Enid Blyton
Whores of phwoar: women talking dirty
Jonathon Green is a tosher. As a lexicographer he dives into archives and emerges with armfuls of slangy curios, such…
Lucy Mangan has enough comic energy to power the National Grid
After three hot-water-bottle-warmed evenings of highly satisfying bedtime reading, I can confirm that, even in a world where Francis Spufford’s…
Debate: Is boarding school cruel?
Being sent away from home can make – or break – a child
Stop censoring Enid Blyton!
PC versions of children’s classics were always doomed to fail
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Whether or not you believe in the afterlife, death remains an impenetrable mystery. One moment a person is making jokes…
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‘Oh no! What have I tweeted..?’
‘He used to be just a manspreader.’
Narcissus feels outnumbered
‘We’re here about the superforecaster job.’
‘I can’t get on the housing ladder.’
‘I’ve been made Impermanent Secretary.’
‘Yes, you could say we’re self-isolating.’
‘And let’s all try to be a little bit kinder.’
‘The job does come with strings attached.’