Sacré Bleu by Christopher Moore
- Wed May 16 2012
- Alex Laws
New York Times bestselling author Christopher Moore takes us on a theatrical journey around fin de siècle France inspired by Van Gogh’s death and the role an imagined and curious paint dealer, the Colorman, might have played in it.
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What is it about breastfeeding that gets people riled up?
- Wed May 16 2012
- Flannery Dean
The recent Time magazine cover depicting an attractive 26-year-old mother breastfeeding her three-year-old son with the headline ‘Are you Mom Enough?’ hanging over the image has re-ignited the perennial (some might say, interminable) argument surrounding the subject of breastfeeding and the new school of ‘attachment parenting,’ a term that mom/cover model Jamie-Lynn Grumet seems to take literally.
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The health benefits of taking a cold shower
- Wed May 16 2012
- Sarah Treleaven
When 16-year-old Vinzenz Priessnitz was injured after a fall from his horse, he used a cold compress to heal his wounded chest. Inspired by a doe he’d seen mending an injury in a cold stream, the successful technique drew praise, and hydrotherapy was born.
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Could a tummy tuck increase the risk of heart disease?
- Tue May 15 2012
- Flannery Dean
Cosmetic surgery may be a luxury for those who have the money and the inclination to surgically re-organize Mother Nature’s designs. But a new study suggests going under the knife may trigger some unexpected reactions in the body that have the potential to negatively affect health.
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Knit jacket: Weekly steal
- Tue May 15 2012
- Kate Gertner
I adore the colour and the cut of this casual coat and love playing up its nautical feel by pairing it with a navy and white stripped shirt
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How high gas prices might affect your summer vacation plans
- Tue May 15 2012
- Caroline Cakebread
Gas prices are set to rise even higher this summer according to some – and that means anyone planning to travel for their holiday is going to pay a lot more to get there (unless of course you’re walking/running/biking). How is that affecting your travel plans?
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Are you stuck in the weight loss machine?
- Tue May 15 2012
- James Fell
I won’t say this is in honour of Maurice Sendak because he’d roll over in his grave. As you will soon learn, I am no poet. I just remembered reading Sendak’s books (most notably Where the Wild Things Are) to my kids, and felt like throwing some rhymes together about the massive mess that is, what I call, Weight Loss, Inc.
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