Jonathan van Halem

  • 10 Surprising Ways You Can Use Hand Sanitiser

    10 Surprising Ways You Can Use Hand Sanitiser

    In 2020, no household product loomed as large in the public consciousness as hand sanitiser. Back in March of that year — before we knew COVID-19 is mostly spread through the air rather than by you touching your face — the stuff was practically liquid gold. Shelves were emptied. Prices skyrocketed. Some people tried to make…


  • How to Make Going to the Beach Not Suck

    How to Make Going to the Beach Not Suck

    Not everyone loves the sun. Not everyone loves the sand. Not everyone loves to swim. There are no shortage of ways for a person to fashion themselves as “not a beach person.” But maybe they’re just not doing it right. When properly prepared, the beach is a wonderful way to relax on a summer day…


  • What to Do If You Ever Get Swallowed by a Humpback Whale

    What to Do If You Ever Get Swallowed by a Humpback Whale

    Commercial lobster diver Michael Packard claims he was scooped up by a humpback whale while he was out for a dive last summer in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Speaking about his experience, he told a local Boston television station, “I felt this huge bump and everything went dark. Then I felt around, and I realised there…