Q. Though some days would suggest otherwise, it’s not yet summer in Canada. Where are Canadians hoping to vacation this year? . A. Not surprisingly, plenty of Canadians are planning to spend their travel dollars in-country. According to an analysis of their 2025 Canadian vs 2024 Canadian search data, Airbnb

Q. What is it about we English and our food-based insults? . A. ‘Truly, thou art damned like an ill-roasted egg, all on one side.’ Shakespearean characters, like Court Jester Touchstone in As You Like It, excel in the art of food-based insult. ‘His brain,’ Jaques declares in Act 2

Q. Are you besotted with a particular  type of food? Is there a name for that? . A. Carnophile Loves meat Foodophile We’re not picky. Loves food in general Frigophile Loves frozen things. Includes frozen desserts Javaphile Loves coffee Mycophile Loves mushrooms Oenophile Loves wine Paniphile Loves bread Turophile Loves

Q. Which paintings – historical to current – do people recognize and/or talk about the most? . A. We can all guess #1, but in November of 2019, CNN Style did an in-depth analysis of the 15 most frequently searched masterpieces. The winners were.. . i. Mona Lisa. Leonardo da

Q. We’ve seen neighbourhood brouhahas erupt in sitcoms and in real life. What types of goings-on are most likely to frustrate neighbours? . A. For answers, we look to Home Gnome who have surveyed 1,000 homeowners on all things neighbour. Let’s start with the good news. Which qualities do people

Q. Happy Mother’s Day Weekend to all you amazing Mothers, and to those celebrating their Mums in person, at a distance, or in memorium. ♥ How have artists captured their mothers in portraits over the centuries? . . A. Albrecht Durer. Portrait of Barbara. The Artist’s Mother.  1490 . Rembrandt

Q. Which classical music pieces are particularly entrancing us in 2025? . A. After a survey of 90,000 listeners, Classic FM has answers for their 2025 Classical Music Hall of Fame… Top 10 Favourite Classical Music Pieces. Classic FM. 2025 i.    Sergei Rachmaninov. Piano Concerto No. 2 💙 ii.

Q. What is in Jamaican Jerk Spice? . A. When people learn that I’m half Jamaican, conversations quickly turn to the beautiful Blue Mountains, the turquoise sea, reggae, fresh mangoes, hard dough bread, and jerk spice. Jerk chicken, jerk pork, jerk breadfruit. The origins of jerk spice are up for

Q. As they say: if you want to get to know a city, walk through its streets. Which are your favourite cities for walking? What say others? . A. The Burrow analyzed 8 key factors to determine which cities are most walkable: i.    Rainfall ii.   Walking trails iii.

Q. If someone was to compare your behaviour or body language to an animal, which animal would you like them to choose? What are some lesser heard animal-based adjectives? . A. Animal Adjectives These adjectives are related to… • Accipitrine – hawks • Anserine – geese • Aquiline – eagles