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Geoff Dyer

Failure to Turn

The majordomo of literary non-fiction meditates upon his mortality, his ear hair, and his complicated feelings toward the oeuvre of Luca Guadagnino.
Jan 26, 2024
Nesrine Malik

Elder States, Man

To spend your life online is to live at one remove from reality – stand back too far, and you might find the years speeding by before your eyes.
Jan 19, 2024
Patrick Galbraith

Along the Borders

One student has the memory of his most beloved teacher dragged into sharp relief by unsavoury revelations that ended their career and life.
Jan 10, 2024
John Banville

Coming of Age

The unforgettable feeling of first love.
Dec 23, 2023
Róisín Lanigan

The Chic Young Divorcée

Making a swift 180 down the aisle.
Dec 19, 2023
Archie Cornish

An Almighty Racket

Looking for the real thing in Dublin.
Dec 4, 2023
Isobel Thompson

The Show Must Go On

Travelling Showmen in the Vale of Health.
Nov 2, 2023
Clive Martin

Treading the Boards

Why are actors so weird?
Oct 26, 2023
Archie Cornish

Winter on the Fens

A meeting with a remarkable woman hoping to revive an almost unknown British sport.
Sep 7, 2023
Clive Martin

Laugh Like you Used to

Our writer finds some proper British comedy.
Aug 7, 2023

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