Does absence really make the heart grow fonder? It depends

Does absence really make the heart grow fonder? It depends

While the adage may be a go-to for those in long-distance relationships,could all couples benefit from some time apart? Experts weigh in.

  • byPatrick Lenton

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Happy 25th birthday Furby,the toy that stole a generation’s hearts

Happy 25th birthday Furby,the toy that stole a generation’s hearts

Sadly,my Furby did not want to mark the milestone. He just begged for sleep.

  • byPatrick Lenton
I didn’t find a suitor,but I lived a fantasy at the Bridgerton ball

I didn’t find a suitor,but I lived a fantasy at the Bridgerton ball

I pre-gamed for Mardi Gras,by attending a four-hour Bridgerton-themed ball that included life drawing.

  • byPatrick Lenton
Team Mario or team Luigi? Here’s what your answer says about you

Team Mario or team Luigi? Here’s what your answer says about you

Is one of the fraternal twin plumbers more “super” than the other?

  • byPatrick Lenton
The best gift you can give your children this Christmas? The truth

The best gift you can give your children this Christmas? The truth

My friend’s kid keeps eating sand,so I don’t think it’s a huge intellectual triumph to convince her Santa is real.

  • byPatrick Lenton
High school is not sexy,enough with the glamour teen dramas

High school is not sexy,enough with the glamour teen dramas

Catching a private jet to the Maldives instead of going to Questacon for a school excursion? Please.

  • byPatrick Lenton
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Why do we need to BeReal? Reality is depressing

Why do we need to BeReal? Reality is depressing

I saw the best minds of my generation,sitting on office chairs,wearing cardigans,toiling endlessly under the yoke of capitalism.

  • byPatrick Lenton
The old lady in Titanic is my spiteful,minimalist queen

The old lady in Titanic is my spiteful,minimalist queen

Forget Leo and Kate,the true star of Titanic was the old lady who threw her diamond into the ocean.

  • byPatrick Lenton
The rom-com that transports Jane Austen to a queer island paradise

The rom-com that transports Jane Austen to a queer island paradise

Fire Island gives us the rom-com stuff we love,and reimagines it for a modern audience.

  • byPatrick Lenton
Netflix’s Heartstopper is the warm hug we all need right now

Netflix’s Heartstopper is the warm hug we all need right now

Based on the graphic novel of the same name by Alice Oseman,Heartstopper follows the burgeoning love story between two British schoolboys.

  • byPatrick Lenton
Taika Waititi’s queer pirate rom-com is the perfect antidote to modern unhappiness

Taika Waititi’s queer pirate rom-com is the perfect antidote to modern unhappiness

The ridiculous adventures of a well-meaning pirate might sound strange,but they serve as the perfect analogy for trying something new in life.

  • byPatrick Lenton