The unbendable rules of where to sit on buses
A pleasant journey is rendered suboptimal by other passengers. It is a situation for which the British are ill-prepared.
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Joan Baez haunted by heartbreak
Poring over the lyrics to Taylor Swift’s new album, I’m reminded of another tortured muse.
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Letter of the week: Context dependence
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This England: Rolling blunder
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Subscriber of the week: Mark Richardson
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Spring’s lighter evenings have brought me back to life
It’s a cruel and twisted joke that this country is kept dark all winter because of our obsession with GMT.
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The superhuman I’d pictured turns out to be a super human indeed
I finally meet the boxer I’ve heard so much about. Unexpectedly, we hit it off.
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