Dr Andrew King’s coming book describes today’s Tinder-dominated dating scene as an unholy blend of anxiety projection, the distorted politics of self-esteem, and impersonal algorithms. As a result, modern dating is wholly inadequate for solving the age-old problem of mate-selection. It’s not every day that I ask a man about dating advice, especially not oneContinue reading “Swipe Left for Decades of Bad Dating Advice”
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Top Gear Producer’s Memoir Motors Along at a Safe Pace
Top Gear and The Grand Tour producer Andy Wilman gives his perspective on two decades of auto-motive chaos, endless quiche buffets, and a graphic warning about dodgy salad. His memoir is a deceptively simple nostalgic look at a cultural juggernaut that presented as chaos but was actually precision engineering, arriving regularly like a rusty VolvoContinue reading “Top Gear Producer’s Memoir Motors Along at a Safe Pace”
Chasing the White Lotus?
Give your skin some thought. By Lee Russell Wilkes Razor Burn in Paradise? Travel means clogged pores and irritated skin. Thank the sweat, seawater and suncream – the perfect combination for wrecked skin. Think 7-Eleven stocks your Men’s Health approved boutique aftershave on Thai islands that suffer brownouts? You’ll need a wet shave that won’tContinue reading “Chasing the White Lotus?”
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