Simple advice that I wish I knew in my 20s — Dreams of time travel As a woman of a certain age, it’s easy to look back over my life and think about the mistakes that I’ve made. Decades of trial and error, achievements and disappointments have coloured my perspectives on a range of real-life experiences. The reality is that the older you get, the…

Why was the family holding a car frame while running? — The “Modern Stone-Age Family” elicits many questions On the heels of The Brady Bunch and Other ’70s Shows: I Have Questions, it became crystal clear that I wasn’t the only one who needed answers. …

Were drugs involved? Probably. — The times, they were a-changing We all know that the decade between 1960 and 1970 was one of great change. Societal norms were quickly shifting and the suburban, apple-pie version of life exemplified by the 1950s aesthetic was turned on its head. This was for many reasons — the assassination of JFK, the civil rights…

Why following the popular trend may be more trouble than it’s worth — Suddenly, everyone has to have one It came out of nowhere. Then seemingly, this term — “side hustle” — was everywhere. It was the must have endeavour for any determined and ambitious worker. …

10 years is a long, long time — Dateline: 2023. Woody Allen, Harvey Weinstein and Roman Polanski walk into a bar. Oh — actually, it’s the Oscars. These famous men are lauded like kings. Shepherded in like royalty. You know who wasn’t walking into the Oscars with this motley crew? Will Smith. Who knows what he might do…

And it’s not anything new — When Will Smith aka The Fresh Prince of Bel Air walloped Chris Rock at the Oscars the other day, people were shook. How dare he? said some. Good for him! said others. Let’s stop focusing on Black women’s hair said no one. The reality is that the hair that grows…

On lockdowns, boredom and online shopping — On this particular morning, it’s FedEx. The familiar white, purple and orange colours herald yet another day’s bounty for my quiet city street. It’s FedEx first, I should say, as the bounty from this particular delivery company is not atypical on any given day. Deliveries of goods purchased online and…

Garlic sliced razor-thin is the only way to go — Everything old is new again On a recent Saturday morning, I trundled through the drudgery of household chores. They never end, and I was resigned to my fate. In the midst of cleaning and doing the umpteenth load of laundry, I decided to distract myself while folding tea towels. “Let’s give Netflix a whirl,” I…