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January 2023
- 7 Jan 2023 One sentence on the rest of the books I read in 2022 7 Jan 2023
December 2022
- 18 Dec 2022 This year, I… 18 Dec 2022
- 3 Dec 2022 Winter Smorgasbord 3 Dec 2022
October 2022
- 30 Oct 2022 October Smorgasbord 30 Oct 2022
- 9 Oct 2022 Revising my novel (again!) 9 Oct 2022
September 2022
- 24 Sept 2022 September Smorgasboard 24 Sept 2022
- 18 Sept 2022 Smorgasbord: on the value of link roundups 18 Sept 2022
August 2022
- 21 Aug 2022 Ukraine, 6 months on 21 Aug 2022
- 14 Aug 2022 Greece 2022 14 Aug 2022
July 2022
- 31 Jul 2022 One sentence on every book I've read so far this year 31 Jul 2022
- 3 Jul 2022 A (belated) Happy Pride & some links 3 Jul 2022
May 2022
- 15 May 2022 I got covid. Here are some links. 15 May 2022
April 2022
- 24 Apr 2022 My latest column (& a reading list on diet culture) 24 Apr 2022
- 17 Apr 2022 Are Irish streets safe for LGBTQIA+ people? 17 Apr 2022
March 2022
- 26 Mar 2022 Mother’s day, March recs & some writing news 26 Mar 2022
February 2022
- 27 Feb 2022 Writing is always beginning again 27 Feb 2022
- 19 Feb 2022 Can you see the rainbow? 19 Feb 2022
- 12 Feb 2022 A reading list on love 12 Feb 2022
- 6 Feb 2022 Comfort food 6 Feb 2022
January 2022
- 21 Jan 2022 2021: A year in reading 21 Jan 2022
- 13 Jan 2022 New Year, Same You 13 Jan 2022
December 2021
- 30 Dec 2021 The best of 2021 30 Dec 2021
- 19 Dec 2021 My year in writing (2021) 19 Dec 2021
- 17 Dec 2021 A poem + some recs 17 Dec 2021
- 9 Dec 2021 Living without the internet 9 Dec 2021
- 2 Dec 2021 “This is never going to end, is it?” 2 Dec 2021
November 2021
- 26 Nov 2021 Revisiting Obama’s ‘A Promised Land’ 26 Nov 2021
- 19 Nov 2021 Wintering 19 Nov 2021
- 13 Nov 2021 Is there a better way to write about the climate crisis? 13 Nov 2021
- 13 Nov 2021 “He took her life, stole her future” 13 Nov 2021
February 2021
- 23 Feb 2021 What’s missing from mainstream media coverage of the Coronavirus pandemic 23 Feb 2021
- 7 Feb 2021 Will it ever end? 7 Feb 2021
May 2020
- 20 May 2020 The Covid 19 pandemic will lead to a loneliness pandemic 20 May 2020
- 8 May 2020 The best things I've read/watched/listened to (so far) on the Covid 19 pandemic 8 May 2020
March 2020
- 17 Mar 2020 From my bunker to yours 17 Mar 2020
December 2019
- 28 Dec 2019 The best of 2019 28 Dec 2019
October 2019
- 28 Oct 2019 Recommendations (October 2019) 28 Oct 2019
July 2019
- 28 Jul 2019 Recommendations (July 2019) 28 Jul 2019
- 28 Jul 2019 Should I shave my head? 28 Jul 2019
- 26 Jul 2019 Who should the democrats nominate? 26 Jul 2019
- 8 Jul 2019 Joe Biden is not a strong candidate. Let’s stop focusing all our attention on him. 8 Jul 2019
June 2019
- 30 Jun 2019 The best books I’ve read so far in 2019 30 Jun 2019
- 3 Jun 2019 What have we learned from the 2019 local and European elections? 3 Jun 2019
May 2019
- 27 May 2019 America 2020 - first impressions 27 May 2019
- 27 May 2019 Recommendations (May 2019) 27 May 2019
April 2019
- 28 Apr 2019 “I should buy an internet and learn how to use it” 28 Apr 2019
- 28 Apr 2019 Why I’ve (mostly) quit social media 28 Apr 2019
- 28 Apr 2019 On blogging 2 28 Apr 2019
March 2019
- 31 Mar 2019 Recommendations (March 2019) 31 Mar 2019
- 31 Mar 2019 Mother’s day is hard 31 Mar 2019
- 29 Mar 2019 A reading list for mother’s day 29 Mar 2019
- 24 Mar 2019 Revisiting the Clinton/Lewinsky affair 24 Mar 2019
