After years on GNOME, I switched to KDE Plasma and found equal parts freedom and frustration. Here are the most significant ...

White beard. Floppy hat. Plump figure. While this might sound like jolly Mr. Claus, there’s another holiday figure who exhibits these features with its own charm: the nisse. Nisser, Norwegian for ...

That's when I started researching and discovered something incredible. I could turn my old Chromebook into a smart home hub ...

My son has always known I'm the Elf on the Shelf. I do the pranks anyway, and I have more fun with it than he does.

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From John Lennon to Jefferson Airplane, these six psychedelic icons channelled Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear as they ...

The urge for the curve extends to interior design, furniture and restaurants.

The Yule Lads are 13 mischievous boys, each with a distinct name and description, who cause mayhem in the 13 days leading up ...

Unflinching in its portrayal of conflict and history, this terrific novel follows four kids who first dodge evacuation during ...

All roads led to Wicklow Gaol over the weekend as it played host to a Christmas market featuring the finest food and craft producers from across the county.

My husband, Robert Koerber, of the Kernel Bakery, died of interstitial lung disease at Pheasantwood in Peterborough on December 9, 2025. It was expected, and ...