The puppy blues are real (and the best advice I received)Like a lot of people who have always wanted a dog, lockdown finally seemed like the perfect time to do it. Pre-COVID, I had been working…Jan 11, 2021Jan 11, 2021
Always never be optimisingIt’s not the done thing, I know — but I’ve always kind of liked Gwyneth Paltrow. OK, she’s descended into self-parody now, and her refusal…Dec 12, 2020Dec 12, 2020
Olivia Harrison: The coolest Beatle’s wife and why I hated Marriage StoryI really hated the movie ‘Marriage Story’ and I especially hated the dismissive reference to coolest Beatle wife Olivia HarrisonAug 31, 2020Aug 31, 2020
Kingdom: Cage-fighters in Venice Beach and my unexpected love affair with Jay KulinaI’m not really the target market for Kingdom, the American TV series that has recently dropped on Netflix in the UK. It’s a soap…Aug 25, 2020Aug 25, 2020
Pop goes the culture: how books and TV let me down now I’m ‘middle-aged’When I was 12, the mopey suburban angst of My So-Called Life made me feel less alone in the world, infinitely better about my sad pre-teen…Aug 25, 2020Aug 25, 2020