Nibbles

What a wet winter that was. If you need a bit of a lift, try this video form the British swing band, The Jive Aces: a joyous cover of ‘Bring Me Sunshine’.

It happens every Winter Olympics: the British collective memory to cast back to 1988, when Eddie ‘the Eagle’ Edwards hit the slopes in Calgary.

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You can hardly imagine South East Asian or Indian cuisine without chilli peppers … but they only arrived there in the 1500s. Here’s a potted history.

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Many of lemons grown in Sicily come from around Syracuse. Maybe it’s the wet British weather, but we found this drone footage of the city captivating…

Chetna Makan, the Great British Bake Off contestant from 2014, shares a brilliant, simple recipe for homemade chapatis. A great addition to your next curry.

Trust us: if you need a little downtime, this video of a Chinese craftsman making a teapot from clay is the most calming thing we’ve seen all year. Incredible skill.

Take a leaf out of the bird of paradise’s book. When it comes to attracting a mate, he knows how it’s done: tidy the place up, then pull out your very best dance moves.

According to Billboard, this duet between Lionel Richie and Diana Ross is the greatest love song of all time. Maybe. Still this performance is pure ‘80s gold. Headphones on.

For those of you who couldn’t care less about Valentine’s, here’s an amazing Turkish salad recipe, made with raw onion and sumac. Really easy and really tasty.

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We don’t know how you’d ever really choose the best ever tries from the Six Nations, but here’s a compilation of 30 that, surely, are in the running.

For a recipe for the classic Shrove Tuesday-type pancake, you can’t go wrong with Delia Smith. So tasty, it’s worth a few practice pancakes before the 17th!

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It’s estimated an A.I. search uses between 10 and 30 times the energy of a regular one. For A.I. searches powered by green energy, try using Ecosia.

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Proof, again, that if you can imagine something, it’s online: here’s two men playing football with a bowling ball on a pitch covered with Lego.

We have to go without plenty of garden herbs in the winter, but sage survives. Try it this easy and delicious sage and butter pasta recipe. Delicious.

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Trust the wonderful Olivia Coleman to give what has to be the most heartfelt and charming Oscar’s acceptance speech of all time. Have a watch.

Now, this is actually a great use of AI: virtually rebuilding London from 17th Century imagery, from the plague-ridden streets to the Great Fire and beyond.

If you like The Traitors, you’ll love the party game The Werewolves of Millers Hollow. You need at least eight players and it’s lots of fun. Here’s the background…

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Over 50 years ago, Martin Scorsese filmed his mother making her famous pasta sauce. More than just a recipe, it’s a fascinating glimpse into a whole other world.