Birds aren’t real and this man wants the world to know
The Birds Aren’t Real movement is a combination of post-truth satire and Gen-Z s**tposting. But is Peter McIndoe on the…
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Why I can’t stop watching Lisa Eldridge’s makeup videos
I haven’t put on a scrap of slap since the beginning of March, and yet I am glued to her…
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The Reddit fiction series How To Survive Camping is my lockdown salvation
These anonymous supernatural stories have nothing to do with our quarantined world, but the rules to survive camping aren’t so different…
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Why intimate first-person newsletters are my saving grace during lockdown
My favourite newsletters, most of which use the platform TinyLetter, are an easy delight during this time of unease.
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Bob Mortimer’s Train Guy exposes the absurdity of workplace culture
Train Guy is the archetypal tosser from the ever-booming management classes – the sort of high-grade professional we find we can currently do…
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Under lockdown, I look to the stars – and online horoscopes – for escapism
Before I go to sleep, I visit a bright and shiny place where a proverbial hand is always on one’s shoulder, advice is…
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Why we should all be watching Stacey Solomon’s Instagram Stories during self-isolation
Solomon's mundane and silly videos brighten every day I spend in lockdown: hers is not a typical celebrity Instagram account.
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Why I can’t stop watching Gregg Wallace’s workout tips
Let television's favourite grocer, Instagram's most prolific fitness champion and a self-proclaimed “bald king” get you through lockdown.
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