Diversions

English Riviera

VINYL REVIEW: METRONOMY - THE ENGLISH RIVIERA

I must have been very pre-occupied in 2011.

Everybody's gotta learn sometime..

Vinyl Review: The Korgis - 'Dumb Waiters'

Sometimes you find great records in the most unexpected places.

Apple Pie Recipe

What makes a good apple pie? Great ingredients and lots of practice.

We estimate Nanna made her apple pie recipe around 300 times for her children and grand children to enjoy.

All The Rest

Vinyl Review: Tom Petty - Wildflowers, and all the Rest

Tom Petty’s final album ‘Wildflowers’ was released in 1994 and was lovingly produced by the legendary Rick Rubin, the co-founder of Def Jam Recordings and American Recordings.

The most popular music for focusing

Preply

Have you ever put your headphones in, turned on your favourite playlist, and tuned out the rest of the world? That’s the power of music. It can improve your mood, reduce stress, and enhance focus.

50 YEARS AGO, A SOVIET SPACECRAFT SPENT A CRITICAL 50 MINUTES AND 11 SECONDS ON VENUS

Inverse

Venera-8 made a photo of Venus’ surface possible.

The Best National Park Road Trips, Including Acadia, Denali, and Zion

Conde Naste Traveler

In a country as road trip-worthy as the United States, it can be hard to nail down a route. Should you do the historic Route 66 or the scenic Pacific Coast Highway? Head south to the Florida Keys or north to coastal Maine?

Everything You Didn’t Know About the Trusty Tape Measure

Art of Manliness

The tape measure is such an ubiquitous household fixture, you probably haven’t thought all that much about it. But there’s more to this tool than meets the eye. Especially the eye of the untrained amateur.

From the Delorean to the Batmobile, these are the cars that shaped film history

Ars Technica

Petersen Automotive Museum's "Cars of Film and Television" exhibit showcases iconic vehicles.

The Search for an Eccentric Millionaire’s Hidden Treasure Chest

The New Yorker

In 2010, Forrest Fenn published a set of clues about a secret trove, estimated to be worth at least a million dollars, that he’d hidden in the Rocky Mountains.

The Scientific 7-Minute Workout

NY Times

12 exercises deploying only body weight, a chair and a wall, it fulfills the latest mandates for high-intensity effort — all of it based on science.

The Intoxicating History of Gin

The New Yorker

The current gin craze knows no bounds, but the British have been imbibing the stuff for hundreds of years, sometimes with disastrous results.

The all-in-one wonder OP-1 Synthesizer

Teenage Engineering

OP-1 is the all-in-one portable synthesizer, sampler and controller. with additional features like a built-in fm radio and an assignable g-force sensor for motion controlled effects, there is nothing quite like it.

How to Prevent Foggy Glasses When You Wear a Face Mask

Gear Patrol

Wearing a face mask in public is crucial right now. Proper safety measures like wearing a mask, or some kind of cloth covering, along with hand-washing and sanitizing, help to prevent the spread of coronavirus and potentially save tens of thousands of lives.