Diary

The national comic instinct to find the funniest possible angle on things going wrong British comedy … Why British Humour Runs on FailureRead more

Default dated narratives, unranked

A dialect that mistakes itself for neutrality

Standing on the shoreline at seven in the morning, I had a great deal of time … I Signed Up for a Cold Water Swimming Group and Immediately Regretted Every Decision Leading to ThisRead more

Paige Shiver on comedy, legend, and Henry’s second act There’s a long tradition in British legend … Knightsbridge, Myth, and a King Who Insists He’s Still Relevant: Reading Henry Is BackRead more

A diary entry on a flagship opening and the hundred thirty year thread connecting it back … Burberry Just Opened At Number One Sloane Street And The Company’s Own History Made This Feel Like A Genuine HomecomingRead more

A diary entry on Hans Town, an architect named Henry Holland, and fields that became one … Sloane Street Actually Began As A Lease Granted In Seventeen Seventy Seven And I Finally Traced The Whole Origin Story ProperlyRead more

A diary entry on layers within layers and a site that has already been rebuilt at … Thirty To Thirty Three Sloane Street Is Being Redeveloped Again And I Traced What Actually Stood There Before The Buildings Being Redeveloped NowRead more

A diary entry on actually learning the RNLI’s cold water shock survival technique properly, rather than … I Practiced Float To Live In A Warm Pool And It Was Considerably Harder Than It SoundsRead more

A diary entry on connecting a residential trend to the shopfronts I usually cover separately Monday, … American Tech Money Is Now Driving Knightsbridge’s Property Market And I Think That Shift Explains More Than The Retail Boom AloneRead more