- 2 Mar 2019 Life just whizzes past unless you make time for yourself 2 Mar 2019
February 2019
- 28 Feb 2019 We made it to February 28 Feb 2019
January 2019
- 6 Jan 2019 What the 2016 election taught us about women, power and “authenticity” 6 Jan 2019
- 1 Jan 2019 Best of the year (2018) 1 Jan 2019
December 2018
- 2 Dec 2018 Millennials aren’t entitled. They’re screwed. 2 Dec 2018
October 2018
- 7 Oct 2018 On ‘The Rules Do Not Apply” and privilege 7 Oct 2018
September 2018
- 30 Sept 2018 The New York Review of Books was right to fire Ian Buruma 30 Sept 2018
November 2016
- 21 Nov 2016 The Trump horror reading list 21 Nov 2016
October 2016
- 23 Oct 2016 On blogging 23 Oct 2016
September 2016
- 4 Sept 2016 In Praise of Autumn 4 Sept 2016
August 2016
- 28 Aug 2016 I’m thankful that 28 Aug 2016
- 1 Aug 2016 Seven stories on infidelity 1 Aug 2016
August 2015
- 23 Aug 2015 Finding a reading system that works (or, an Instapaper vs Pocket showdown) 23 Aug 2015
- 23 Aug 2015 Enormous eye 23 Aug 2015
December 2014
- 31 Dec 2014 An incomplete list of the best of 2014 31 Dec 2014
- 17 Dec 2014 Currently (Dec 2014) 17 Dec 2014
November 2014
- 30 Nov 2014 Currently (Nov 2014) 30 Nov 2014
October 2014
- 27 Oct 2014 The Happiness Industry 27 Oct 2014
- 18 Oct 2014 Quick thoughts on entrepreneurship & “self-care” 18 Oct 2014
- 16 Oct 2014 Books I’ve Read - summer 2014 16 Oct 2014
June 2014
- 10 Jun 2014 The 5 pieces of advice I always give writers 10 Jun 2014
May 2014
- 25 May 2014 What Happens When a Spiritual Leader Runs for Congress 25 May 2014
- 10 May 2014 The new metrics of success 10 May 2014
April 2014
- 27 Apr 2014 My morning routine 27 Apr 2014
- 13 Apr 2014 34 things to expect when you move to New York 13 Apr 2014
- 6 Apr 2014 Show Your Work 6 Apr 2014
March 2014
- 24 Mar 2014 66 things I’ve done (& wanna do) in New York 24 Mar 2014
- 6 Mar 2014 Don’t quit in the middle. 6 Mar 2014
February 2014
- 16 Feb 2014 Recommended Reads (Feb 2014) 16 Feb 2014
January 2014
- 14 Jan 2014 My perfectly imperfect scarf 14 Jan 2014

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Advice
- 27 Oct 2014 The Happiness Industry 27 Oct 2014
- 18 Oct 2014 Quick thoughts on entrepreneurship & “self-care” 18 Oct 2014
- 10 May 2014 The new metrics of success 10 May 2014
- 6 Mar 2014 Don’t quit in the middle. 6 Mar 2014
Best of
- 30 Dec 2021 The best of 2021 30 Dec 2021
- 28 Oct 2019 Recommendations (October 2019) 28 Oct 2019
- 28 Jul 2019 Recommendations (July 2019) 28 Jul 2019
- 27 May 2019 Recommendations (May 2019) 27 May 2019
- 28 Apr 2019 “I should buy an internet and learn how to use it” 28 Apr 2019
- 31 Mar 2019 Recommendations (March 2019) 31 Mar 2019
- 28 Feb 2019 We made it to February 28 Feb 2019
- 1 Jan 2019 Best of the year (2018) 1 Jan 2019
Books
- 7 Jan 2023 One sentence on the rest of the books I read in 2022 7 Jan 2023
- 31 Jul 2022 One sentence on every book I've read so far this year 31 Jul 2022
- 26 Mar 2022 Mother’s day, March recs & some writing news 26 Mar 2022
- 21 Jan 2022 2021: A year in reading 21 Jan 2022
- 26 Nov 2021 Revisiting Obama’s ‘A Promised Land’ 26 Nov 2021
- 19 Nov 2021 Wintering 19 Nov 2021
- 28 Dec 2019 The best of 2019 28 Dec 2019
- 30 Jun 2019 The best books I’ve read so far in 2019 30 Jun 2019
- 1 Jan 2019 Best of the year (2018) 1 Jan 2019
- 7 Oct 2018 On ‘The Rules Do Not Apply” and privilege 7 Oct 2018
