Shelley Bridgeman says the use of social media appears to give some users elevated confidence levels while simultaneously stripping them of the potential for empathy.

Gill South meets a woman who specialises in being happy and helping others spread the joy.

Old habits catch up with Don Kavanagh as he does the rounds in Kuala Lumpur.

Nadia Lim's recipes in last week's Bite encouraging us to eat more slowly, reminded me of an article I read recently that said the average person puts on 3.6kg when on a two-week vacation to the U.S.

Do you know what's even higher on the moronic scale than babykinis? Pole dancing for children.

Guinness is being let down by some pubs that serve it stale, finds Don Kavanagh.

Self-care is often confused with selfishness, so frequently comes very low down on people's "To do" list - just under "clean out the garage" and "take jacket to the drycleaners".

To capitalise on the mood of open-mindedness sweeping the nation, perhaps the time's right for other sexual minority groups to raise awareness.

I like tequila. That means I'm excitable, according to one of America's best bartenders.

If the intention of Jaime and Sally is to be self-deprecating, kind of like a parody, they've certainly achieved that with what we've seen so far.

A plethora of liqueurs makes choosing a good one hard, notes Don Kavanagh.

Having tried the usual over-the-counter medicines, Gill South heads to the herbalist to see if he can rustle up natural tonics to successfully ease her winter ailments.

Do you ever get the feeling that our attitude towards sport and athletes is trapped in some sort of virtual time-warp?

In the modern age no one has bothered to create men's and ladies' pens, until now.

When kids are young you tend to think they won't remember things. But they become increasingly aware.

Once a poor-man's grog, gin is now a choice tipple, notes Don Kavanagh.

Ill-informed male politicians should really know better than to make outrageous claims about rape. And attempting to redefine it is just asking for trouble.

Gill South swings into action for an aerobics class with a difference.