Author: Chris Mads
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Drop Valentine’s Day. Celebrate Lupercalia
As the saccharine celebrations of Valentine’s Day fade, with its bounty of chocolates, roses and gushing Instagram posts, this morning’s dawn brought on another festival which celebrates love in a very different way. Falling on 15 February, Lupercalia has its origins in Ancient Rome. As with all such things, many of the finer details depend…
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The List: 2025
Looking back on the year that was As every New Year approaches, I like to write a list looking back on the year before. It’s essentially my own, personalised Wrapped, for everything from trips and cultural touchstones, to moments that made me smile. So here is this year’s offering, in no particular order.
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Cocktails, foraging & folktales in Tower Hamlets
The MindInNature team take us on an evening tour of the magical, gothic splendour of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Pary, complete with cocktails and fireside stories.
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How to taste whisky – by an expert
As we mark International Whisk(e)y Day, how should you taste the spirit itself?
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How to make 90s style work as a short man
The Nineties were not a good time for me style-wise, but since they seem to be back, I’m giving them a shot
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The signet ring: Wearing TV’s latest thirst trap accessory
It seems that every popular streaming show today must have at least one look or accessory which sends viewers swooning. The Bear has Jeremy Allen White’s t-shirt. Normal People had Connell’s chain. Indeed, Bridgerton and Rege Jean Page managed to make spoons a topic of conversation for a while
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