All posts tagged: Elevate

7 simple ways to elevate your garden in time for summer

7 simple ways to elevate your garden in time for summer

Published by Daniella Wilson

With the days getting longer and your mowing taken care of, it’s time to put those reclaimed hours to use in the rest of the garden. A few thoughtful upgrades can completely transform an outdoor space, so here are seven simple ways to elevate your garden in time for summer. Shed the shed! Garden sheds often occupy some of the most valuable space, so it’s worth asking whether yours is truly earning its keep. Without the need to store a traditional lawn mower, has yours become a dumping ground for outgrown bikes, worn cushions and long-forgotten paint tins? Reconsidering this footprint can be surprisingly transformative. Downsizing or removing it altogether opens up opportunities for more satisfying uses, from a cut flower bed or mini allotment to an outdoor kitchen or small garden room. Create atmosphere with lighting Overhead festoon lights add depth without overwhelming the space (Getty Images) Lighting is one of the simplest ways to transform a garden. A layered approach with festoon lights overhead, subtle pathway lighting and a soft glow around seating …

How Bob Odenkirk and the ‘Nobody’ team set out to elevate the genre with ‘Normal’

How Bob Odenkirk and the ‘Nobody’ team set out to elevate the genre with ‘Normal’

Published by skeptic

At first glance, many may have assumed that Bob Odenkirk’s new film, Normal, was another sequel in the Nobody franchise. With the same star, writer, and producer, the two films do share much of the same DNA. However, the team’s new movie is not only a completely new story but attempts to blend genres in a way that further separates it from its predecessor. Mashable’s Entertainment Editor, Kristy Puchko, caught up with the Normal team at SXSW to talk about the film, its themes, and why they chose to film on 35mm. The film’s writer, Derek Kolstad (John Wick, Nobody), noted how this film differs from Nobody, the team’s previous collaboration. “To this point, you know, in Nobody, if there’s a house on fire, Hutch is going to run into it and hopefully fight anyone who’s in there. In Normal, he’s going to look at the house on fire and say, ‘I don’t know.’” Odenkirk added, “It’s not that much fire.” The Normal star described the film as “a story of a guy who has …

Living along the coast may elevate your risk of high blood pressure

Living along the coast may elevate your risk of high blood pressure

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the Well Enough newsletter with Harry Bullmore for tips on living a healthier, happier and longer life Get the Well Enough email with Harry Bullmore Get the Well Enough email with Harry Bullmore When people consider what causes high blood pressure, they often think of lifestyle factors, such as eating salty foods, lack of exercise or smoking. However, an unexpected source of salt might also be raising blood pressure for millions of people: the water they drink. As sea levels rise, more and more salt water tends to infiltrate global freshwater sources. I’m a public health researcher, and this raised a question for my team: Could saltwater intrusion be increasing the risk of high blood pressure worldwide? In our analysis of existing research, we found that people exposed to saltier drinking water tend to have significantly higher blood pressure and a greater risk of hypertension. This link, as expected, appears strongest in coastal areas where seawater is increasingly contaminating freshwater supplies. Our findings highlight an often overlooked environmental factor in cardiovascular disease that could …

From settings to AI tech: Easy ways to elevate fashion photos and videos on your phone

From settings to AI tech: Easy ways to elevate fashion photos and videos on your phone

Published by Daniella Wilson

Lara Owen is a fashion and beauty writer specialising in trends, catwalk reports, culture and celebrity interviews. She is also the founder of Stories on Style, a fashion-focused Substack. Whether you are shooting outfit photos for Instagram, filming haul videos for TikTok or capturing multiple details from a street style look, fashion content has come a long way from the quick snaps and heavy filters of the past. Today, creating standout fashion content is about knowing how to combine creative instinct with the right tools. But with high spec phone camera features and AI powered tech, there are plenty of simple, in-built ways to make your fashion content look sharper, smoother and more professional. London-based creator Belinda Ingrid is known for her bold use of colour, texture and composition, capturing everything from full outfit shots to close-up details. Using her phone as an all-in-one creative tool, she shoots, edits and shares content on the go, without extra equipment. We spoke to Belinda about the techniques she uses to elevate her fashion content – from styling …

Whoopi Goldberg announces new career move to elevate ‘influential voices’

Whoopi Goldberg announces new career move to elevate ‘influential voices’

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Oscar-winning actor and co-host of “The View,” Whoopi Goldberg, is expanding her literary footprint by launching a new book imprint, WhoopInk. Partnering with Blackstone Publishing, the venture aims to cultivate “fresh, diverse new talent to the marketplace” across various genres. Goldberg, who has authored over a dozen books herself, will be “intimately involved” in every aspect of the imprint, from cover design to promotional strategies, according to Blackstone. Among the first authors to be published under WhoopInk is Rick Bleiweiss, a Blackstone executive who previously signed Goldberg’s memoir, “Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me.” Books-Whoopi Goldberg (2025 Invision) WhoopInk plans to release the next installment in Bleiweiss’s “Pignon Scorbion & the Barbershop Detectives” mystery series. Goldberg also intends to publish some of her own upcoming works through the imprint, including a sequel to her bestselling memoir, which is …

