Book Review

THE TINNED FISH COOKBOOK

By Bart van Olphen Hardcover, 144 pages, 2020. The Experiment Publishing I love canned fish with rice. You might be put off by the canning and think fresh fish is best. “But did you know […]

Book Review

PAPER FLOWER NOTE CARDS

By Emiko Yamamoto y-y creation.com Photos by Yukari Shirai Hardcover, 96 pages, 2020 Tuttle Publishing If you can’t send fresh flowers, you can make your own. It may seem easier to just send a digital […]

Ivy Digest

BITCOINS ARE HIGHLY REACTIVE

On March 11, 2020, WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic and the bitcoin (BTC) was worth $7,950. The next day BTC plunged to $4,810. It slowly rose to around $10k in May. By November it held […]

Spotlight

FROM ONE DISASTER TO ANOTHER

In March 2020, President Duterte declared what became the world’s longest and severest lockdown this century.   The idea was to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus which has caused the world’s deadliest pandemic in […]