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Category: Columns

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Ugly Feelings: Send me to the Seaside

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Diaries of a Thought Son: The museum of all my memories

by Jaami Al-Choudhury November 12, 2025November 12, 2025
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The Intermediary: On Parisian Heists and Cinematic Self-Parody

by Amelie Roscoe November 11, 2025November 11, 2025
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Luddite Renaissance: Eleven Months with a Dumbphone

by Noah Petts November 10, 2025November 10, 2025
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Second Draft: Introductions and long words

by Eleanor Davies November 10, 2025November 10, 2025
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‘So am I looking at a sex addict?’ And a lost art for seduction.

by Adrien Grün November 7, 2025November 21, 2025
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Your College Auntie: Hello, Freshers!

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Risk Appetite: On Eating Alone

by Valerie Wu November 5, 2025November 4, 2025
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Luddite Renaissance: A Case for Limiting Laptops in the Classroom

by Noah Petts October 28, 2025October 27, 2025
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