This story was excerpted and adapted from the author’s book, Sealand: The True Story of the World’s Most Stubborn Micronation and its Eccentric Royal Family, which was published in June 2020 by Diversion Books. At 6:00 a.m. on a cold day in March 2019, a lone figure can be seen on the pier in Harwich, on the coast of Essex, England, in the deep blue of the early morning light. The man in his late 50s wears a taxi driver hat and blue mechanic’s jumpsuit over jeans and a sweater. He takes a puff from a vape pen and blows a substantial cloud into the air as he makes a pile of boxes and bags at the top of a...
Summer camps may be canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the fun isn’t! While camp may look different this year, you can still have your own DIY summer camp at home filled with activities, games, and crafts that will keep the kids busy and having fun. We rounded up our favorite tried-and-true summer camp activities that you can do right from home. Try these ideas to create an experience that will give you amazing family memories that will last a lifetime. Jump to: How to Start a Summer Camp at Home Summer Camp Theme Ideas Activities and Games DIY Arts and Crafts How To Start A Summer Camp At Home Starting a summer camp at home is a great...
We’re all spending a lot of time at home these days. And while that’s fine, we need to make sure a significant portion of that time is outdoors. Kids need outdoor playtime and the good news is that they can usually make the most of whatever outside space they have. This could be anything from a backyard, to a doorstep, a rooftop, a balcony, patio, or driveway. Today, we have the amazing Jemma of Thimble & Twig, London teacher and mom of 4, showing us how to make creative backyard play spaces for kids that encourage play and time outside! The importance of time outside Time outside is so beneficial for little ones, as is unstructured free play. Combining playtime...
The peak of the coronavirus crisis seems to have passed, and the education system is starting to plan for the new normal. The pandemic has had a major impact on society, and it will likely be lasting. It has arguably had the greatest impact on education, and we still don’t fully understand to which extent. All students from primary to sixth form were forced to study at home, their parents often acting as impromptu home school instructors while trying to juggle their own jobs. Schools had to readjust their curricula and change their whole approach to learning. This has also created a demand for a whole host of services and pushed some options that were once viewed as alternatives to...
Into the last throes of theatrical animation hops our six-legged friend and subject of this series, to earn the highest honors to be bestowed upon an insect – and also to “flesh” out a string of both popular and not-so-well-remembered television ventures up to the present day. Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass Double Feature (Paramount/John and Faith Hubley, 1966) was the Hubleys’ experiment in something which was only beginning to come unto its own in film media – the music video. One might say that the studio Hubley had helped so much to found – UPA – was the first to exploit the music video format for the animated cartoon, churning out numerous virtually plotless accompaniments to original or...
