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Over the last 10-15 years I’ve developed a real love for and interest in tea, especially Chinese, Japanese and Taiwanese teas. Coinciding with my deep love of Japanese food and drink, I’ve researched and learned about the different types of Japanese tea (such as sencha, gyokuro, hojicha, genmaicha, matcha), about their growing and processing, their attributes and flavours, and how to best brew them. But there’s still so much more to learn, which is why I was happy to learn of A Beginner’s Guide to Japanese Tea by Per Oscar Brekell, published by Tuttle this month. The book aims to...

Handel: Alcina - Mari Askvik, Máire Flavin - Opera North (Photo James Glossop) Handel Alcina; Máire Flavin, Fflur Wyn, Mari Askvik, Patrick Terry, Nick Pritchard, dir: Tim Albery, cond: Laurence Cummings; Opera North at Grand Theatre, Leeds Reviewed by Robert Hugill on 5 February 2022 Star rating: 4.5 (★★★★½) Proudly sustainable and highly imaginative, Tim Albery's new production of Alcina brings out the characters' intense emotional journeysHandel was rather fond of enchantresses; they pop up in his operas both early and late. It wasn’t the power per se that seems to have interested him but the ability it conferred for...

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When you think of dumbbells, the first exercise that comes to mind is undoubtedly some variation of a curl. After all, dumbbells are fantastic tools for building your arms. However, that doesn’t mean that you can’t pack beef onto other parts of your body with dumbbells and a solid workout in your pocket.  The shoulders may seem like a smaller muscle group but they pack a ton of training potential. Whether you’re a beginner looking to build muscle or training for bulletproof shoulder stability, stepping away from the barbell and introducing dumbbells is a fantastic way to generate new avenues...