Category: Misc

Kinder understands the two things kids love most: chocolate and toys. By merging them, the Kinder Surprise became the ultimate pocket-money treat. I have fond memories of the early 2000s, cracking open eggs to find acrobatic figures, pull-back cars, and all sorts of other figurines. However, one specific line released in 2008 really stuck with…

If someone had told me last year that I was about to start learning a language, I would have believed them. Yet, I would have found it harder to believe if they said I not only started but also stayed committed to it. This is my Achilles’ heel: I am a chronic hobby-jumper. My journey…

In today’s supermarkets, a colorful assortment of fruits and vegetables welcomes us. These often chemical treated produce items have become symbols of convenience and affordability. However, these advantages hide a growing concern: the decline of heirloom vegetable varieties, a result of our increasing dependence on industrial agriculture and supermarket dominance. Heirloom vegetables, once central to…

I start a lot of projects, and it’s quite rare that I’ll get around to finishing them for several reasons (time, waning interest or a lack of money to persue them further, just to name a few). In this post, we will look back at some of these projects, discuss their impact on the year…

It’s been nearly ten years since I made the choice to study D&T: Systems and Control at GCSE level, and I frequently find myself reflecting on how profoundly the subject influenced my comprehension of technology and the environment around me. Although I didn’t follow a career path directly connected to it, the insights and skills…