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I'm not watching 'Anora'
Admitting that you haven’t read/watched/consumed something is usually an argument-terminator.
Mar 8
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Rowan Davies
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Charlotte Raven, 1969–2025
As you might have seen, the journalist and writer Charlotte Raven died last week. I say ‘you might have seen’ because – despite being…
Jan 27
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Rowan Davies
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Charlotte Raven, 1969–2025
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Freaks and Geeks
A flame war veteran writes
Nov 23, 2024
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Rowan Davies
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Folklore, Myths and Legends of Britain
Reader’s Digest, 1973
Oct 29, 2022
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Tobias Sturt
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Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette
Politics, empathy and egotism in ‘macaron timeclash’
Jan 28, 2023
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Rowan Davies
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Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette
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Misunderstanding The Female Eunuch
Pulling it off my shelf for the first time in 40 years, I was expecting an entertaining comfort read.
Feb 19, 2022
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Rowan Davies
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Rejects
Oxford is a busy town.
Dec 14, 2024
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Rowan Davies
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Making memories
My dad, in a cafe on Praed St in Paddington.
Jan 27, 2024
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Rowan Davies
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Easy Rider (1969)
Directed by Dennis Hopper; written by Dennis Hopper (and Peter Fonda and Terry Southern); starring Dennis Hopper (and Peter Fonda). Saved from Dennis…
Mar 15
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Tobias Sturt
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Easy Rider (1969)
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Dead Ringers
Back in the days when I used to work for Mumsnet, there was a specific tension that often made things extremely tricky.
May 10
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Rowan Davies
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Ballet Shoes
Noel Streatfeild (Dent, 1936)
Jun 11, 2022
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Rowan Davies
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Better than it needs to be
Will this do?
Nov 9, 2024
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Rowan Davies
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