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Aug 14, 2026
I have a confession: as a child I was the biggest Harry Potter fan in the muggle world. I had the books in special-edition hardback. A Gryffindor cloak. A collection of fiberglass...
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Jul 15, 2026
Seventy-five years ago this week, a book was released which, according to one exasperated parent, included 237 uses of the word “goddamn”, 58 of “bastard” and...
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Jun 25, 2026
The first Englishman to reach the New World brought home chips and fags. Or so we were told: many of us will remember primary-school lessons on Sir Walter Raleigh, fresh from...
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Mar 5, 2026
You can’t pop to Trader Joe’s for a pint of milk these days without having to fight through squadrons of Carolyn Bessette Kennedys preening by the fridge aisle....
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Jan 22, 2026
Over on TikTok, chivalry is not dead. Feeds are being bombarded by version after version of the same video: an AI-generated medieval princess stands in a dark cathedral, hands joined...
Aug 14, 2026I have a confession: as a child I was the biggest Harry Potter fan in the muggle world. I had the books in special-edition hardback. A Gryffindor cloak. A collection of fiberglass...
Jul 15, 2026Seventy-five years ago this week, a book was released which, according to one exasperated parent, included 237 uses of the word “goddamn”, 58 of “bastard” and...
Jun 25, 2026The first Englishman to reach the New World brought home chips and fags. Or so we were told: many of us will remember primary-school lessons on Sir Walter Raleigh, fresh from...
Mar 5, 2026You can’t pop to Trader Joe’s for a pint of milk these days without having to fight through squadrons of Carolyn Bessette Kennedys preening by the fridge aisle....
Jan 22, 2026Over on TikTok, chivalry is not dead. Feeds are being bombarded by version after version of the same video: an AI-generated medieval princess stands in a dark cathedral, hands joined...