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Nicholas Lezard

Nicholas Lezard is a literary critic for the Guardian and also writes for the Independent. He writes the Down and Out in London column for the New Statesman.

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Lifestyle
If you want your hair cut well, opt for a bald-headed barber – preferably called Tony
16 May 2013

Nicholas Lezard's "Down and Out" column.

Lifestyle
My selfish shellfish behavior has ensured the farmers’ market is no longer my oyster
02 May 2013

Nicholas Lezard's "Down and Out" column.

Society
Every good Hovel has a secret room (ashtray included)
01 May 2013

Nicholas Lezard's "Down and Out" column.

Society
How to be classy, even when you’re teetering on the edge of the precariat
25 April 2013

Nicholas Lezard's "Down and Out" column.

Lifestyle
Outside the Tube, I was nearly knocked over by the wind. Is Cameron in control of the skies?
09 April 2013

Nicholas Lezard's "Down and Out" column.

Society
A lesson can be learned from the violent death of my old friend Mousie
27 March 2013

Nicholas Lezard's "Down and Out" column.

Lifestyle
These boots weren’t made for walking – they were made for moaning about
21 March 2013

Nicholas Lezard's "Down and Out" column.

Health
Getting a telling off from your children is one of those parental rites of passage
14 March 2013

Nicholas Lezard's "Down and Out in London" column.

Health
A traumatic visit to the family dentist reveals that my teeth are furred up like a kettle
07 March 2013

Nicholas Lezard's "Down and Out" column.

Lifestyle
Money has its own gravity:when it disappears, it takes everything with it
28 February 2013

Nicholas Lezard's "Down and Out" column.

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