Not even a year full of coronavirus lockdowns and quarantining held Drew Barrymore back from creating incredible memories, like launching her own daytime talk show. And, while the 45-year-old star had to adapt The Drew Barrymore Show significantly to the times as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, she proved up for the challenge as indicated by … Read more
Should you ever be lucky enough to visit Almhult in Sweden, there’s only one place to stay — the Ikea Hotel. In the drawer of your sparse room, furnished with an Ikea bed, Ikea curtains and Ikea Grusblad duvet, you will find two publications: the Gideons New Testament and the Ikea catalogue. It’s an apt … Read more
Paris Hilton wished her longtime pal Britney Spears a happy 39th birthday by sharing a series of throwback snaps, mostly from a wild night more than 14 years ago. Among the snaps of them partying, when they were both still in their mid-twenties, the hotel heiress included an iconic shot, which she previously said proves they invented the selfie … Read more
Russell Watson has admitted he nearly uttered the infamous words ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!’ on the show this week when he finally took on a solo trial. Speaking to MailOnline and other publications following his eviction from the show, the singer, 54, explained that taking on the Rancid Rotisserie challenge caused … Read more
Given the state of the world, can I really justify writing at length about a dead dog? And one that has been dead for 40 years, at that. I know well the answer I shall be given by readers who don’t hold with keeping pets, and probably by some who do. And perhaps they will … Read more
Khloé Kardashian is officially moving out of her longtime Calabasas mansion, which she sold earlier this month for $15.5 million. While the 36-year-old reality star made more than double the $7.2 million she paid Justin Bieber for the property six years ago, the 9,300-square-foot property became the backdrop of many of her ‘best memories’ over the … Read more
Back in 1976, we lived in a flat in Paddington. With two two-year-olds — my son, Daniel, and adopted daughter, Li-Da — having frequent tantrums and my late husband, the writer Rayne Kruger, needing quiet, a country house looked like the answer. In those days, the Cotswolds were a rural backwater and properties were cheap. … Read more
Moving house can be a bittersweet experience, as novelist Hilary Freeman discovered when she had to pack up three decades of her life Six weeks ago, I ended a 25-year relationship – the longest of my life. When it began I was a youthful 24-year-old, now it is over I am 49 and middle-aged. Like … Read more
Memory is a ‘cornerstone of human intelligence’: Our ability to recall events and store them all in one part of the brain is what elevates us above other animals, study claims University of Leicester researchers directly recorded brain activity in humans Found evidence the human brain uses same neurons to store all memories Previous theory … Read more
Vivid colours to cheer hue up! MELANIE McDONAGH reviews Howard Hodgkin’s exhibition Memories By Melanie Mcdonagh For The Daily Mail Published: 02:29 GMT, 30 October 2020 | Updated: 02:33 GMT, 30 October 2020 Howard Hodgkin: Memories (Hazlitt Holland-Hibbert) Verdict: Uplift in grey times from Britain’s master colourist Rating: Howard Hodgkin once observed that ‘art is … Read more