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2009

December 17

November 21

October 31

September 31

August 30

July 47

June 45

May 28

April 1

March

February 18

January 59

2008

December 43

November 61

October 83

September 59

August 77

July 36

June 46

May 39

April 53

March 53

February 50

January 33

2007

December 32

November 18

October

September 1

August

July

June

May

April

March

February

January

An obituary

Maisie Edelstein was born sometime in September, 1993, in Ravena, a hamlet in upstate New York....

Sebastian and I are in a cafe,...

Except that I can’t concentrate. ‘I’m sorry,’ I say. ‘It’s just...

“Why have I invited this sadness into my life?”
— Footbelstein

In honour of my excitement of my impending return to San Francisco (well, Berkeley) this week, I...

The takeaway that I got from Coco Avant Chanel, which Lisa...

“PLEASE…..get that hair out of your face…!!!! It is not the...”
— Viewer who saw me on CNNLive...

Dear Google user who is interested in...

Email me if you’d like to get in touch with the talented designer of mine.

(himglishandfemalese)

F: [redacted relationship question]
JHE: [redacted relationship advice]
F: Jean, emails like that are the reason that your GP marked you down as 'aggressive' on your medical notes.

“Women: do you have a man? If you do, better beware. Chances...”
— It’s true: all the taken men...

Going as Far as I Can: The Ultimate Travel...

Apology for the Woman Writing by Jenny Diski...

“…you can’t just pick a football team by asking people...”
— Footbelstein

“You should be pleased he wanted your friendship and stop...”
— Mariella Frostrup, Observer...

Pejoratively...

iloveadverbs: Following the death of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, founder of the Special Olympics,...

Apparently most people don't have these...

Driver: So what do you do?
Jean: I'm a writer.
Driver: What do you write?
Jean: Well, I wrote a book.
Driver: About what?
Jean: Relationships.
Driver: Are you married?
Jean: No.
Driver: Isn't that like being a dogwalker who doesn't own a dog?

Jean: I don’t think the other people here realise that...

“Jean, I’m proud of you. But not just proud in a...”
— Sebastian reacts to me sharing...

Due to well-grounded protests...

…from people who read my blog particularly because it’s NOT about football, I’ve...

JHE Solves Your Relationship Problems:...

himglishandfemalese: And then when he doesn’t magically figure it out, because you haven’t told...

On my new football-related project

Hurrah! This Saturday marks the start of the Premiership football season, an event which I have...

'Ugh! You are so irritating and I wish...

himglishandfemalese: A central problem with our ongoing collective struggle with marriage, I...

On wearing t-shirts with words on them

I don’t. I really haven’t done since I read a volume of Judith Martin’s Miss...

On finding an album of photos from my...

So there we all are, my friends and I, sitting on the dirty utility carpet in the corridor of the...

“I hereby declare today to be DEFRIEND YOUR EX DAY (2009):...”
— Himglish and Femalese - JHE...

On magazines that should be top shelf

When I was in grad school my friend G gave an outstanding presentation on lad’s mags. ‘I have...

“In fact, just this week I read some sample chapters from a...”
— Rachelle Gardner, Literary...

On riding a bicycle whilst sporting a...

Not recommended. Really.

“It is a miraculous little machine: two bricks of cheese sit...”
— Joyce Carol Oats, The London...

On the naked man I saw in Barcelona last...

I was in a cab, being driven to my next meeting; he was strolling down Las Ramblas amidst the sweaty...

On my doctor's new beard

Never has the key imbalance of power in the doctor-patient relationship been so evident to me than...