Q. If you’ve been lucky enough to travel abroad, how many of your vivid memories feature cheese? Wheels of cheese fresh for the cutting in Holland. Ever so slightly melting brie on freshly baked Parisian baguettes. 🥹 Which destinations are particularly ‘cheesy?’ . A. In 2024, Mintel researched this critically

Q. Anyone who hears the full-throttle neighbourhood cheers after a big Canadian hockey win knows that at least one sport captures our hearts. What does sports fandom look like across Canada? . A. The Strategic Counsel reported out on their March 2025 sports survey. Their research results were based on

Q. Finally. It’s about time. Or, as many say: “it’s high time.” Why is it ‘high’ time? . A. This has nothing to do with 4/20, or that terrifying moment when your swimming teacher insists you leap to your doom from the high diving board. ‘It’s high time’ is a

Q. Composers and musicians can well imagine certain ways in which their new songs might be used: peak party, first day of summer, first dance at a wedding, last call at a dive bar. Few, however, could predict the weird and wonderful ways their more popular tracks might be used

Q. You can tell a lot about a person by their hat. What kind of hat did they choose? Why here, why now? Does said hat change the way they carry themselves? Are they marching about with more swagger, or fidgeting self-consciously with the brim? How have artists over the

Q. If one must be submerged in a foodstuff, jam is not the worst host. Why, then, does the phrase ‘in a jam’ mean that one is experiencing discomfort, a nuisance, a hard-to-escape situation? . A. The ‘jam’ in ‘in a jam’ refers more to the idea of being physically

Q. With brilliant new locales, with unexpected challenges and charms around the corner, is it any wonder that trips abroad can fuel romance? What do couples find particularly swoon-worthy whilst traveling? . A. Talker Research and Beachbound surveyed 2,000 married adults about travel romance. What did they see as the

Q. Wedding season continues apace. What are the most popular wedding cake flavours? Has dried-out fruit cake, cursed with nuts and topped with grout, finally had its day? . A. Let’s hear it for wedding cake we’d rather eat than stuff in our handbags. According to 2024 Brides Magazine, the

Q. We are spoilt for choice. With an endless stream of viewing options, some of us just freeze and revert to watching our favourite movies again and again. When in doubt, don’t? Which movies are garnering the most views? Which new movies capture our tilt-a-whirl attention spans from the start?

Q. “I know what we’re gonna do today.” “I’m ready!” We’re gonna consider ‘the best children’s TV shows of all time.’ What do you think? Which shows would be on your list? . A. After more than 104 thousand votes – and a latest update of July 28th, 2025 –