Guardian handles the jandal

The Guardian pays tribute to the jandal/thong/flip flop – a welcome arrival in Britain given the recent heatwave. A brief history of the humble rubber shoe attributes its commercial origins to the NZ Jandal, Skellerup’s trademarked abbreviation of “Japanese Sandal,” in the 1950s. Guardian: “As Europe and the US swelters in a long hot summer, dress-down codes and the impact of global warming mean that it may be flip-flops that keep the world moving.”


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Amy Brown’s New Novel Inspired by Women and Art

Amy Brown’s New Novel Inspired by Women and Art

Like many writers before her, New Zealand-born Amy Brown takes inspiration from the Australian feminist icon Stella Maria Miles Franklin in her captivating debut novel My Brilliant Sister – but instead…