Today is Jeans for Genes Day to raise funds for research into genetic diseases. To mark the occasion, Fashion Critical (only one of the best accounts on social media…) has gone for a walk down denim lane. Ah, the memories…

Friday at work means having some excellent procrastination resources up your sleeve. Our weapon of choice: a good auction catalogue. If an artefact from the stars is what you’re looking for, look (for at least an hour) and this range of items from the Tin Man’s oil can to Audrey Hepburn’s evening bag.

What drew us in with this lemon cake recipe was the description that it’s ‘elegant’ – and we were interested in tasting how the fennel seeds went. We liked what we tasted… This is a good one for when you’re looking to impress without trying too hard.