Doctors say that washing doesn’t get rid of the bacteria, virus and fungal pathogens lurking in the material. It’s a horrifying thought given I’ve got pants dating back to 1995
Every few months, the …
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Middle seats on planes are unpopular – so what can we learn from those who pick them? | Emma Beddington ⊕
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For people who love the middle seat, the attractions are many, from a taste of humility to ethical entitlement to the armrests to ‘strangermaxxing’
Embracing friction and inconvenience in our lives is…
19 days ago
Why has food become another joyless way to self-optimise? | Emma Beddington ⊖⊖
The age of ‘liquid salad’, fibremaxxing and recolonising your microbiome is here – but our meals should be about pleasure, too
The crisis point came with the sea moss. Or perhaps the hemp protein powd…
25 days ago
‘Make your homes weird,’ urges an interior designer. Me? I’ve a stuffed magpie and three pewter goats | Emma Beddington ⊖
Not to mention my dad’s lifesize wooden sheep. All homes are wacky in little and large ways. Instagram pundits please stand down
‘Your home isn’t weird enough.” So says the US interior designer Lily W…
26 days ago
Sure, kids can be annoying – but making public spaces ‘child-free’ is wrong | Emma Beddington ○
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The French rail operator SNCF has recently installed new ‘adults-only’ carriages. It’s part of a sad culture of suppressing the young that forgets we were all loud and carefree once
As a disapproving…
33 days ago
I long to have a stay-at-home son. Thankfully, there’s a little guy who will never leave me | Emma Beddington ⊕
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A surprise family member – a sweet, youthful tortoise – is staving off my maternal hunger pangs after our human offspring recently decamped
It feels pathetic to admit this, but I’m still a bit unmoore…
52 days ago
Forget all the artisanal cheese. French crisps are absolutely depraved | Emma Beddington ⊕
A trip to the supermarché this Christmas opened my eyes to crisps flavoured with Flemish stew, salted butter and other flagrant crimes
I spent Christmas in France, which was on its best behaviour: tas…
81 days ago
My dream of jet set glamour has died – in a pleather chair full of other people's crumbs | Emma Beddington ⊕⊕
The use of airport lounges is soaring, born of a desire to feel a bit special. The reality is we’re all going to end up crammed into the same awful, environmentally disastrous metal tube
The New Yorke…
3 months ago
Can SJP make wide-open handbags a trend? I hope not | Emma Beddington ⊕⊕
Over the years, the actor has popularised everything from name necklaces to giant corsages. But, with all their dark secrets, women’s handbags should remain shut ...
Vogue aired a matter of public imp…
Want to avoid anxiety, headaches and constipation? Try giving up on your goals | Emma Beddington ⊕
We’re taught from infancy that perseverance is a moral virtue and persistence pays. But what if quitters are happier and healthier?
Have you ever heard yourself saying “I’m going to do this if it kill…