Lifestyle - Monday, May 18, 2026

Learning to drive as an adult is humiliating because everyone knows how to drive, and frustrating because no one knows how to drive properly Last year, at the age of 35, I decided it was time to grow up and get my driver’s licence. I had considered it before but it had never stuck. As a teenager, I thought driving was scary and significantly less cool than sitting on the bus, listening to the same eight songs on my MP3 player. As a news reporter in my 20s, not driving was inconvenient to both me and my editors, but so was spending days off learning how to parallel park. Continue reading...

Potent but refreshing, Wichita garlic salad is so niche that it's not even famous in Kansas.

The unofficial arrival of summer brings some outstanding sales on our favorite warm-weather gadgets, beauty products and running gear 14 of the very best deals from REI’s 2026 anniversary sale, vetted by an outdoor enthusiast Sign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better things Memorial Day is many things: above all, a holiday to honor US military personnel fallen in the line of duty, but unofficially also the start of summer, and for savvy shoppers, a sales bonanza. That is why, while the three-day weekend is best spent poolside or by the grill at a backyard barbecue , it’s also one of the prime opportunities to get a generous discount on some of the summer upgrades you’ve been holding off on. From rugged Bluetooth speakers for beach trips to a slushie drink maker that will floor your guests, we’ve pinned down the very best Memorial Day deals on items Filter staff have personally tested and recommend. Continue reading...

Because food can be more than fuel. The post Glow From the Inside Out: Spring Rituals for Mindful Eating appeared first on Camille Styles .

Punchy, breaded chicken with a miso-dressed green bean and cabbage salad This is my current speedy weeknight favourite, and hits so many of my wishlist requirements. The flavours are intense – salty, sweet, a little spicy (I love to finish it with a crispy chilli oil), with the freshness of a shredded slaw. It’s punchy, quick and nutritious. And, as much as I love it just as it is, this would also make an excellent butty: pop the sliced panko-coated chicken in a brioche bun and pile the salad on top. Delicious. Continue reading...

“I’m getting goose bumps just talking about it,” said Keshia Smith. “It was crazy.”

Rising demand for exotic pets is pushing many gibbon species to extinction, with their strong family bonds making them especially vulnerable to the brutal trade It is a cool morning in Thailand’s hilly north, and a wildlife officer sits on the veranda of Omkoi wildlife sanctuary’s office. On her lap is a wide-eyed infant primate dressed in baby clothes. Not unlike a human baby, he kicks and waves excitedly. Most of his dark skin is covered in dense white fur, except for his face and the palms of his hands. “We call him Chokdee,” the officer says. “It means ‘good luck’.” Continue reading...

La cancoillotte, a low-fat liquid cheese product, has somehow taken the country of haute cuisine by storm Exciting news from over the Channel: a viral cheese has dropped, but good luck spelling, or saying, it. As Libération reports , la cancoillotte (even native speakers struggle with the pronunciation, apparently), a liquid cheese from Franche-Comté in the east, is taking over fitness social media, thanks to its 16g of “ prot ” per 100g (as the French muscle bros and girls say), low fat content and bargain price. Its secret ingredient is a skimmed milk product, metton , traditionally a byproduct of butter-making repurposed by thrifty peasants to avoid waste. Those Franc-Comtois(es) peasants could hardly have imagined where their waste-not-want-not gloop would end up. In April, the social media personality Johan Papz said that discovering cancoillotte was “the best day of my life”, flamboyantly flinging the pale ooze over a plate of potatoes like a moister Salt Bae, then flashing the abs its impressive macronutrients allowed him to cultivate. Another cancoillotte-fluencer has made 178 TikToks on the topic and travelled more than 300 miles on a pilgrimage to Franche-Comté. Julie Morin, the president of the association for the promotion of cancoillotte, called online enthusiasm for the product “incredible”, while the supermarket Carrefour told Libération sales of the garlic variety (of course) rose 16% last month. Continue reading...

How does he tell his controlling stepmom he doesn't want a relationship?

She can't help but feel a "tad embarrassed" that someone else was wearing her fiancé's jacket all night.