16 May 2024

Sweet Talk

Q. Dinner is done. Your main stomach may be full, but your dessert stomach is very much still open for business. Which sweet treat will bring you the most delight? Which desserts do people crave most? . A. Last year, One Poll and Nothing Bundt asked this sweet question of

13 May 2024

Turn The Music Up

Q. It’s a good day – so grateful. Time to turn the music up loud and dance,  perhaps with the curtains closed. What’s your first song choice for this private dance party?  What’s that song you put on when you want to either revel in your good mood or fast

12 May 2024

Happy Mother’s Day!

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

11 May 2024

Best Trip Ever

Q. Think about some of your favourite trips. Where were you? How did you feel? What makes certain journeys so special to those who wander? . A. Our best trips often leave vivid sense memories – sounds, smells, tastes, colours. Those with extraordinary skill, like artist Georgia O’Keefe (1887-1986), can

08 May 2024

We Have 12 Vacancies. 12 Cabins, 12 Vacancies

Q. It’s been 64 years, yet Bernard Herrman’s musical score for Hitchcock’s Psycho movie continues to feature prominently in rankings of the Top Film Scores Ever. The American Film Institute, for instance, rates Herrmann’s Psycho score at #4, after John Williams’ Star Wars, Max Steiner’s Gone with the Wind and Maurice

06 May 2024

Tudor Bonnets And Spy Balloons

Q. What are some of the lucky words that have been bestowed official word status in the 2024 Oxford dictionary? . A. With a 150-year history and 500,000 word and phrase entries, the Oxford Dictionary is ever evolving. In March of this year, the OED added 1,000 new or revised

04 May 2024

Imperial Head Bonbon

Q. Rifle through a kindergarten fun trunk, and there’s a good chance you’ll find a Candy Land board game or two. Have you played Candy Land? What’s the story behind this ever-popular game? . A. All the plotting in the world won’t help you crush in Candy Land. Win, lose

02 May 2024

That Better Not Be A Mushroom

Q. Pity the poor parent trying to introduce nutrition to the child with a heightened sense of smell, colour, texture, and taste. “You’ll like it!” 🤗 Pity the poor child faced with a fetid, sooty lump of death disguised as food. 🤐 Which foods are kids most likely to reject

29 Apr 2024

Racking Up White Diamonds

Q. As we (we?) skate deep into playoff season – 🏒 🥅  – cue the debates around what makes for a truly great team. The hunt is on to define that magic combination of skill, timing, unity, confidence, leadership, and luck that can take a team to triumph. What is

27 Apr 2024

Got A Golden Ticket?

Q. For those lucky enough to even consider traveling this summer, the sticker shock is real. For the low price of 🙀, we are delighted to offer you one carry-on bag, a delusional departure time, and one mini glass of  ‘whatever you do, don’t drink the’ water. Then comes the