Data suggest viewers seek to ‘travel via their taste bids’ in Monday ritual that has gone viral on social media Beyond yodelling along to the opening credits or decoding hidden clues about the show’s plot, some fans of the critically acclaimed comedy drama The White Lotus have taken their obsession a step further this season. Since the drama – this season set in Thailand – premiered on 17 February in the UK, Thai takeaway orders through Just Eat have increased by 11%, as viewers look to “[travel] via their taste buds”. Continue reading...

Sometimes a branch grows so low and bushy that it blocks access to my room. I diligently cut it back * More summer essentials In the late 1970s when my parents built the house I still live in, there was no forest. The property was a disused cow…