- 23 Aug 2015 Finding a reading system that works (or, an Instapaper vs Pocket showdown) 23 Aug 2015
- 16 Oct 2014 Books I’ve Read - summer 2014 16 Oct 2014
- 6 Apr 2014 Show Your Work 6 Apr 2014
- 16 Feb 2014 Recommended Reads (Feb 2014) 16 Feb 2014
Climate crisis
- 13 Nov 2021 Is there a better way to write about the climate crisis? 13 Nov 2021
Covid
- 15 May 2022 I got covid. Here are some links. 15 May 2022
- 2 Dec 2021 “This is never going to end, is it?” 2 Dec 2021
- 23 Feb 2021 What’s missing from mainstream media coverage of the Coronavirus pandemic 23 Feb 2021
- 7 Feb 2021 Will it ever end? 7 Feb 2021
- 8 May 2020 The best things I've read/watched/listened to (so far) on the Covid 19 pandemic 8 May 2020
Elections
- 8 Jul 2019 Joe Biden is not a strong candidate. Let’s stop focusing all our attention on him. 8 Jul 2019
- 3 Jun 2019 What have we learned from the 2019 local and European elections? 3 Jun 2019
- 27 May 2019 America 2020 - first impressions 27 May 2019
- 21 Nov 2016 The Trump horror reading list 21 Nov 2016
Food!
- 6 Feb 2022 Comfort food 6 Feb 2022
Grief
- 31 Mar 2019 Mother’s day is hard 31 Mar 2019
- 29 Mar 2019 A reading list for mother’s day 29 Mar 2019
Health
- 24 Apr 2022 My latest column (& a reading list on diet culture) 24 Apr 2022
How one looks
- 24 Apr 2022 My latest column (& a reading list on diet culture) 24 Apr 2022
How to live
- 13 Jan 2022 New Year, Same You 13 Jan 2022
- 9 Dec 2021 Living without the internet 9 Dec 2021
- 19 Nov 2021 Wintering 19 Nov 2021
- 20 May 2020 The Covid 19 pandemic will lead to a loneliness pandemic 20 May 2020
- 2 Mar 2019 Life just whizzes past unless you make time for yourself 2 Mar 2019
- 4 Sept 2016 In Praise of Autumn 4 Sept 2016
Humour
- 28 Jul 2019 Should I shave my head? 28 Jul 2019
Ireland
- 3 Jul 2022 A (belated) Happy Pride & some links 3 Jul 2022
- 17 Apr 2022 Are Irish streets safe for LGBTQIA+ people? 17 Apr 2022
- 2 Dec 2021 “This is never going to end, is it?” 2 Dec 2021
- 20 May 2020 The Covid 19 pandemic will lead to a loneliness pandemic 20 May 2020
- 2 Dec 2018 Millennials aren’t entitled. They’re screwed. 2 Dec 2018
- 30 Sept 2018 The New York Review of Books was right to fire Ian Buruma 30 Sept 2018
Irish Politics
- 21 Aug 2022 Ukraine, 6 months on 21 Aug 2022
- 7 Feb 2021 Will it ever end? 7 Feb 2021
- 3 Jun 2019 What have we learned from the 2019 local and European elections? 3 Jun 2019
LGBTQIA+
- 3 Jul 2022 A (belated) Happy Pride & some links 3 Jul 2022
- 17 Apr 2022 Are Irish streets safe for LGBTQIA+ people? 17 Apr 2022
Life
- 17 Mar 2020 From my bunker to yours 17 Mar 2020
- 28 Jul 2019 Should I shave my head? 28 Jul 2019
- 28 Apr 2019 Why I’ve (mostly) quit social media 28 Apr 2019
- 28 Aug 2016 I’m thankful that 28 Aug 2016
Media
- 21 Aug 2022 Ukraine, 6 months on 21 Aug 2022
- 13 Nov 2021 Is there a better way to write about the climate crisis? 13 Nov 2021
- 8 Jul 2019 Joe Biden is not a strong candidate. Let’s stop focusing all our attention on him. 8 Jul 2019
- 6 Jan 2019 What the 2016 election taught us about women, power and “authenticity” 6 Jan 2019
- 7 Oct 2018 On ‘The Rules Do Not Apply” and privilege 7 Oct 2018
- 30 Sept 2018 The New York Review of Books was right to fire Ian Buruma 30 Sept 2018
Non-profits
- 21 Aug 2022 Ukraine, 6 months on 21 Aug 2022
On writing
- 10 Jun 2014 The 5 pieces of advice I always give writers 10 Jun 2014
