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“The bigger challenge is to help the millions of parents who...”
— New Statesman - Bringing up...

Unusually, service-y

A discussion on Facebook pointed me to this rather useful part of the NUJ website, which explains...

Yesterday I received a copy of my university’s alumni magazine, which was exciting, as I...

Las Vegas

…is a place I never thought I’d go to, but thanks to The Best Freelance Gig Ever I leave...

Two essential things I read today

- Former school orchestra colleague Amy forwarded me this link with a revelation about cello-related...

Sebastian left again, for good this time (or so he claims)...

Some book reviews from the weekend...

Trauma by Patrick McGrath American Prometheus by Kai Bird and Martin J Sherwin Mad, Bad and Sad by...

“Thanks so much to Gina, Jean and Judith for braving the...”
— Giles’ post-Book Club...

Not loving the UK today.

I just cheerfully logged on to the appropriate website to fill out my online tax return - not due...

BAD IDEA magazine | The Butcher’s Shop is...

Not to go on and on about the gym, but I went this morning for the first time on a Saturday in a...

A life lesson for us all

I was really not feeling in the mood to go to the gym this morning; I slept through my alarm clock...

Looking for another photo on Flickr I discovered a...

Himglish and Femalese.1

That men are sometimes inclined to be more competitive than women in certain scenarios is something...

Last week our property managers finally decided it was time...

The Scene - The New York Times > U.S. > Slide Show...

It felt important to phone my parents yesterday, to be in touch and say, ‘did you see that?...

Language Log » Adverbial placement in the...

In honour of the specialness of yesterday, Sebastian...

After nearly a decade of living...

…I feel, today, like I own a small piece of America again. (And that may be the cheesiest...

Catching up with a backlog of New Yorkers, I read about this today - apparently they never showed it...

The Top 43 Appointees Who Helped Make Bush...

“My wife says she feels scared and lost and full of guilt....”
— Paul Kaye: ‘A dark fog...

I am excited to note that the American publishing phenomenon of late-2008, ‘How to Talk to...

“Despite the content of the Mills & Boon books becoming...”
— Britain’s oldest...

“Tony Blair was both Britain’s Obama, transforming its...”
— Interesting New York Magazine...

robot-heart: got water ? (via 7oO7oO) NO. It took all...

2050ad: Chic clutch made from recycled materials by Ecoist...

I suspect...

…that a side-effect of the current no-water period chez moi is going to be a marked increase...

Totally flattered by a drunk (or: woman’s...

“Conrad can feel old-fashioned - the portrayal of women in...”
— Classics corner: The Tale by...

“I spent about 3 hrs a day back in 1993 talking to my dear...”
— Rucksack Wanderlust I really...

Pooh Bear returns after 80-year gap - News,...

Friday

Even though I (usually) don’t work in an office, and (usually) do quite a few hours of work...

Continued adventures in my water-less...

Tonight, there wasn’t enough to cook my pasta for dinner. I had two options: a) Trek...

“The Twilight books, by comparison, their unsubtle Mormon...”
— Twilight vampires fangs by...

somethingchanged: Damned with faint praise: sports report. ...

Jean: OK, I will walk along the canal. See you in five minutes.
Seb: The canal! Don't get mugged.
Jean: Don't worry, I am taking the road that runs next to it. Besides, it's only five o'clock. The muggers don't start their shift until six.
Seb: Yeah, and I guess Hackney is so gentrified now...
Jean: The worst that could happen is that I might get hit over the head with an organic marrow.

Curried pasties and soup as Arctic hits UK |...

Treading on thin ice: The couple who took...

Today I am taking a proper sick day - a rare occasion, seeing how my job allows me to just work in...

A cry for help.

Moving = ghastly

Searching for a new flat is never easy, but it is particularly not easy this time around: first of...

Detox remedies are a waste of money, say...

Romantic New Year’s Eve sunset pic! If you don’t...

Following my unfortunate purchase of an expensive, awful...

Michelle insisted on the santa-hat-in-swimming pool shots....

At the Kachikally Crocodile Pool, the crocs are so mild in...

CREATIVE THRIFT | SUSO

POLITICALLY CONNECTED | SUSO

Faced with my first bargaining challenge in Albert Market, Banjul, I failed miserably: crumpling...

My tribute to Harold Pinter

Having been blacked out from news all week, I only just learned that Pinter died, and I am really...

“… And while American Vogue’s bottom line has faltered under...”
— TatianaTheAnonymousModel, “New...

Our visit to the Bijilo Forest Park made me realise that...

“We should have packed a man.”
— Lauren, after we discovered...

“You look like a dreary Bluestocking!”
— Mumelstein is not a fan of my...

Man banned from carrying pens | UK news | The...

Happy New Year!

I made a long list of all of the productive things that I am going to do today in the fourth hours...