Category Archives: Journalism

Why Lush Stores Smell Like That

Published in Racked, April 2017. Article link / Archived link. Why Lush Stores Smell Like That You can smell it from a block away, but what’s going on with that scent? You’ll know the Lush smell — even if you’ve never stepped foot inside a branch, you’re probably familiar with it, as the plume stretchesContinue reading “Why Lush Stores Smell Like That”

At bedtime, nothing soothes like a YouTube video about space 

Published in Well+Good, November 2023. Original article link / Archived article link. Struggling To Fall Asleep? Watching a Video About Space Could Help You Drift Right Off Into the Dreamy Ether As I’m getting ready for sleep, the distant murmur of London traffic is a permanent part of the soundscape in my bedroom. Equally omnipresentContinue reading “At bedtime, nothing soothes like a YouTube video about space “

“When the tide’s at full force there’s no chance you can swim against it”

Men’s Health, November 2025. PDF here. Nigel Walley, 61, has been swimming in the Thames since he was a boy and now regularly tackles the iconic river’s tidal section. He explains what it’s like to be in the water as the tide surges. As told to Jessica Furseth . We went for an hour and aContinue reading ““When the tide’s at full force there’s no chance you can swim against it””