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“Keep your idealism practical.”
— Dispiriting advice from...

Dec 30th

“Asthma is often linked to psychosomatic symptoms and to...”
— Hermione Lee, Edith Wharton ...

Dec 28th

Use by

Merry Christmas from Baltimore, where I finally arrived after a woman waiting along with me and all...

Dec 26th

Hundreds to be stranded in hotels over...

Dec 24th

Christmas miracle remains elusive

And, now I am in O’Hare, where I apparently will be for the next six hours because my flight...

Dec 24th

Hoping for a Christmas miracle

Greetings from Heathrow, where each successive anxious beat of my heart reminds me that one should...

Dec 24th

Oceans apart | Review | The Observer

Dec 22nd

Poll: 'The cultural year 2007' by | Prospect...

Dec 19th

Huckenfreude

Dec 19th

Baltimore

When my parents called me about a year ago, I knew it had to be a big deal: first of all, I almost...

Dec 19th

Redwood's date rape comments infuriate...

Dec 18th

Guardian Unlimited: Arts blog - books: The...

Dec 18th

Bad Idea Issue 5! Yay. Get it: www.badidea.co.uk.

Dec 18th

“I had The Muppets on my lunchbox when I was a kid, but that...”
— On Irish radio, responding to...

Dec 17th

I love working in the local cafe

Man: Ah! I see you are reading a book by Ian McEwan. He's such a good writer - really, the best of British. His writing is so spare and precise - unlike these 24-year-old journalists fresh out of university with all of their big words. I can't stand to read anything but hard news because of them. So! What do you do?
Jean: I'm a journalist.
Man: ....
Jean: I'm 26, though.

Dec 14th

Guardian Unlimited: Arts blog - music:...

Dec 14th

“In Paris explanations come in a predictable sequence, no...”
— Adam Gopnik, qtd in an email I...

Dec 12th

On people snogging in the grocery store,...

Authentic East End Vintage Lady: It's all right for some!
Jean: I wish my trips to Tesco were that exciting.
Snoggers: mmmmmmmmmf slurp.

Dec 12th

Anniversary

Today is the anniversary of the day last year when, by a coincidence that I would have found...

Dec 12th

How the Darwins evolved into 'canoe family' |...

Dec 10th

My friend L is coming back from her 9-month stint doing...

Dec 10th

Overseas Vote Foundation § Home

Dec 10th

The same secret | Review | The Observer

Dec 8th

Outcast Kasparov still squaring up to Putin |...

Dec 8th

Guardian Unlimited: Arts blog - books: If...

Dec 7th

London is a friendly place

Cab Queue Lady 1: Finsbury Park, please.
Cab Queue Lady 2: Oh, I'm going to Finsbury Park too! Do you mind if I get in the cab with you?
CQL1: No, I'm going to go on my own. *SLAM*
Everyone else in queue: WTF?!

Dec 6th

Guardian Unlimited: Arts blog - books: Frank...

Dec 5th

Soothing Nasal Tones

Today was not a good day in the world of working-from-home; for various reasons I ended up not...

Dec 4th

“It was as if Puffin were part of the administration of the...”
— Francis Spufford, The Child...

Dec 3rd

Guardian Unlimited: Arts blog - books: For...

Dec 3rd

Alarming

Last night I witnessed an actual fight, between two actual adults. Aside from a couple of...

Dec 2nd

Jean Hannah Edelstein reviews The Blind Side:...

Dec 2nd