Martin and Rosie
I've always said politics should be avoided on a first date, and have often been told I am wrong. In...
Joe and Jess
We're getting to the part of the year that I like to call "the drain". Not just because the days...
Mary and Rob
Entering the lions' den this week are Rob, a 33-year-old travel consultant – which I totally read wrongly with one...
The trouble with nostalgia
15 years ago today, I moved to London. I fool myself that I remember everything about it: the long ride...
Josie and Jeremy
What's the one thing that gives you away? Your particular quirk or habit that you know, once revealed, has the...
Marion and Will
It's September. That means everyone who's been telling you "the nights are drawing in" since mid-July have now moved on...
Why do white people want to say that word?
A few months ago, I was having my hair cut by a barber I hadn’t been to before. The guy...
Jahangir and David
The fag-end of summer seems finally to have been stubbed out. The air no longer smarts with the acrid pong...
My chopsticks anxiety hell
Every time I’m within 10 feet of a noodle, it’s the same. That creeping anxiety in anticipation of the inevitable;...
Happy birthday Madonna: please never, ever give in or “put it away”
Another year, another set of birthday candles for Madonna. For the 40 or so years Madonna has been putting the...
































