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one pact. letters from beijing and paris.
This is part of our ongoing series of the worst/weirdest jobs — I worked for this woman who runs a social enterprise that empowers disadvantaged young women. It’s a great cause. We worked out of her flat, which made some things a bit tricky. She’d be in the kitchen, and I’d be in the diningRead On >>
I made some traditional Yorkshire curt tarts in honor of the first day of spring and Emily Brontë’s masterpiece, Wuthering Heights. As in, I made my own CHEESE CURDS. Go check out the post over at The Hairpin. It’s the kind of tart that will nourish, impress and disgust.
This is the part of our ongoing series in which we interview people who have interesting jobs and get them to tell us how they landed them. They will also reveal how they handled the transition to the real world after graduation — Scott Nelson lived upstairs from us our senior year at Brown. When I finallyRead On >>
This is part of our ongoing series of the worst/weirdest jobs — I worked for this charity, a youth arts education charity in South Kilburn. I was working on a big housing estate with lots of gang activity, but also lots of kids who are misjudged and prejudiced against just because they wear urban wearRead On >>
So we’re a little late on this. Sorry. At least we’re not going to make any terrible jokes about time travel to apologize for the fact that this movie came out last August. Just celebrate the fact that it’s now available to rent on iTunes, and be merry. We actually loved this movie. Richard Curtis,Read On >>
We’re well into the transition between winter and spring. For us, daytimes are wonderfully warm in London’s elusive sunshine, but evenings can get bitingly chilly, and this soup works a treat to energize and soothe. With all the flavors of warm summer light, this soup is easy on the wallet and super healthy, too. LoversRead On >>
This is part of our ongoing series of the worst/weirdest jobs — When I was 14, I worked at London Fashion Week, which they do at the Natural History Museum. They have this big tent outside, so all of the big fashion designers are running around inside and all the smaller designers are outside under theRead On >>
This is part of our ongoing series of the worst/weirdest jobs — As a wandering Irishman always in search of potatoes, I’ve been around and I’ve had quite a few jobs… most of which seemed like a form of cruel and unusual punishment. I’ve sat in offices with screaming babies whilst I shout down the phoneRead On >>
This is the part of our ongoing series in which we interview people who have interesting jobs and get them to tell us how they landed them. They will also reveal how they handled the transition to the real world after graduation — Fiona Lee has a resume a mile long — she’s worked in publicity, marketing,Read On >>
Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras – the day when people wear costumes, engage in debaucherous behavior, dance, throw a parade and then make out with lots of people while wearing rows of beads around their necks. This is otherwise known as the more prim and proper Shrove Tuesday in the UK. Instead of copious amountsRead On >>