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My dad arrested the Nazi whose daughter became his first wife… How I finally came to share a Second World War history I never appreciated

A family’s history is wrought from stories, but there comes a point as a kid where you glaze over when your parents tell you the tale of yours. Again. And again. And even though the details might change, as they often do when time colours them, you’ve heard the various riffs so many times thatContinue reading “My dad arrested the Nazi whose daughter became his first wife… How I finally came to share a Second World War history I never appreciated”

Vegan food that sure means a thing (and it’s definitely got that swing)

Restaurant review: Schillinger’s Swing Kitchen Schillinger’s Swing Kitchen was a consistently good source of top-notch vegan food during a recent European train trip, with a sufficiently varied menu to ensure that we returned to refuel on several occasions across a couple of different Austrian cities. Started in January 2015, Schillinger’s Swing Kitchen now has sixContinue reading “Vegan food that sure means a thing (and it’s definitely got that swing)”