Machell’s Guide to Surviving Modern Life IX: Making the News Bearable
Things either happen or don’t happen. If they don’t happen, talking about them as happenings would be fiction. If they do happen, the question
Things either happen or don’t happen. If they don’t happen, talking about them as happenings would be fiction. If they do happen, the question
Driving’s a funny old thing: some go wild for it, some are unmoved by it (metaphorically, at least), and some endure it with gritted teeth.
Man, as Aristotle had it, is a political animal, and naturally converges together – in villages, towns and cities. The urban high street, then, should
‘Ah, so you’re in advertising?’ These are words which Machell has found useful to deploy when beginning – and simultaneously ending – conversations. But
The Christmas season is upon us, a time to savour the goodwill – and also survive the godawful – among men. In the spirit of
The gym is a space consecrated to pain. But perhaps the most testing workout of all is the mental strain of handling other people’s irksome
Mercy me: the restaurant is too pretentious for words, but you’re determined to enjoy the evening. You won’t, of course, be indulging the worst
We humans are social animals, and conversation is part of the fabric of daily life. So why can it sometimes be such grim going? Because
Any civilised person already obeys the three golden rules of public transport: don’t put bags on seats, don’t eat hot food, and (for the love
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