Month: March 2020

The best online academic programs and educational websites for at-home and distance learning for kids

The Best Online Academic Programs for At-Home Learning

One of the many worries in these frenzied times, along with elbow-shakes and stocking up on junk food and paper products is this one: how can you be sure that your kids stay on track academically when schools are closed? Is there help for parents whose kids are suddenly doing distance learning? Our correspondent (and mother of three) Julie Chang Murphy has answers. Here are some of the best online academic programs and educational websites for at-home learning right now.

The best luxury brands you can buy only in Scandinavia:

The Best Chic Luxury Items Available Only in Scandinavia

What are the best luxury brands and products should you buy that are available only in Scandinavia? What are the things you can only buy in Scandinavia, anyway? We turned to our ace correspondent and resident expert Jillian Tangen for answers. Here’s our shopping guide to exclusive products from the Scandinavian countries – specifically, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland – that you can’t get anywhere else.

Is the Cottagecore Aesthetic the New Hygge?

Is the Cottagecore Aesthetic the New Hygge?

What is cottagecore? We read an article recently in the New York Times about a cozy aesthetic that focuses on warmth, gentleness, sustainability and nature. And it’s not hygge. Cottagecore – and its close cousins farmcore, dirtcore, honeycore and grandmacore – is the latest anxiety-reducing, slow living movement to consider as the antidote to our current frenzied existence. Intrigued? Here’s what you need to know about cottagecore, and the essential elements that comprise this trending aesthetic. Watch your back,hygge.