkien’s hobbits, it is only fair that we eat second breakfasts all week. But,