“I walked into the theatre hoping for a nice evening and came...”
— Anthony Lane, who makes me...
— Anthony Lane, who makes me...
May 31st
Ho-hum
Since I spent last night exhorting people to start their own blogs and make them interesting, the...
May 31st
The art of confession | Art & architecture |...
May 30th
Ce soir
I am presenting a BLOGGING MASTERCLASS at the V&A. At the moment, I am preparing the...
May 30th
Sometimes
I am so excited about tomorrow that I hate to have to waste several hours sleeping. It’s...
May 28th
I don't
Recommend the hours between two and four in the morning for fretting.
May 27th
The things I will do to make people...
I went to a party at Seb’s on Friday. Seb lives on a kind of dodgy road, so I took a cab...
May 26th
“I like Sundays, but only in moderation.”
— Me, so over this rainy Bank...
— Me, so over this rainy Bank...
May 26th
Watch
BBC NEWS | Education | Long school holidays ‘should end’
Check out my former boss (and...
May 25th
Progress
In the town where I grew up, driving was a requirement if we wanted to do so much as pick up a pint...
May 24th
Still feeling pretty emo, but it was nice cake: lemon and...
May 24th
Here's the thing
When I was in university (or high school, for that matter) I used to always write my papers at the...
May 24th
Litopia Writers' Podcast
May 23rd
An appearance by Godot is more likely
I am waiting at home this morning for someone to come and repair the bits that have fallen off the...
May 23rd
Returning to regularly scheduled...
This week I have been working in an actual (temporary) job in an actual office, which somewhat...
May 22nd
The Big Green Bookshop
in Wood Green (I found it! It’s on the Piccadilly Line!) is where I will be tonight, all...
May 20th
This is Alex and Christiane. Don’t you wish they were...
May 20th
I am feeling my age
Because as I walked in to the office this morning, a young man approached me and tried to worm his...
May 19th
“[McGill] university has been a fertile recruiting ground for...”
— The ‘spy’ who...
— The ‘spy’ who...
May 18th
I got this laptop about two years ago. I’ve done a lot...
May 16th
“That article is extraordinarily good.
Sigh. I wish I could...”
— Geneva correspondent, in...
— Geneva correspondent, in...
May 16th
It is fascinating being a woman
Without fail, every month, I find myself spending a few days moping about the state of my career and...
May 15th
The comments I get on the Guardian blog are often...
May 13th
Books: How To Never Get Published
May 13th
How to outsource the slush pile | Books |...
May 13th
Hey everyone! You should come along to this brilliant Bad...
May 12th
Why I am an epic failure
I am very bad at Mother’s Day. Each year, it swings around here in England in March and I...
May 12th
A new professional challenge
So, after nearly six months, I am really feeling that I’m quite into the freelancing groove: I...
May 12th
Untitled - L (via Christiane B)
May 12th
What if Augie March were a woman? | Books |...
May 8th
We have no water again, so
I am currently breakfasting on muesli. Out of a large plastic tumbler. With a fork.
May 8th
We went for a walk with Grandpa around his neighbourhood....
May 7th
There's no place like home
And now that I’m back, I seriously need a vacation.
May 5th
2nd May, 1918.
May 2nd
Johnson snatches Tories' biggest prize |...
May 2nd
How was your flight?
Christine: I don't think I've ever been so squashed in economy class. The person in front of me pushed their chair back and the tray went right into my knees.Jean: Mine was fine. Oh, except that the plane went on fire.
May 2nd
I feel totally responsible
Apparently Boris is about to win the election? Due to foolishness, I didn’t set up an absentee...
May 1st
My kind of town
Now that my parents have left my native climes (and the family home) in upstate New York, and it is...
May 1st
Bucking the stereotype
Ross: I'm not really a typical academic.Jean: Honey, you're wearing a corduroy jacket.
Ross: You should see the one I have with elbow patches!
May 1st