Gareth McConnell for TIME Highclere Castle, the setting for PBS's show Downton Abbey, sits on an estate that's larger than Central Park in New York City.
If you like really big houses, then watching the popular British soap opera Downton Abbey — and drinking in its setting, Highclere Castle — is sheer delight. For American viewers of the show’s second season, which debuted in the U.S. Sunday on PBS, there’s a delicious voyeurism in watching the melodrama play out against the backdrop of a massive English country house, with its giant rooms, long corridors, and spectacular decoration. Read More...
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You can tell you’re within 10-yards of a club Abercrombie & Fitch by the smell. The overwhelming scent of cologne billows past tourists lined up on the street outside, giving passers-by a distinct sense of déjà vu hearkening back to days of middle school locker rooms.
If the thought of the Abercrombie smell is putting you on edge, there’s a reason. HuffPost’s Kim Bhasin reports that the unsubtle scent may directly cause anxiety in customers. Read More...
