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Embarrassing
About 10 years ago, a company called MasterClass started becoming popular. It was essentially elevated YouTube aimed at helping people improve their skills in particular domains. Instead of watching some scratchy 720p video filmed on an iPhone by WokGod380 teaching you how to make a Pad Thai, you could have Gordon Ramsay in 4k teach…
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Trout
The humble trout is an underrated fish. It’s affordable, easy to cook, versatile, and tasty. Highly recommend it, particularly with a fresh salad and capers.
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Second City?
What is the second city in your country? It’s a super interesting question to think about. Some countries have a very small gap between the first and second city; places like Australia (Sydney and Melbourne), Russia (Moscow and St Petersburg) and China (Beijing and Shanghai). Others are enormous; what is France’s second city? Marseille? Lyon?…
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Back in the pocket
For about a month, I have been missing my wallet. I had only two clues to work with regarding it’s whereabouts: So I knew it was most likely in the house, and courtesy of my young daughter and low conscientious personality, that meant that I would be searching through a proverbial haystack of toys strewn…
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Boys’ Night
Last night I organised a boy’s evening. We’re all dads, so it’s often pretty disorganized; one had to pull out as his daughter was unwell, another had to leave early, one could only make it later. Didn’t bother me. It was a beautiful day, and I was able to sit outside, have a few beers,…
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There are some sports stories that break off the proverbial backpage and enter mainstream discourse. Jackie Robertson playing in the majors. Lance Armstrong cheating. Eddie the Eagle. Now, we can add Man City to the story. For those who haven’t been inundated with this story in their feed, let me give you a quick rundown.…
