By Mark Forsyth Over the weekend, I happened to go viral. Or rather a single paragraph from a book I wrote called The Elements of…
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The fashion trends for 2022
By Jenessa Williams From an emphatic embrace of biker looks and ruffled feathers to the introduction of lampshade skirts, here are the trends that fashion…
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Let’s not say ‘pip pip’ to our most poetic expressions
By Adrian Chiles A survey revealed that certain idioms are falling out of use. But we may miss their playfulness I’ve never used the expression…
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Oxford Children’s Word of the Year 2021 is Anxiety
The Oxford University Press has announced ‘Anxiety’ as the Oxford Children’s Word of the Year 2021. For over a decade, experts and academic researchers in…
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Be grateful: It may improve your health
Be thankful for what you have—it might improve your physical and mental health, according to a new global study that uses cell phone data. People…
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