A moment that changed me: Ben Okri – realising my dream to become a novelist at the age of 19
Family legend has it that I began reading the Times at around the age of four. At school in London I was that kid who stuck his hand up to …
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Wet Leg’s Chaise Longue is No 1 in the Festive 50
Whoever it was that likened the single Chaise Longue from Wet Leg’s forthcoming debut album to “the funny track at No 6 in John Peel’s Festive 50, for those old …
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Three things with Angus Stone: ‘I most regret losing a cowboy boot, nicked backstage. They only took one’
When the world first met Angus and Julia Stone, it was as a duo. The sibling act began releasing gentle folk-pop music in 2006, swiftly finding global success with hits …
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How to move: with asthma
Around one in 10 Australians – 2.7 million people – suffer from asthma, a chronic condition involving inflammation and narrowing of the airways. This can cause breathing difficulties, wheezing, chest …
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Wordle: why the inventor of the fiendishly addictive online game doesn’t want your money
Name: Wordle. Age: Nearly three months old. Appearance: Thirty empty boxes in six rows; the rest is up to you. What am I supposed to do? Guess the word. What …
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Make a splash: the challenge of learning to kayak
For as long as I have run, I have hoofed unathletically alongside canals and rivers – I come out in hives if I breathe too hard near roads. And for …
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I was feeling smug reading about the odd ways people injured themselves – until I remembered the explosion at our Christmas dinner
The start of January is not a boom time for lifestyle statistics. It’s all resolutions and intentions, all inputs, no outputs. But it’s a great time, thanks to NHS Digital …
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