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Author Noriko Morishita draws parallels between the art of Japanese tea making and life

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CULTURE THE WISDOM OF TEA by Noriko Morishita (Allen & Unwin £12.99, 224 pp)   You may think you’re particular about how you make your tea — warm the pot? Milk in first? Teabag in a mug? Whatever your brew, it’s nothing to the Japanese tea ceremony. As this delightfully quirky little book, which is part … Read more

The Simpsons have predicted AGAIN! Newsreader Kent Brockman eerily parallels coronavirus crisis

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The iconic animated TV show has been known to foresee major world events – from Donald Trump’s presidency to the discovery of a three-eyed mutant fish to the erection of London skyscraper The Shard. Here are some of the original predictions from across the four-decade-long run of The Simpsons – and the real-life events that … Read more