Phil Brown

They’re all over your social media feed – gorgeous charcuterie boards overflowing with seasonal meats, cheeses and crackers. There are even entire winter villages built of these protein-packed appetizers.If it seems like you’re seeing…
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Much has been said about Lady Gaga’s fabulous costumes in “House Of Gucci,” but Adam Driver’s gorgeous looks as Maurizio Gucci need a moment. The overall styling emanates wealth and glamour, albeit in a slightly more subdued way than his…
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UK house prices grew at the fastest pace in 15 years over the past three months, with the average home valued at £20,000 more than this time last year, according to Halifax.Prices rose by 3.4% in the quarter to the end of November, which is…
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I asked to switch broadband/phone provider from Sky to Plusnet with the changeover due at the end of September.More than six weeks on, not only has this not happened, but I have lost my broadband connection. At the start, Plusnet did not…
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“Money Heist” is the most popular show on Netflix, according to the streaming service’s public ranking system.The final episodes of the Spanish heist drama were released on Dec. 3, wrapping up the three-season series (which was subdivided…
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“The Power of the Dog” is the most popular movie on Netflix, according to the streaming service’s public ranking system.Directed by Jane Campion, this Western drama is based on the 1967 novel of the same name and stars Benedict Cumberbatch…
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Julia Child’s Washington, DC, home where she cooked her famous recipes from her critically acclaimed book “Mastering the Art of French Cooking” is up for sale at $3.5 million. Located in Georgetown, the butter…
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By Susie MesureWhen Gary and Shirley Akers bought 10 acres of bush in the early 1980s, in Acacia Bay, overlooking Lake Taupō on New Zealand’s North Island, they did not set out to create a Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired estate that would…
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Race car driver and Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has just sold his downtown bachelor penthouse palace — that he never even lived in — for a staggering $49.5 million.  Don’t worry: He still owns…
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Name: Porch piracy.Age: the phrase porch pirate dates right back to the early 2010s, debuting in Urban Dictionary in 2011.Oh, so more recent than Blackbeard then? And also Henry Morgan, Captain Kidd, Long John Silver and Captain Jack…
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