Category: Feeling good
Could you live with a wardrobe of only 33 things? Project 333 says you should
Stressed, guilty and late for everything? A capsule wardrobe could be just the tonic... How long did it take you to get dressed this morning? Five minutes? 10? Half an hour of frantic rummaging, changing and screaming that ended with you sweaty, rumpled and back in the first outfit you started with? If you're the latter, then you might…
Facebook ratings can accurately predict hospital treatment success
If you’re wondering whether an upcoming operation is likely to go well, or have a choice about which hospital to go to, you might want to check out Facebook. A new study’s found that Facebook ratings of hospitals accurately reflect their quality – or at least, how likely treatment is to go right the first…
12 films you can watch on Netflix UK right now
[nextpage title="Next"] For £6.99 a month, film and TV streaming service, Netflix UK has so much on offer, that sometimes you end up spending half your night actually searching through the vast catalogue rather than actually watching anything. To free you up some time for you to finally sit down and watch an entire movie, we've…
Vlogger Maddie Moate shares her struggle with Perioral Dermatitis
This morning, tech presenter and vlogger Maddie Moate posted a video that’s a bit different than her usual smiley fare. Starting with clips of an attempt to film on location which saw her burst into tears, it then cuts to her at home. There, make-up free, she explains that the bumpy rash around her mouth…
Now researchers have made music for cats
Researchers have been looking into whether cats like music and it turns out they do – as long as it’s written specially for them. Psychology professor Charles Snowdon from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his colleague Megan Savage wanted to see if they could create music that cats would enjoy. Playing music for animals has…
Enjoy unlimited fitness classes in London with the just-launched ClassPass
We've been looking jealously across the pond for a while now at ClassPass, an American fitness movement that lets you pay a flat fee every month for unlimited classes at a whole range of studios. Well, thank the fitness gods, it's just launched in London and we're pretty happy about it. ClassPass has more than 25…
Beijing commuters can now borrow free ebooks
Commuting can be a real snooze, especially when you’ve finished the book you’re reading and no one’s bringing their A-game on Instagram. But Chinese officials have found a great way to counteract the boredom (and bring a new meaning to the phrase ‘mobile library’) with their innovative idea to offer free ebooks for people travelling…
Meet Tara Binns, star of a new range of books for little girls with ambition
Recently, Barbie manufacturer Mattel commissioned a survey and found that "girls like princesses and superheroes equally." No way, you're kidding...! Frustratingly, their answer to this wasn't to give girls some really talented, inspiring heroines in addition to the many princess toys already available, but to create a Princess Power Barbie. Sigh. Talk about missing the point.…
Gwyneth Paltrow wants to hand Goop down to her children
Most people who have children want to leave them a legacy, whether it’s their most treasured jewellery, enough money to buy their own home, or just a quiet sense of inner confidence. Gwyneth Paltrow is no different, except what she wants to leave her children… is Goop. As Vanity Fair spotted, she did an interview…
Twitter and texts could help you stop smoking, study says
Chatting about their efforts to kick the habit can help people stop smoking, reports Psych Central. Researchers from Stanford University and the University of California, Irvine studied whether Twitter could help people to kick the habit, and found that it could. Even better, they didn’t even need to be communicating with a real person to…
