No single word can sum up 2020 – a truth I have acknowledged while sub-editing this magazine
For the first time, the Oxford English Dictionary chose not to pick a Word of the Year – but Covid-19 has certainly…
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What the New Atheists got wrong
At a retreat centre that was once Buddhist, I realise the human yearning for religion can take us to strange…
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Every trip to Waitrose is a lesson in humiliation, but I keep going back for more
As I try to cut back on household expenses, I consider seeking refuge in the Co-op, where there are no…
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In an old box sits mum’s scrapbook – labelled, in her neat writing, “A Few Tried and Tested Recipes”
As I read her instructions for an “Easy Boxing Day Buffet”, I wonder how different Christmas will feel this year.
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When the underbelly of Brighton reveals itself, all I have to keep me safe is a kebab
Only Friday and Saturday nights are usually lively in the city, but the night before lockdown the air is thrilling…
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The novelty of idle time has worn off. Life in a pandemic is repetitive, and I am bored
The sociologist Martin Doehlemann lays out four types of boredom, and I have experienced them all over lockdown.
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An expired laptop is yet further proof that Fortune’s Wheel still has me in a spin
October has hit me with an array of misfortunes, yet with a happy development in my personal life, things are…
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Caleb Femi: “Poetry is the art of the people”
The poet and former Young People’s Laureate for London discusses police racism, growing up on the North Peckham estate, and working…
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