I’ve got a new book out this week, which is why I’m sitting here on a Saturday morning typing up this lovely review – promo never sleeps, guys. On the operating table today we have ...

Time was, I would review this Blind Date column every week, but nowadays it’s very rare for me to do two weeks in a row. Time gets away from me, my brain doesn’t work on Saturday mornings any more, I ...

Fate has thrown together in the Guardian Blind Date blender of doom Imelda, 56, a local authority officer, and Jayesh, 66, who works in medical devices. Two jobs I want to know absolutely nothing more ...

What a week, huh? Let’s never speak of it again. But before we Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind the last few days – or should we go back and do the last few months? – let’s spend an evening with ...

Please buy my books so I can be a successful author and die of something more interesting than starvation or boredom. • Junior and Lizzie ate at Namaaste Highgate, London N6 before lockdown 2. They ...

Mid-February looms, pink hearts and helium balloons festoon shop windows and Moonpig have cancelled all staff leave – Valentine’s Week is upon us. What are you doing for it? Sitting in a Frankie & ...

You know when people who aren’t famous or popular enough to have advanced features on Instagram say things like, “link in bio”? This is like that. Here are those links!

In these serious times, there is a feeling of guilt attached to frivolity. A sense, perhaps, that you’re playing MarioKart while Rome frazzles. Political intrigue has rendered showbiz gossip ...

The next edition of my newsletter The truth about everything* goes out at 00:01 on Wednesday 27 October. It’s on why we like Adele even if we’re not fans of her ...

October! When Haribo finally gets its sh•t together and launches 1,200 different types of foamy gummies shaped like skulls. Kicking off ‘Pumpkin Spice/Instagram collage/I’m wearing a scarf 24-7 even ...

Today, in the Guardian’s lo-fi Tinder match, Bruno, 44, who works in aviation, meets Lydia, 36, a teacher. Works in aviation how, I wonder? Pilot? Cabin crew? Person who stands at the gate in a lurid ...

How do you solve a problem like Alexandra? Maybe she isn’t the problem. I was bullied at school. I may have mentioned it. From my very first day, when I ran enthusiastically to the Wendy house and put ...