Life & Style news

• 'Impossible' meatless patty gets Burger King Whopper test

  01-04-2019 21:14
  Vegetarian burgers may finally be getting the recognition they need to go mainstream. On Monday Burger King and Silicon Valley startup Impossible Foods announced the rollout of the Impossible Whopper...
  
  Read more

• 15 of the Best Open Design Showers

  01-04-2019 20:30
  One of the popular ways to get a sleek, modern bathroom is to opt for an open design shower. As the name suggests, these showers are typically fully open to the rest of the bathroom, or at least only partially covered. Many are even simply behind clear glass partitions. This design opens up the bathroom space visually. And the lack of a shower curtain allows the bathroom to look more modern and spa-like. If this is something you’d like to try, or you’re just curious about how others
  
  Read more

• Hungarians let off steam in 'silly walk' parade

  01-04-2019 20:22
  Hundreds of Hungarians marched through central Budapest in a "silly walk" parade on Monday, copying flamboyant moves from British comedy group Monty Python's famous television sketch to mark April...
  
  Read more

• Five ways to start doing squats safely

  01-04-2019 19:14
  Warming up properly, the right weights and a balanced stance are crucial if you want to get the most out of squats and avoid injury – and these are just the basics“Going straight into squats, particularly if you have a sedentary job and therefore tight hip flexors and inactive glutes, can be a recipe for disaster,” warns Fran Whitfield, head trainer at F45 Vauxhall, a central London gym. She advises targeting the ankles, hamstrings, adductors, hip flexors and glutes in the warm
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Agency collects animals killed by cars, poachers for tribes

  01-04-2019 19:11 via winnipegfreepress.com
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - Arizona Native American tribes on the hunt for animal hides, antlers, teeth and other parts for cultural and religious use have a unique new resource: the state's ...
  
  Read more

• Federal study gives new options for people with rare cancers

  01-04-2019 18:36 via winnipegfreepress.com
  ATLANTA - People with rare cancers have been out of luck — not only do most lack good treatments but drug companies also don't pursue them because of small potential ......
  
  Read more

• It’s true: The Archers is far more sexist than James Bond

  01-04-2019 18:24
  If the long-standing agricultural drama were to expunge all its sexist tropes, it would be left with no female characters at allUsing the analytic tool beloved by patriarchy-smashers everywhere, the Bechdel-Wallace test, the researchers Cara Courage and Nicola Headlam have found that The Archers is more sexist than the James Bond film From Russia with Love. To recap, the test requires two women to engage in dialogue about something other than a man for longer than 30 seconds. Only one-third of A
  
  Read more

• Go ahead and combine sweet potato to the tang of biscuits

  01-04-2019 18:07 via winnipegfreepress.com
  It was only a matter of time before sweet potato-loving Southern cooks combined the fluffy texture and pleasant tang of biscuits with the earthy sweetness of this popular tuber.To add ...
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Dissecting jackfruit and Gypsy tart | Letters

  01-04-2019 18:07
  Tirthankar Mukherjee and San Cassimally offer their thoughts about a fruit that has become a fashionable meat substitute. Christine Alker has fond memories of the Gypsy tart, but wonders whether it should be renamedI do not know how things are in Kerala, but the unripe jackfruit is certainly not left to rot on the tree in either West Bengal in India or in Bangladesh (A fruit worthy of: Monsters, Inc, Zoe Williams, G2, 28 March). It is actually one of the more expensive vegetables, and since the
  
  Read more

• Short ribs in a beer and cider vinegar lead to great tacos

  01-04-2019 18:02 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Carne deshebrada, literally meaning "shredded beef," is a common offering at Mexican taco stands. It's made by braising a large cut of beef until ultra-tender and then shredding the meat ...
  
  Read more

• Cucumber, fennel, apples and romaine sing in this salad

  01-04-2019 18:01 via winnipegfreepress.com
  All too often, chopped salads wind up tasting mediocre and doused in dressing. We were set on creating a simple version that was fresh and flavourful.We settled on a mix ...
  
  Read more

• Make these toothsome noodles with shreds of tender chicken

  01-04-2019 17:59 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Much like a Chinese finger trap that lures by appearing to be a toy, sesame noodles are not what they seem. You may think of them as merely a humble ...
  
  Read more

• Measles count in US this year already more than all of 2018

  01-04-2019 17:53 via winnipegfreepress.com
  NEW YORK - The number of U.S. measles cases through the first three months of this year have surpassed the count for all of 2018, health officials say.There have been ...
  
