With the launch of the 2011 Emirates Melbourne Cup Carnival just around the corner, now marks the frenzied preparation plucking, tanning, coiffing and waxing before the first horse leaves the gate. And that’s just the men. Each year, millions of dollars are spent finding the perfect outfit, so it’s best to be prepared for the [...]

The first time I ever set foot into Carnaby Street, London, I was excited. I’d already blurred my mind somewhat in the Tudor dream that is Liberty and was dizzied by the surrounds that had so much history ingrained in every inch of  the brick-paved thoroughfare. From the swinging ’60s and its influence on contemporary fashion, to the sights it beholds [...]

Dear Agony Uncle, I have some young Facebook friends with whose parents I mispent my youth. Should I congratulate the parents on the excellent joint-rolling skills of their progeny as shown in a recent Facebook post, tell the parents in an outraged tone or keep quiet? Please help me do the right thing in a very [...]

I’ll be the first to admit that I strongly dislike queuing, so much that I won’t even contemplate doing it unless it’s for something really important. Nightclubs: Forget it. The bank: What’s wrong with online banking? The delicatessen while waiting to buy a large amount of ham: Oh, alright. Of course, all scales are relative [...]

Is catering to your child’s every whim becoming a full-time job? Is giving them an unnecessary sense of entitlement stumping you at every turn? Well now you can keep them entertained until at least puberty with a top-of-the-line, custom-built treehouse. Constructed by United Kingdom-based Blue Forest, that spare acreage can now provide hours of entertainment in your children’s [...]

Short and sweet, here are the pressing issues (well, some of them) for your Agony Uncle this week.  Oh, and if you like these shorts, you can buy them here from ASOS. Why do guys like to tuck their napkin in their shirt collar when they eat? My boyfriend does and it’s gross. Rohr, Twitter Despite their [...]

With social media creeping into our real lives even more, social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter have become forums for airing one’s grievances. Sure a little collective sympathy might soothe the ego, but what can it do for a razor-sharp throat? Now Heinz United Kingdom combines reality and the internet to give ailing consumers [...]

Learning how to tie is a skill acquired by most young boys from their fathers, unless of course they’re away on business; in which case, it’s elasticated horror show neckwear until the lesson can begin or someone else can step in. These days, with a revised view on the nuclear family unit and the notion [...]

I have fond memories as a teenager taking lunches to high school comprising smoked salmon and brie sandwiches. Today such an act mightn’t seem so extravagant, but fifteen years ago when I was mincing about to the Spice Girls before I went on to discover house music and the rave scene (ugh!), it was certainly [...]

There’s some mother’s advice you should always take heed of, like not swimming after having just eaten or not sleeping with the help, but sometimes her guidance is meant to be ignored. After all, mother never said you shouldn’t dine with strangers. A new initiative in cooperative dining, Colunching was started in Paris last year by French entrepreneur (so [...]