Scientists of the 17th century would recognise my ailment – air ache
When a season changes I feel something halfway between yearning for memory and a premonition of oncoming.
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Cat-sitting has messed with my mind
Despite the animal treating me with disdain I decided to suck up the contempt and commit myself to the idea…
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I found a fox inside my home – I’m hoping it’s good luck
Standing between the sofa and the bookcase he looked completely wrong and out of place. He knew it too.
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Ancient wisdom helps me survive a storm, but does little for my laptop
My computer is my window on the world. I go to ridiculous lengths to protect it.
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This England: Buried treasure
This column – which, though named after a line in Shakespeare’s “Richard II”, refers to the whole of Britain –…
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A fan’s loyalty is unwavering – unlike the players they support
Life is about endless upheavals, but some – like Harry Kane in lederhosen – are hard to take.
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Subscriber of the week: Dennis O’Brien
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My latest ailment is Mild Exasperation With Everything
Is there a cure? Perhaps buying nine of the 12 volumes of the Scott Moncrieff translation of Proust will help.
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Now mine has been stolen, I realise how personal a phone is
I’ve lived in London for nearly 32 years and this is the first time it has happened to me, and…
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Letter of the week: A state’s real wealth
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Why do business people talk so loudly?
My afternoon treat of whitebait and oysters was ruined when Knob of the Year sat down at the next door…
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Who would be a student in 2023?
Undergraduates face inadequate maintenance loans, poor housing and a soaring cost of living – I feel dreadful for them.
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Subscriber of the week: Shadi Brazell
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Letter of the week: Wealth and learning
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Even a mod rally couldn’t lift my AI-induced downer
When a friend told ChatGPT to write an article in my style, I first found it mildly amusing – then…
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As we walked to a pub, a group of boys and girls emerged to yell at us – and then…
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Leaving politics behind on a liberating coastal wander
Also this week: A close encounter with Labour luvvies, and chaos at the British Museum.
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Inside a cupboard, I found the solace of solitude
Hiding among waxy coats and mud-encrusted boots, I spent two blissful hours without my phone and the internet.
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London’s charming India Club is closing, and I feel bereft
A modest candle of quirkiness and affordability has been snuffed out, so the capital can have another luxury hotel.
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