I’ve done the literary equivalent of sucking my thumb while listening to a lullaby of my own opinions – Pandora Sykes’ how do we know we’re doing it right? was an experience that had me… More
Mid-Week Pick’n Mix
A few tried and tested beauty hacks and holiday reads.
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Weekend Read: Rodham
Life is not fair. Unless maybe if you’re the Satan who’s watching the world from the Satan-place (possibly together with Karma). I knew this, and was again reminded of the theory of it when I read Maria Konnikova’s brilliant The Biggest Bluff. Life is absolutely not fair, even if your crystal collection tells you otherwise.
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Mad as a Hatter And Twice as Twisted
Much of film and TV-production has been put on hold because of the pandemic, but recently we have been absolutely spoiled with world-class entertainment, namely the gross details coming from the Depp-Heard libel suit, currently ongoing in the UK. Get your popcorn ready! This way to the Mad Hatter’s tea party!
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New Perfume
I did say I wouldn’t get a new perfume during the pandemic so as not to have it forever remind me of this wretched time. So I did get one.
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When Nobody’s Chill
– Is that you, Karen? “Sounds like karenism to me, everybody let’s attack!” And so it goes, this summer’s special soundtrack of another way of effectively shaming women into silence.
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On Chancing, Bluffing and Winning
Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.*
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