  Read more

• A perfect one-pot meal of eggs cooked in spiced tomato sauce

  01-04-2019 17:50 via winnipegfreepress.com
  The classic Tunisian dish shakshuka is a humble yet satisfying one-pot meal, usually consisting of eggs cooked in a long-simmered, spiced tomato and pepper sauce.We wanted to use this as ...
  
  Read more

• What do Andrew Marr’s paintings tell us about his views on Brexit?

  01-04-2019 17:15
  The BBC journalist has to remain neutral on the subject, but his views on Brexit may have crept into his artworkAndrew Marr says making art in your leisure time is a source of wellbeing and has written movingly about sketching after his stroke. So there’s a poignancy in the way the nightmare of Brexit infects his latest paintings of Highland landscapes and circuses.As an eminent BBC journalist, Marr can’t really speak his mind on the issue paralysing and splintering the nation, but t
  
  Read more

• Gold dummies and cashmere tops: luxury befitting a royal baby

  01-04-2019 16:39
  From a $112,000 diamond-and-gold dummy to a $1,320 Gucci baby tracksuit, you can never be too young to enjoy a little luxury.
  
  Read more

• Elon Musk: entrepreneur, investor … rapper?

  01-04-2019 16:22
  In his latest bid to wrong-foot people, the Tesla CEO has released a novelty pop song about a dead gorilla called RIP HarambeName: Elon Musk, the rapper.Age: Two days, according to SoundCloud. Continue reading...
  
  Read more

• The careers advice every two-year-old needs

  01-04-2019 16:14
  As a new report suggests that toddlers could benefit from workplace education, one parent gives it a tryOh God, have we left it too late? The career chat with the kids, as in: “Guys, of course you must do whatever you want when you grow up, and the main thing is that you’re happy, but have you thought about being ... say, a doctor? Doctors make people better, and that makes doctors happy (and doctors’ daddies are happy, too, which isn’t important, but if you do want to ma
  
  Read more

• Thomasina Miers’ recipe for date and tahini cake with sticky toffee sauce | The simple fix

  01-04-2019 14:00
  A gently spiced cake made with good-quality dates and their syrup, and topped with lashings of rich toffee sauceIf you visit the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square, you will find an Assyrian horse built from cans of date syrup. It is a political statement. Dates are the most ancient cultivated fruit, with archaeological evidence suggesting they were farmed in the region (now Iraq) as far back as 5000BC. There are more than 600 varieties of dates in Iraq. Due to sanctions still imposed on Iraq tod
  
  Read more

• Rachel Roddy’s recipe for chicken with lemon and egg sauce | A kitchen in Rome

  01-04-2019 14:00
  A variation on the theme of hunter’s chicken ditches the tomatoes and onions in favour of a light, lemony sauceLearning to cook in Italy over the past 14 years hasn’t been so much about learning recipes – although I’ve learned many – rather, it has been about ways of cooking things.The best and most useful of these ways have often been the most blindingly obvious and endlessly variable. A friend describes them as the cooking equivalent – pseuds’ corner,
  
  Read more

• Get me out of here! Why escape rooms have become a global craze

  01-04-2019 13:40
  There are now almost 1,500 escape rooms in the UK, including versions from Doctor Who and Sherlock. What’s the appeal?In 60 minutes – and the clock has just begun ticking – Prof Blacksheep will have hacked the computer mainframe in the abandoned lab of his arch-nemesis, Mr Q, who is a mouse. The professor, who accidentally turned himself into a sheep during an experiment to gain animal superpowers, wants to do more dark stuff with genes and unleash a global internet supervirus.
  
  Read more

• Loose fit: 13 of the best casual shirts for men

  01-04-2019 13:37
  Wearing a shirt needn’t be a formal affair. Ditch the suit and tie and pair these dressed-down options with jeans or shorts and trainers Continue reading...
  
  Read more

• 'That took long enough!' – black ballerinas finally get shoes to match their skin

  01-04-2019 13:00
  Ballet shoes have always been a pale peachy pink because it was assumed dancers were, too. Now a British footwear company is striking a blow for ballerinas of colour everywhereWhen Ballet Black pack their bags for their coming spring tour, there’ll be some unusual footwear among their costumes. Not just the wellies they wear to portray striking South African miners in Ingoma, their latest work, but dozens of pairs of pointe shoes that are making their own little piece of history. Ballet Bl
  
  Read more

• Crossword blog: try our American-style puzzle No 11: They’re Not *Always* Rude

  01-04-2019 10:23
  Another new setter in our ‘American-style’ series – along with some tips on how to tackle the puzzlesOur series of American-style puzzles set to suit British readers continues, with the first one to come from across the pond. You can download #11, They’re Not *Always* Rude, in digital and in printable form.The setter is Julie Klavens, AKA Madame Xwp, and she tells us: Continue reading...
  
