Kate Wheeler

Jun 20, 2024 | leathesprior.co.uk | Kate Wheeler

Taking on a commercial lease can be a daunting task, particularly if you are new to the commercial letting world and have never done so before. Commercial leases are traditionally prepared by a landlord, meaning the lease terms are drafted in the landlord’s favour. It is therefore important that tenants understand the contents of their lease and their obligations under it.

Sep 19, 2023 | leathesprior.co.uk | Kate Wheeler

The Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Act 2023 received royal assent last month on 19 September 2023. The Act, which will to come into force next year, will give employees and agency workers with atypical work hours (such as zero hour or temporary contracts) a right to request a more predictable work pattern.

Sep 10, 2023 | washingtonpost.com | Kate Wheeler

Learning a new language is equal parts stimulating and exhausting, a feeling I’ve experienced acutely since moving abroad. My partner and I moved to Rome in early 2022 and in July relocated to Amsterdam (It’s been a big year). The move from the United States to Italy to the Netherlands has been a series of culture shocks, but more importantly, it’s made me examine language in a new and different way. How does language interact with culture, or vice versa?

Sep 1, 2023 | washingtonpost.com | Kate Wheeler

For my graphic novel, “Team Trash: A Time Traveler’s Guide to Sustainability,” I found a lot of compelling history about clothing. A recurring theme (particularly before the Industrial Revolution) was the reuse of materials. A pair of woolen trousers could be remade into a blouse, then a hat, the scraps from the hat broken down to be woven back into yarn (the shoddy method, also called “salvage”) and so on.

Jul 22, 2023 | tricycle.org | Kate Wheeler

From 1984 to 2015, Inquiring Mind was a semiannual print journal dedicated to the transmission of Buddhadharma to the West. The archive contains all thirty-one years of Inquiring Mind interview, essays, poetry, art and more–now hosted by the Sati Center for Buddhist Studies. Please consider a donation to help with the ongoing expenses to keep the site running. Pus, boogers, peepee, poopoo. Would you believe that there is a meditation practice based on contemplating these items?