Tag: Non-fiction
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Staggering Hubris: The Memoir Of Boris Johnson’s Most Classic Spad: The ‘Rona Years, Vol. 1
“2019 was a year to celebrate! We overcame Corbyn and his Bolshevik revolution and successfully duped the northerners into thinking we care about them (lol) to win an enormous election victory; Brexit is in the oven/defrosting/ready to be put in the microwave at some point and we have Boris at the helm.”
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Let Me Tell You What I Mean
“Make a place available to the eyes, and in certain ways it is no longer available to the imagination.”
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Wow, No Thank You
“Hello, 911? I’ve been lying awake for an hour each night, reliving a two-second awkward experience I had in front of a casual acquaintance three years ago, for eight months.”
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10 Books for your December Holidays
I’m a South African living in the UK, meaning I get some strange looks when I refer to December as the “Summer Holidays”. I’m in London this year, though, so I’m going to be neutral and say this is a round-up for your December holidays, rather than giving in to the temptation of a “Cozy […]
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Ayoade On Top
“Cinema helps us to remember that although we all have the right to shine, some of us must shine in the background, out of focus, and not too brightly.”
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How Do We Know We’re Doing It Right: Essays on Modern Life
“In an age when we are ever more targeted and profiled and mined for information, reading a book allows you to be, for so long as the covers hold you, truly quiet and undisturbed.”
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Me Talk Pretty One Day
“I find it ridiculous to assign a gender to an inanimate object incapable of disrobing and making an occasional fool of itself.”