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Interview: Historian, Alex Von Tunzelmann

Talented historian and writer, Alex Von Tunzelmann is the author to one of my favoutite books on the history of the Raj, Indian Summer. She has also written

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Wellness Wednesday: What is Transcendental Meditation?

What is Transcendental Meditation, how do you do it, where do you do it, how do you stop your thoughts and why, like me, should you do it too?

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Work from home tips: Ready, set, zoom!

Working from home looks set to stay at least for the rest of 2020 so I thought I’d share some work from home tips including one of my secret weapons for online meetings.

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Beloved by Toni Morrison

I’ve been listening to old interviews with Toni Morrison recently and re-reading her wonderful books. I recommend searching

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Comedy crush

One of my go-to sources of joy during lockdown was Sarah Cooper. Relatively unknown a few months ago, Sarah had started trending

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Interview: Kamila Shamsie, award winning writer & novelist

Internationally successful writer, Kamila Shamsie sat with us for a short interview at the end of an event at the Asia House a while back.

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La Llorona: film review

Recommended film: this film is amazing

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The great British staycation

Have you settled on a staycation this Summer? It’s so depressing! I’m being melodramatic, of course a staycation needn’t be boring except

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Capsule wardrobe: 5 pieces for summer fashion 2020

What would you include in a capsule wardrobe of just five easy fashion styles for Summer 2020? Whether or not sustainability in fashion is important to you, creating an edited capsule wardrobe for 2020 can help make daily styling easier and less effort.

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Top 5 political podcasts

I am obsessed with podcasts. Here are my top 5 political podcasts, in no order.

First up is

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The Marshmallow Lady

I spent the morning at glorious botanic gardens and remebered that only a few streets away there was a gourmet marshmallow shop!

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Face masks don't have to be boring

Face masks will be compulsory for all of us from 24th July when inside shops and supermarkets.

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The Souvenir

The Souvenir - a fabulous must watch film

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The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

I binge read Brit Bennet’s new book, The Vanishing Half over one and a half days as I got sucked into the world of the twin protagonists spanning two generations.