Here are my highlights. Perhaps after a quiet stint in Strasbourg prior to arriving in Munich, I found myself particularly keen to meet other travellers. But of all seven cities Munich was by far the ...

Most people spent their days hiking in the surrounding valleys, with some heading higher onto the snow and ice towards nearby summits. The campsite in Arolla was remote, with a small shop at reception ...

Restore Britain is a far-right political party led by Rupert Lowe MP, who was suspended from Reform UK in March 2025 over bullying threats. The party has expressed policy objectives on their website ...

In this way, journalling can prevent derealisation and help you stay grounded in reality. I have inconsistently kept diaries my whole life, and I mourn each year that I feared the imperfection of a ...

The prospect of leaving it all behind feels impossible, yet ever present. This is not just a side effect of dissertation stress – sentimentality has been hardwired into our brains throughout evolution ...

Spring is beginning to peek its head out from the dark drapes of winter and what better thing to do in those spontaneous days ...

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing filmmaker and director Harald Swinkels on his new historical short film Odessa (2026), which was selected for the 2026 Cleveland Film Festival. Set in the ...

The pursuit of connection and the exploration of nature’s beauty pervades Hiromasa Yonebayashi’s filmography. The former leading animator and director for Studio Ghibli displays a preoccupation with ...

That’s what happened to me with The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013). On a late-night flight home from Turkey in 2015, I realised I was the only person awake in my plane section. I sat and watched ...

But Jane Austen on our screens is always here to stay, offering a delicate reminder of the beauty that spring gifts us every year.

About Time. The film begins with Tim (Domhnall Gleeson) introducing us to his eccentric, lovable family, and as his opening monologue narrates their Cornish summers, complete with scones on the sand ...

The common denominator in each new wave of viral products is the lack of effort, interaction or plain humanity involved – all removing the need for fine motor skills entirely. Everything is becoming ...