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Aug 22, 2024 | 
culturedmag.com | Lydia Lee
St. Agni Co-Founders and Creative Directors Matt and Lara Fells. All images courtesy of St. Agni. Ten years ago, Lara and Matt Fells were newlyweds toying with the idea of opening a cafe in their new hometown of Byron Bay, a coastal village in New South Wales. "The opportunities in the region were quite limited at that time, which fuelled our conversations about starting a business together," recounts Lara.
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Jul 16, 2024 | 
culturedmag.com | Lydia Lee
Portrait of R.O. Kwon by Jesse Dittmar. Image courtesy of Kwon. This is the Art of Living Well, a column from CULTURED that explores how tastemakers think about luxury: the luxuries that are free, the ones that cost way too much, and the little ones that punch above their weight. For R.O. Kwon, the key to writing a sumptuous bestseller is incremental, everyday work.
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May 14, 2024 | 
pandoraandmax.blogspot.com | Lydia Lee
I used to work with a woman who was about 15 years older than me and we became friends. She'd join us for nights out and weekends away. She moved on to a different workplace, but we remained friends. Eventually she moved to Italy and we even visited her there, children in tow as our lives changed with the passage of time. She wrote this book, Leaning towards Pisa about her move to Italy and began work on her second novel.
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Apr 29, 2024 | 
savingplaces.org | Lydia Lee
When you walked into Ting’s, whose bright red storefront at the corner of Pell and Doyers streets in New York City is impossible to miss, you entered a time capsule. The small shop was filled with tin wind-up airplanes, toy wooden alligators, playing cards with photographs of historic Hong Kong, wood-and-bone mahjong sets, silk brocade coats, and other first-hand vintage goods produced in the 1950s and ’60s.
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Jan 14, 2024 | 
webwriterspotlight.com | Alicia Walker |George Mathews |Lydia Lee |Vincent Hill
No one sets out to reinvent the bicycle, but it does so happen that there are many variations of the two-wheeled, pedal-powered vehicle. While all of them can be used to get from point A to point B, some variations do have specific purposes. Whether you use a bicycle for exercise, enjoyment, or to get to work, certain bikes can fulfill this task to perfection. No matter your lifestyle, if you’re looking for a greener and cheaper way to travel, bikes are the way to go.
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Nov 16, 2023 | 
pandoraandmax.blogspot.com | Lydia Lee
This month I revisited The Honorary Counsel by Graham Greene. Such a great book. Greene writes the most likeable unlikeable characters, which makes it emotionally confusing for the reader as events unfold. I love it. More indicative of his expert mastery of words & creation, I felt both panic and became teary in parts, which is truly amazing as I knew how the book ends. I think the Quiet American is the better book but I really enjoyed The Honorary Counsel too.
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Oct 18, 2023 | 
pandoraandmax.blogspot.com | Lydia Lee
It will be a very short post. I am failing in the book department. I read A spell of Good Things. I didn't really enjoy the first half (I just wasn't into it) but then it shifts and I began to realise that I'd probably not been paying enough attention. After a hearty bookclub discussion, I decided I liked it. So do with that what you will....(It was longlisted for the Booker this year). I am currently a quarter of the way through the VERY long book, The Golden Maze. The history of Prague.
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Aug 18, 2023 | 
pandoraandmax.blogspot.com | Lydia Lee
I am currently reading How to build a girl. It's the book that preceded How to Be famous, which I found hilarious (and sad). I'm only 100 pages in but it's made me laugh out loud more than a few times. Easy (kinda junkie) read - great holiday book. Perfect for me right now. Eiger Dreams. Is a collection of essays on Mountaineering and Rock Climbing.
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May 18, 2023 | 
pandoraandmax.blogspot.com | Lydia Lee
Kelly Yang taking on Scholastic in regards to standing up for authors in the US to the deranged book banning frenzy currently going on in many states. I then read this article and was perplex that some how learning about and acknowledging racism was somehow also something children needed to be protected from. I am white and not LBGT but I understand that reading about people and expereinces different to my own help me grow, or at least broaden my views and understanding of how the world works.
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May 4, 2023 | 
webwriterspotlight.com | Delilah Kealy Roberts |George Mathews |Lydia Lee |Rachael R. Sullivan
So what that it’s winter? That shouldn’t stop you having a BBQ! In fact, firing up the barbie and dining al fresco has become ever more popular – and the good news is that opting for a barbecue can actually be a great option for your health. Don’t believe it? Read on …The Health Benefits of BBQ1. Lower your fat consumption by grillingGrilling and barbequing meat can help to lessen the amount of fat you consume.
