Student grants and the luxury of freedom
I remember summer 1994. Wet Wet Wet were no.1 in the charts for what felt like for ever, the weather...
Guardian Blind Date review: Lucy and Vik
In the Guardian Blind Date this week, we get Paul Newman, our very first mention of Pokémon Go, some horrendous...
Lucy and Vik
Closing the door – that's the hardest part when you're single, and live alone. Whether it's a slam, a satisfying...
The beauty in goodbye
I have long been obsessed with finding something beautiful and romantic about an ending. I've never warmed to nostalgia or...
Lou and George
It's always hard to return from a vacation. You step out, blinking furiously, into the airport terminal to be greeted...
Alastair and Charlotte
We live in dark times, you may have noticed. The country is taking it in turns to feel angry and...
Jon and Karen
Appearances can be deceptive. It sounds obvious to say it but most of us, when we look at someone...
The Last First Date
It isn’t a date. Definitely not. We are not meeting with a view to anything other than having a few...
Did we meme our way to Brexit?
Brexit. Can there be anything left to say? Trade agreements, negotiations, Norway, £350 million, Farage? No, probably not. However, once...
Simon and Caz
There used to be a really interesting looking shop on Shepherd's Bush Road in Hammersmith, the quirky middle-class kind of place...






























