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“So anyway, we were talking about my birth plans, which were...”
— Zoe William on birth-partner...

“Greetings from Amazon.co.uk. We’ve noticed that...”
— This morning’s Amazon...

“‘Jean’, you are thinking. ‘What do the romantic debacles of...”
— Himglish and Femalese

Amazing things you learn from Google...

There are a lot, A LOT, of people googling variations of ‘I love British men’. So take...

Lauren gives me romantic advice

Lauren: [redacted romantic advice]
Jean: Wow! That is exactly what Jean Hannah Edelstein would say!
Lauren: I know! I read her whole book.

“One possibility is that women’s identity has always...”
— This narcissism epidemic is...

“Iced versions of normal coffee such as frappuccinos contain...”
— Calories in iced coffees...

Taxi Driver: You're coming home late.
Jean: Yes, my flight to Gatwick was delayed by three hours. And I have to go to a wedding in about four hours from now. *sighs*
TD: Sorry to say this, but you're not going to look pretty.
Jean: Well, fortunately, it is not my wedding.

On the club sandwich

The club sandwich is not a good sandwich. How many times have you thought, Ah, what I would really...

“And I think I know why: the joie de vivre of the Death Match...”
— Put boring literary evenings...

On whistling

I’ve been a whistler for at least a decade. Growing up, I played the cello and the piano and...

“Liked the blog entry about your head. But really, people...”
— My wee sister has a way of...

On having an enormous head

When I was a Young Jean, I used to read the articles in women’s magazines that instructed one...

Homophonically...

iloveadverbs: I recently received an invitation to my brother’s wedding. Included in the...

My friends Oli and Emily kindly snapped this photo of...

On the semiotics of text message...

I finally got a new phone yesterday (if you know me, please text me your number as I don’t have it)...

City shorts on trial / Life and Style / The...

Is the new trend to remove eyebrows a...

“Print will never die while people have weekend brunch...”
— A Conversation With Jess,...

Film review: 35 Shots of Rum | Film | The Observer Lisa and...

“Another is set in a laboratory in which two male scientists...”
— Unfortunately, the...

Letters to JHE: Further thoughts on...

himglishandfemalese: …I am a nice person and friendly to people I meet, and only turn into...

“It’s been ages since a bit of book-related news made...”
— The ‘dark side’ of...

View from the ferry between Denmark and Germany. This is...

Amazing little beach hut/bench contraptions an die Ostsee!

Review: Pop Babylon by Imogen Edwards-Jones...

Review: Consolation by James Wilson | Books |...

Fellow cyclists, do you also have this...

Whenever I ride I find I feel totally compelled to go at maximum possible speed, which makes me...

Authors feel the pinch as recession-hit...

Tate perfects the modern art of living...

“A large number of women want to avoid pain. Some just...”
— It’s good for women to...

OK, so only Ben is an animal

Jean: ...and then I found a bow tie and a belt in Sebastina's basket!
Ben: Yes, those were mine.

Denmark slideshow! Photos by Lauren.

“I understand the value of experimenting with new forms, but...”
— Quoth I. And with that, N and...

You people are animals

I’ve mentioned before that people tend to leave detritus in Sebastina’s basket when I...

JHE Solves Your Relationship Problems:...

himglishandfemalese: …’Hi Todd, I got your text message from last night - yikes!...

The airport is completely empty.

Jean: (Super cheerful) Excuse me?
Ryanair Lady: (Silent, disgusted glare of acknowledgement)
Jean: (Trying to endure cheer) I'm on the last flight to London and wondered if there was any chance that I could get on the earlier flight?
Ryanair Lady: NO.

Notes from Schleswig-Holstein

- Dreaming: that I was writing the AP German language exam - something that I never did in high...

On literary Lamaze

I was talking to a dear friend on the phone last night; she was holding her four-day-old son as we...

somethingchanged: East London, a strange circuitous double...

“Consequently, de Botton said he posted a response to the...”
— Alain de Botton tells New York...

“In history class, in seventh grade (or as we like to say in...”
— Our True North, Malcolm...

“You drink instant coffee. The food arrives. Fried eggs,...”
— The London Review of...

Gratuitous picture of me and my sister, who is down from...

Best neighbour Jude sweetly baked me a birthday cake. After...

…and then the next night, he brought the remaining...