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The incandescent and the immovable

I went to Ometepe in search of a view, but found something closer to a memory. The island floats inside Lake Nicaragua, its twin volcanoes rising like ancient lungs out...

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“Have you heard the new Laufey album?”

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The maddening art of procrastination

In delaying and avoiding writing this piece, I am succumbing to exactly what many...

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To read or not to read?

It’s 5pm and I’m standing on a packed, unmoving train, somewhere between Swindon and...

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I have a disturbing secret to admit, which might cause people to think I’m crazy, and Katie Hopkins to think I’m smelly: I’m vegan. I...

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I can’t think of many better ways to be welcomed into a café than with a wall of dog photos. Luckily, customers at Coffeesmith...

Food in Ramadan: Fast or feast?

Take a deep breath in, and hold. Hold it for as long as you are able to (without passing out), and then, once your...

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“Yet though they might be close physically, sometimes watching these videos makes me feel worlds away from the lives they live”

To all the pubs we’ve loved before – Three Goats Heads

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The first hurdle is whether used utensils even reach the kitchen, let alone the sink, and the appropriate time for them to do so.

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A guide for the impromptu undergraduate tour guide

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The incandescent and the immovable

“Have you heard the new Laufey album?”

The maddening art of procrastination

To read or not to read?

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