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The Age
6 days ago
- Lifestyle
- The Age
Add a little glamour to your camping with these accessories starting from $11.50
This story is part of the July 20 edition of Sunday Life. See all 13 stories. Must-haves for a weekend away, from a cosy quilt to some outdoor essentials and a canvas overnight bag that's surprisingly roomy. Where to buy: Printworks backgammon set, $250; Sage x Clare 'Marquis' linen quilt cover, $239; Yabby insulated water jug, $120; Saarde 'Journey' duffel bag, $159. Where to buy: KEY PIECE The Eva 'Slideaway' transitions from sofa to bed, $2490; Sheridan x Hunter scented candle, $49; Oz Design 'Southport' side table, $399.
Sydney Morning Herald
6 days ago
- Lifestyle
- Sydney Morning Herald
Add a little glamour to your camping with these accessories starting from $11.50
This story is part of the July 20 edition of Sunday Life. See all 13 stories. Must-haves for a weekend away, from a cosy quilt to some outdoor essentials and a canvas overnight bag that's surprisingly roomy. Where to buy: Printworks backgammon set, $250; Sage x Clare 'Marquis' linen quilt cover, $239; Yabby insulated water jug, $120; Saarde 'Journey' duffel bag, $159. Where to buy: KEY PIECE The Eva 'Slideaway' transitions from sofa to bed, $2490; Sheridan x Hunter scented candle, $49; Oz Design 'Southport' side table, $399.
Scotsman
17-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Tomorrowland organisers assure fans the festival will go ahead despite main stage fire
Despite the fire sweeping the main stage, organisers have promised the event will go ahead this weekend, Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... One of the biggest music festival in Europe will go ahead this weekend, despite an incident before the start of the event. A fire swept through the Mainstage of Tomorrowland overnight, but organisers have assured fans the event will go ahead. The event is set to be attended by 400,000 fans over the course of two weekends this month. Tomorrowland, one of the biggest dance festivals in Europe with an estimated 400,000 fans attending over two weekends, will go ahead this weekend despite a huge fire on Wednesday evening. On Wednesday evening, two days before the start of the first weekend in Belgium, a huge fire occurred on the main stage. Sources close to the situation believe that the incident occurred while firework cannons were being tested, according to reports from Gazet van Antwerpen. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Smoke caused by a fire billows above the site of the Tomorrowland electronic music festival in Boom, northern Belgium on July 16, 2025. | TOM GOYVAERTS/Belga/AFP via Getty Images Rolling Stone also reported that a local firefighter explained that the blaze spread as quickly as it did due to the 'materials used' to construct the now famous sprawling stages the festival has become renowned for. But in a post on social media hours after the incident, organisers have assured fans the show will still go on – albeit with some logistical issues. Posting on their Instagram account, Tomorrowland updated fans that the 'beloved Mainstage has been severely damaged' but 'no one was injured during the incident'. 'We can announce that, DreamVille (campsite) will open tomorrow (Thursday, July 17), as planned and will be ready for all DreamVille visitors,' the update continued, 'All Global Journey activities in Brussels and Antwerp will take place as planned. We are focused on finding solutions for the festival weekend (Friday – Saturday – Sunday). More updates and detailed information will be communicated as soon as possible'. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Tomorrowland is a large, internationally renowned electronic dance music (EDM) festival held annually in Boom, Belgium. Known for its elaborate, fantastical stages, immersive themes, and massive line-ups featuring top DJs from around the globe, it attracts hundreds of thousands of attendees from over 200 countries each year. The festival is celebrated not only for its music but also for its fairytale-like atmosphere, intricate decorations, and dazzling visual effects, creating a unique and highly sought-after experience in the global music festival circuit. Looking for a dance festival closer to home? Check out our guide ahead of this year's Creamfields Festival in Cheshire this August.
Time Magazine
06-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Magazine
The Quiet Dread of Wedding Season—and How to Cope
Earlier this summer, I gave the Best Man's speech at a spectacular, fairytale wedding on the Amalfi Coast. I thoroughly enjoyed the unique challenge of putting pen to paper, somehow blending soppiness and sexual innuendo. I was blown away by the panoramic view from a Ravello rooftop. But around my eighth Aperol Spritz, I engaged in the existential crisis that is common practice for plenty of 'midults' like me. As the poolside dance-floor filled, I was saddled with a sense of feeling stuck. I was happy for my friends, and honored to play a role in their special day, but suddenly acutely aware of my own situation. A year ago, I was made redundant from my job at a technology magazine. Although I've made a decent fist of freelance journalism and copywriting since, the feast or famine routine is a far cry from the stability I had hoped for in my 30s. Mortgage lenders don't look kindly on the self-employed. I don't have any paid holiday or sick leave. So as my partner and I clinked glasses and twirled under the moonglow, with our own wedding to plan and pay for in a few months, I was racked by guilt for not having surer footing. I should be further ahead by now. I should be more settled. These are anxieties I deal with most days. But weddings tend to exacerbate them. Don't get me wrong, there are aspects of weddings I enjoy: the chance to catch up with old friends, tear-jerking toasts and, ideally, a free bar. There are others I have to psych myself up to endure: wearing a suit in sweltering heat, Journey's Don't Stop Believin', and the painful introspection brought on by that innocent yet loaded question from other guests: what are you up to these days? Weddings, in my experience, tend to follow a similar script. They assume forward momentum. People only really want you to share positive news: think baby, promotion, or plan for your next home renovation. If you can't deliver, then small talk is tough. But not going to weddings isn't really an option. I'm not made of stone. I care. Regardless