I’m no longer using Google Photos as just a cloud storage – 5 tools that elevate the app

I’m no longer using Google Photos as just a cloud storage – 5 tools that elevate the app

Published by skeptic

Google / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Google Photos is more than just a storage tool. With these five tricks, you can up your Photos game. Each of these features is built into Google Photos. Google Photos is a necessity for anyone who uses Android and takes a lot of photos. With this app, you can organize, search, and even create. But did you know there were things you can do that go beyond the usual? Also: How I ditched Google Photos for my own private self-hosted alternative – for free Android users who want to level up their Google Photos game are in for a treat. And iPhone users should not feel left out, as the first four of these five tools will work in iOS, too, although the steps will vary. (Naturally, iOS users need to have the Google Photos app installed.) Check these out: 1. Create Reels If you’re seriously into social media, you’re no doubt familiar with Reels, Stories, …

📚 Recognize, elevate, and drive support

📚 Recognize, elevate, and drive support

Published by Jenni Sidey

Amelia Blackwell is the author of A Crime Through Time: Miss Darcy Investigates, out now from Pan Macmillan. Below, she considers what Jane Austen would think of Georgiana Darcy as an amateur detective in a cozy mystery novel. Like most writers, Jane Austen was keen to make money from her work. If she were alive in 2026, I like to imagine her publishing a slew of cosy crime novels and earning a fortune from her books, certainly more than the £668 that historian Lucy Worsley reports Austen to have made from publication of the four novels that were released during her lifetime, in a period when the average solicitor could expect to earn an annual income of £1500, overtaking Austen’s total lifetime earnings in just six months.  Austen’s mix of gentle humour, razor-sharp characterisation, and clever plotting conjures worlds that perfectly lend themselves to cosy mysteries—passions swirl beneath a tranquil surface, little is said but much is felt, and all that unspoken tension, lust, and ambition is the perfect stage for a crime. Sadly for …

Elevate your space with cool and clever features

Elevate your space with cool and clever features

Published by Daniella Wilson

Spring is the time for starting afresh, so whether you’re making some smart home choices or going for a full revamp, these bright ideas will turn any house into a home to be proud of. Make the move to low-carbon heating (Vaillant) Extracting heat from the air outside and using it to warm your home – it’s a lot to get your head around. However, the experts at Vaillant are here to help. No matter what kind of home you live in – whether you have underfloor heating or radiators – there is a solution to fit your home. You will need space to house a hot water cylinder, which can be placed in many locations around the home, even in a garage. There’s no doubt that using a heat pump to heat your home can take a little getting used to – radiators won’t feel hot to the touch as they do with a gas boiler system, but they’ll still ensure each room is toasty. Vaillant’s sensoCOMFORT control will manage your heating efficiently, so …

Elevate your everyday with Laifen’s incredible self-care range

Elevate your everyday with Laifen’s incredible self-care range

Published by Daniella Wilson

The backstory of Laifen is one of sheer engineering obsession. The brand was founded by Hongxin Ye, a visionary self-styled ‘creative geek’ with a passion for technological products that are as beautiful as they are affordable. The journey began with a singular focus – build a better brushless motor. In a bid to move away from the traditional motor models that easily wear and tear, Laifen’s smart brushless alternative uses electronic controllers instead, resulting in a mechanism that’s quieter, more efficient and ultimately more durable. This has since become the heartbeat of the Laifen products as the brand continues expanding into smart personal care. That engineering focus also extends to Laifen’s electric razors, powered by a self-developed high-speed linear motor and crafted from a single block of aerospace-grade aluminium using CNC machining, with over 8,000 seconds of precision processing. The same approach carries over to the brand’s electric toothbrush, which features Laifen’s proprietary high-response servo system. By combining robotics-inspired motor technology with a linear Hall sensor and PID control, it enables a precisely controlled 60-degree …

10 Cashmere Garments That Will Instantly Elevate Your Wardrobe

10 Cashmere Garments That Will Instantly Elevate Your Wardrobe

Published by Akaay

With the first SS26 drops landing, wardrobes are due a reset. Winter may be clinging on, but spring is edging closer — and that in-between spell demands a smarter approach to dressing. Transitional style lives and dies by layering. And when it comes to handling fickle temperatures without sacrificing polish, nothing does it better than cashmere. Spun from the ultra-fine undercoat of cashmere goats and typically hand-combed, it’s around three times warmer than sheep’s wool for its weight, yet remarkably breathable. In short, it works now and it works year-round. Yes, it costs more, but worn properly, it earns its keep. Luxury mainstay MR PORTER has long championed the fabric, bringing together modern masters from The Elder Statesman to Loro Piana, Brunello Cucinelli, Tom Ford and God’s True Cashmere. Inspired, we’ve refined the essentials: 10 cashmere garments that will elevate any wardrobe. Consider them future heirlooms — timeless, trend-proof and built to last. The Classic Crew Neck Dunhill Cable-Knit Cashmere and Linen-Blend Sweater Gabriela Hearst Daniel Cashmere Sweater When most people think of cashmere, they …