  Read more

• B.C. Cider Week puts spotlight on province's growing cider industry

  01-04-2019 10:04 via winnipegfreepress.com
  VANCOUVER - Rachel Bolongaro was sitting at her desk one day in 2013 when she asked herself, "Do I want to be an engineer for another 20 years?"The answer was ......
  
  Read more

• Travelodge failed to warn me about Network Rail noise

  01-04-2019 08:00
  I endured a sleepless night at a Travelodge due to noise caused by nearby rail maintenanceI recently stayed at a Travelodge hotel in Macclesfield adjacent to the station. I was woken at midnight by loud drilling due to maintenance by Network Rail. This continued until approximately 3am and I was unable to sleep. Network Rail advised me that Travelodge was informed of this maintenance in February, and a week before my booking. It also told me Travelodge and all hotels must inform customers when w
  
  Read more

• My daughter is buying me out of a house – must she pay stamp duty?

  01-04-2019 08:00
  She hasn’t had a mortgage before, but I’m told she will need to pay stamp duty on a mortgageQ My two daughters and I are the joint owners of a property for which we paid cash (so there is no mortgage involved). One of my daughters lives in the house and is now in the process – with her husband – of taking out a £120,000 mortgage so that she can buy her sister and me out (the house is valued at £180,000). On the strength of the £60,000 that she will get f
  
  Read more

• Muse 2: a wearable meditation device worthy of the Riddler

  01-04-2019 08:00
  This ‘research-grade’ brain-sensor headband sounds extraordinary and looks stupid. It is fun to use, but is that the point?I kick against meditation. I don’t know why. I am aware of the benefits for creativity and focus, and the scientific proof behind this. The alpha and theta waves produced in meditative states lead to a feeling of alert relaxation – different to what happens in the brain when you are just, say, chillaxing to Michael Ball. But it is still boring, isn&rs
  
  Read more

• A foolish history

  01-04-2019 07:36 via winnipegfreepress.com
  The origin of April Fools’ Day is convoluted at best. Some scholars trace it back to antiquity, linking the tradition to Hilaria, a springtime Roman festival that honoured the resurrection ...
  
  Read more

• Keeping towels fluffy starts in laundry room

  01-04-2019 07:35 via winnipegfreepress.com
  Picture it: you’re fresh out of the shower and looking for a warm cotton hug in the form of a soft towel. Instead, you’re greeted with what feels like crunchy ...
  
  Read more

• Favourite places in the UK: readers’ travel tips

  01-04-2019 07:30
  Inspiring views, pubs, solitude, family and community are all facets of what makes a great British place for our tipsters
  50 writers on their favourite place in the UKA short, steep walk from Llandudno’s pier to the top of the Great Orme headland brings multiple rewards. The seaside resort is quickly left behind to reveal a peaceful landscape filled with possibilities. Walk among limestone pavements, and look down to notice the planned street pattern and evidence of ancient copper works. P
  
  Read more

• Arizona repository houses dead animals for use by tribes

  01-04-2019 07:13 via winnipegfreepress.com
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - Arizona wildlife officials are on the lookout for bears, bison and badger carcasses to stash away in freezers across the state for use by Native American tribes.The ......
  
  Read more

• When I could barely look in the mirror, hot yoga untangled my darkest thoughts

  01-04-2019 07:00
  It is controversial, repetitive and very sweaty, but a daily Bikram class repaired my body and soul, restoring my confidenceLate 2012 was the bleakest time I had ever known. Over weeks that became months, I waited for my divorce to be finalised and meanwhile my mind unravelled. I found it hard to write, think, eat or take pleasure in anything; I could not imagine what it would be like to feel happy again; I could not find any hope or purpose.I struggle now to remember why one Monday morning arou
  
  Read more

• Five ways to get more fibre in your diet

  01-04-2019 07:00
  Roughage helps reduce the risk of heart disease and bowel cancer, yet few of us eat enough of it. Here’s how to up your intakeFibre, or roughage, refers to indigestible carbohydrates. A fibre-rich diet is linked to health benefits including a reduced risk of heart disease and bowel cancer. While UK guidelines say adults should get 30g a day, fewer than one in 10 meet this goal. Popular low-carb diets may be a reason why. Understanding what is in your food can help: a typical apple contains
  
  Read more

• Sudoku 4,334 easy

  01-04-2019 01:01
  Click here to access the print version.Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 to 9. Continue reading...
  
  Read more

• Quick crossword No 15,256

  01-04-2019 01:00
  Continue reading...
  
  Read more

• Cryptic crossword No 27,783

  01-04-2019 01:00
  Continue reading...
  
  Read more

Follow @NL_LifeAndStyle on Twitter!