of my own personal frustrations, I love my friends, and I don't want to disappear from the happiest chapters of their lives just because I'm still figuring out my own stuff. So, with a couple more weddings still to get through this summer, I've come up with a four-point plan for how I can survive—with my self-esteem and my soul intact. Firstly, I need to remember that it's not a race. People get their breaks at different stages in life. It took Sir James Dyson over 5,000 prototypes before launching the first Dyson vacuum cleaner at 46. Julia Donaldson did not publish The Gruffalo until she was 50. Colonel Sanders only started franchising KFC at 62. Secondly, I want to invest in my own milestones. Whether it's related to work or fitness, I'm going to say well done to myself when I deserve it. Every article I write for a big publication is something that teenage me would be thrilled about. Getting a new personal best at Parkrun is also worth a pat on the back. According to one study last year, engaging in just 20 seconds of daily self-affirming talk can lead to significant improvements in wellbeing and stress reduction. Thirdly, I'm going to have an exit strategy early doors. Not every wedding needs me on the dance-floor until midnight. I'm going to give myself permission to be more self-caring with my time. I'll stay for as little or as long as I feel equipped to deal with. Finally, I'm going to pre-load my pre-wedding schedule. I'm going to book in the small things that nourish me: a long walk, a good book, a trip to the cinema, or dinner with someone who really gets what I'm going through. Read More: When Life Is Chaotic, Less Is More Emotional stamina is real and if weddings are marathon events, it's important to hydrate first. It's vital that I've had a couple of months or weeks before I go to a wedding, that are full of things I enjoy doing, so the day doesn't feel like an exclamation point to a rut. I don't think any of these ideas are bulletproof. I'm sure there will still be moments that'll hit me hard—like a speech that sounds like a blueprint for the life I thought I'd have by now. But I'm adamant that when I do meet these moments, I'll do so with a bit more grace and calm than I have done in the past. I will attend more weddings before I've finished figuring my stuff out. I'll clap; I'll cry; I'll give thoughtful gifts. I'll also keep a quiet knowledge that life doesn't move in perfect choreography—and that's OK. Looking back, that night in Italy was both difficult and delightful. Great pasta helped. While weddings often highlight the uneven rhythms of life, they are also moments when we come closest to belonging—not because we've 'arrived,' but because we've shown up anyway.
Time Out
01-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
Bartender Spotlight: Bar Somma's Mel John Chavez on savoury cocktails and the perfect martini
In a city brimming with sleek cocktail joints, Bar Somma holds its own, with sharp drinks, slurp-worthy pastas, and a refreshing sense of style. Tucked within a reimagined school library space, this Italian cocktail and pasta bar in New Bahru has become one of the newest darlings of Singapore's drinking scene. Expect modern classics executed with intention and flair, like a freezing-cold dirty martini that arrives at your table at negative five degrees Celsius; a bolognese-inspired cocktail with mirepoix flavours; and a deceptively simple Campari Seltz, made with a rare high-pressure soda siphon imported straight from Italy. We sit down with Bar Manager Mel John Chavez to chat about underrated drinks, cocktail trends, and the Journey song that best captures the spirit of Bar Somma. Scroll on for our five quick-fire questions – and don't forget to check out more of Singapore's best bars in the Time Out Singapore 2025 Bar Guide, out now and available for free here. If Bar Somma had a theme song, what would it be? I'm a fan of the eighties band Journey. There's one song of theirs I really like – Don't Stop Believin'. When you play it in the bar on a busy night, it hypes everyone up. The song also resonates with me as a bartender – we have to believe in what we're doing and make sure it works out. What is a must-try cocktail at Bar Somma? Mirko's Martini. It's a dirty-style martini, and the good thing about it is that we freeze it. You can order a martini anywhere else, but maintaining its temperature as it's served is very hard. For us, we pre-make the martinis, they go into the freezer, you order one, and in the next 10 to 15 seconds, it's going to be on your table with a temperature of negative five to seven degrees. Another one is the Bolognese Muse – a savoury cocktail. Since we're an Italian bar, we took inspiration from bolognese pasta and recreated it in a drink, taking the major flavours of the dish, from the tomato to the mirepoix. We add meat to it by using beef stock, then we add whisky and cook it again through a clarification process so it becomes a cleaner, easier version of a Bloody Mary, with lots of umami. What is an underrated cocktail on your menu? Campari Seltz – Campari liqueur with high-pressure water from our machine. We created this drink to show that you can enjoy a liqueur with just two ingredients. The Seltz machine we have here is the first of its kind in Southeast Asia, straight from Campari. People think the drink will taste bitter, but the high-pressure water helps to cut through the bitterness and bring out more of the sweetness from the Campari. Which cocktail trends do you want to see more and less of? I would like to see more bars making savoury cocktails, especially because consumers are becoming very adventurous when it comes to trying new things. You'll see from time to time bars which have one or two savoury drinks on the menu. At Somma, we have four – I dedicated a category on the menu for it. And I want to see fewer gimmicky cocktails – those that require lots of actions and are very interactive, or those that have two or three components on the table. Nowadays, consumers typically want something easy and minimalistic. People just want to have a good time with good drinks, good vibes, and good food. What's another bar in the neighbourhood you'd recommend? Definitely Bar Bon Funk. I really like the concept – it's enclosed, has a nice DJ, dim lights, good drinks, and nice snacks. You'll enjoy your time there. Another bar I'd recommend is CODA at InterContinental Singapore Robertson Quay. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Time Out Singapore (@timeoutsg)
