Dan Franch on why boredom is good for you: “I’m bored,” sang Iggy Pop in his 1979 song of the same name. The lyrics describe a person who bores himself “to sleep at night… in broad daylight”; pretty much all the time. Professional help is required to prevent such chronic boredom from turning into depression, […]
Warts & verrucas
22/02/2014 by Leave a Comment
Warts and verrucas, not life-threatening, not dangerous, but a nuisance, not very pretty and sometimes sore. They are both caused by human papilloma viruses, and eventually, unless your immune system is suppressed, your body will launch an immune response and they will go. In healthy children or adults, half will go within 1 year and […]
Light up!
07/02/2014 by 2 Comments
Light is essential for all of us, also indoor light. So how do you light up a room? Perhaps you, like many others, buy a lamp because ”it looks nice” or ”it fits perfectly with the rest of my furniture” or simply just because of the price tag? Vetro from Rikke Frost
The business of relationships
05/02/2014 by Leave a Comment
Which came first – the chicken or the egg? That’s an ages old philosophical question. The same can be asked about personal relationships and business relationships. The way people arrange who they spend time with parallels how companies structure their manner of doing business. This is not to suggest that people enter relationships strictly as […]
Sexy anarchists or scheming wannabes?
29/01/2014 by Leave a Comment
Non-existent a handful of years ago, the entirely new occupation of “Fashion Blogger” is now the dream job of young women from New York to Shanghai to Lagos and back. For bright young Millennials, the model/actress gig seems so 20th century – let’s not even talk about the “trophy wife” role. However, that hasn’t made […]
Women who inspire women
22/01/2014 by Leave a Comment
CLEW asks women worth noticing in Luxembourg to choose a woman in public life who is an inspiration to them – in their work and in their life. Anouk Bastian chooses Ger Maas
Coping with winter
20/01/2014 by Leave a Comment
Katie Nail on how to get through the short days and grey skies, waiting for spring. Growing up in Florida, I always found “winter” to be an enjoyable time. It was the one time of year that I could wear a jacket and “real” shoes, there was the excitement of Christmas, the sun was always […]
What about those e-cigarettes?
17/01/2014 by Leave a Comment
I was certainly celebrating on New Year’s Eve this year, and not just to welcome in the New Year for the usual reasons. Finally, finally, Luxembourg has caught up with much of the rest of Europe. From the 1st January, we will be able to go to a bar for a drink without coming out […]
Just peanuts
15/01/2014 by Leave a Comment
The calendar says January, yet not much winter in Luxembourg. But that shouldn’t stop us from thinking about our little flying friends out there. Prepare some snacks for the birds so they know where to find it when nature puts its winter coat on. I have made a couple of food stations in my garden, simply […]
10 symptoms of a multilingual brain
13/01/2014 by 1 Comment
Hélène Rybol is the woman behind the Culture Shock Toolbox, a website for expats and international students – or future ones – and travelers, filled with musings, checklists and mantras. CLEW is happy to feature her “10 symptoms of a multilingual brain”.
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