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Phwoar! Photo: Laura Reynolds/Londonist Its gothic crown is visible for miles around, from Bidborough to Sevenoaks, jutting out from the Kent countryside like a wayward limb. But its roots are planted firmly behind a modesty curtain of trees and houses, visible only to a privileged few. Hadlow Tower is an enigma, even to those who walk or drive past it daily — everyone in this part of West Kent knows its sky-high silhouette, and many are intrigued by it, but few have been inside. Hadlow Tower seen from the village. Photo: Laura Reynolds/Londonist Until now, that is. After a turbulent...

For all the art toy lovers, exciting updates on Morphits Toy, previously known as MōFU Collection, the award-winning adorable geometric puzzle toys have finally found a producer and Yoshiaki Ito used the folks over at Longpack Toys to bring his creations to mass production for customers. Yoshiaki Ito, had to deal with multiple manufacturers, trying to produce the perfect toys that combine quality, accuracy and cuteness. All of his worries and troubles were solved when Yoshi met Connie from LongPack Toys, who satisfied Yoshi’s high standard for his toys... and these are made from beechwood, so that's no easy feat!...

  I’m allergic to cats. They make me sneeze and wheeze. The problem is something called Fel d 1, which is a glycoprotein produced by salivary and sebaceous glands in cats. When my wife Nicole and I first met and began dating, I was introduced to her loyal cat. His name was Einstein, and she raised him from a kitten. The two of them were a package deal. Einstein I had an ex-wife and a young son. All Nicole had was a cat. She used to joke that I came to the relationship with baggage, whereas she only had carry-on....

Editor’s note: TPG’s Ashley Kosciolek was hosted by Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours for an Arctic expedition sailing on Scenic Eclipse. The opinions expressed below are entirely hers and weren’t subject to review by the line. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ A loud gasp flew from my mouth before I could stop it, drowning out the hum of the automatic blackout shade that was uncovering 24 hours of daylight outside my balcony window. It was the fourth day of my first expedition cruise to the Arctic, and I woke to find myself in the middle of an ice field. I rushed out onto my...

When vacations became staycations during the pandemic, demand for beach huts soared – but what makes these humble little structures so desirable? Ettie Neil-Gallacher finds out 2AR57YW 29 June 2019: Wells-Next-The-Sea, Norfolk, England, UK - Bathing huts on the beach, pine trees behind.Beach huts are the jewel in our coast’s crown, dotted along the shoreline in an array of storybook-worthy colours — and they’re in high demand, says Ettie Neil-Gallacher. The Highland Games have survived, indeed thrived, for centuries on local and clan support that has coursed through generations, says Ettie Neil Gallacher. The pursuit of perfection is ingrained in...