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In which I am sceptical about yoga 21 Aug 2013 | 02:18 pm

I’ve always been deeply sceptical of any form of exercise that doesn’t entail visible effort on the part of the person performing it. Running? Exercise. Swimming? Exercise. Riding? Exercise. Lying on ...

In which there's colour 19 Aug 2013 | 12:00 pm

I have spent years, years and then a few more years living (figuratively rather than Narnially) in a wardrobe that adheres strictly to a colour palette of black, black and navy blue. In winter, I’ll b...

In which you should dream big dreams 14 Aug 2013 | 03:42 pm

There was a brilliant little news item in the Sunday papers and yesterday’s Today programme that genuinely touched my heart. One man is currently compiling a book of advice for his young son, to be g...

In which I read through July 5 Aug 2013 | 02:15 pm

Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE Urgh. So, I had to have my ailing MacBook’s hard drive replaced, so this probably isn’t entirely accurate in its detail. Still, to the best of my abi...

In which mob mentality isn't an excuse 31 Jul 2013 | 03:34 pm

It’s been quite the week for frankly terrifying online reactions to various things that people have decided they don’t like. There were the truly, truly vile misogynists threatening the campaigner Ca...

In which this is not okay, OK! 24 Jul 2013 | 04:19 pm

My enthusiasm for the royal baby extends as far as hoping that the Prime Minister will see fit to give us an extra bank holiday this year. It's an historic baby, as these things go, sure, but given th...

In which I am offered Botox 22 Jul 2013 | 12:00 pm

0 0 1 530 3025 Kwittken + Co 25 7 3548 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE I had a brilliant experience a few months ago when I was asked for ID when buying a bottle of r...

In which Dabbous lives up to the hype 17 Jul 2013 | 04:15 pm

Hype is a tricky beast. Just enough of it, and you’ve got something that’s talked about and that people want to experience. Too much, and there’s an inevitable disappointment when they do, because the...

In which I get to meet a literary hero 12 Jul 2013 | 04:55 pm

Simon Rich at Book Slam I don’t go to Shoreditch very often: I own far too much unironic tweed ever to hope to fit in, and it’s about as far from my natural habitat as I could ever hope to be. Hence ...

In which I hurt 10 Jul 2013 | 07:29 pm

I have spent most of this week in a whole world of pain. Nearly everything has hurt and it’s not something I can blame on anyone but myself, because it’s entirely self-inflicted. On Saturday morning...

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