- 14 Jan 2014 My perfectly imperfect scarf 14 Jan 2014
Poetry
- 17 Dec 2021 A poem + some recs 17 Dec 2021
Reading List
- 24 Sept 2022 September Smorgasboard 24 Sept 2022
- 15 May 2022 I got covid. Here are some links. 15 May 2022
- 26 Mar 2022 Mother’s day, March recs & some writing news 26 Mar 2022
- 12 Feb 2022 A reading list on love 12 Feb 2022
- 29 Mar 2019 A reading list for mother’s day 29 Mar 2019
- 21 Nov 2016 The Trump horror reading list 21 Nov 2016
- 1 Aug 2016 Seven stories on infidelity 1 Aug 2016
Sexual violence
- 13 Nov 2021 “He took her life, stole her future” 13 Nov 2021
- 24 Mar 2019 Revisiting the Clinton/Lewinsky affair 24 Mar 2019
- 30 Sept 2018 The New York Review of Books was right to fire Ian Buruma 30 Sept 2018
Smorgasboard
- 3 Dec 2022 Winter Smorgasbord 3 Dec 2022
- 30 Oct 2022 October Smorgasbord 30 Oct 2022
- 24 Sept 2022 September Smorgasboard 24 Sept 2022
- 18 Sept 2022 Smorgasbord: on the value of link roundups 18 Sept 2022
- 3 Jul 2022 A (belated) Happy Pride & some links 3 Jul 2022
- 15 May 2022 I got covid. Here are some links. 15 May 2022
- 8 May 2020 The best things I've read/watched/listened to (so far) on the Covid 19 pandemic 8 May 2020
- 28 Dec 2019 The best of 2019 28 Dec 2019
- 31 Dec 2014 An incomplete list of the best of 2014 31 Dec 2014
- 17 Dec 2014 Currently (Dec 2014) 17 Dec 2014
- 30 Nov 2014 Currently (Nov 2014) 30 Nov 2014
Social media
- 28 Apr 2019 Why I’ve (mostly) quit social media 28 Apr 2019
Travel
- 13 Apr 2014 34 things to expect when you move to New York 13 Apr 2014
- 24 Mar 2014 66 things I’ve done (& wanna do) in New York 24 Mar 2014
US politics
- 26 Nov 2021 Revisiting Obama’s ‘A Promised Land’ 26 Nov 2021
- 26 Jul 2019 Who should the democrats nominate? 26 Jul 2019
- 8 Jul 2019 Joe Biden is not a strong candidate. Let’s stop focusing all our attention on him. 8 Jul 2019
- 27 May 2019 America 2020 - first impressions 27 May 2019
- 24 Mar 2019 Revisiting the Clinton/Lewinsky affair 24 Mar 2019
- 6 Jan 2019 What the 2016 election taught us about women, power and “authenticity” 6 Jan 2019
- 21 Nov 2016 The Trump horror reading list 21 Nov 2016
- 25 May 2014 What Happens When a Spiritual Leader Runs for Congress 25 May 2014
Women
- 24 Apr 2022 My latest column (& a reading list on diet culture) 24 Apr 2022
- 13 Nov 2021 “He took her life, stole her future” 13 Nov 2021
- 28 Jul 2019 Should I shave my head? 28 Jul 2019
- 24 Mar 2019 Revisiting the Clinton/Lewinsky affair 24 Mar 2019
- 6 Jan 2019 What the 2016 election taught us about women, power and “authenticity” 6 Jan 2019
- 7 Oct 2018 On ‘The Rules Do Not Apply” and privilege 7 Oct 2018
- 23 Aug 2015 Enormous eye 23 Aug 2015
Writing
- 9 Oct 2022 Revising my novel (again!) 9 Oct 2022
- 18 Sept 2022 Smorgasbord: on the value of link roundups 18 Sept 2022
- 26 Mar 2022 Mother’s day, March recs & some writing news 26 Mar 2022
- 27 Feb 2022 Writing is always beginning again 27 Feb 2022
- 19 Dec 2021 My year in writing (2021) 19 Dec 2021
- 28 Apr 2019 On blogging 2 28 Apr 2019
- 23 Oct 2016 On blogging 23 Oct 2016
- 23 Aug 2015 Finding a reading system that works (or, an Instapaper vs Pocket showdown) 23 Aug 2015
- 23 Aug 2015 Enormous eye 23 Aug 2015
media
- 23 Feb 2021 What’s missing from mainstream media coverage of the Coronavirus pandemic 23 Feb 2021

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