Oliver Franklin-Wallis
Writer. Editor at British GQ. Author of 'Wasteland: The Dirty Truth About What We Throw Away, Where It Goes, And Why It Matters'.
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I started a gratitude journal because of Brett Goldstein from Ted Lasso (opens the original)
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I’ve started a gratitude journal. Every evening1 I try to write down ten things I’m thankful for that day, no matter how small. A nice sunset, a dog walk in the fields, a really fucking good affogato. It sounds insufferably twee — practising gratitude being a phrase so gross it belongs on an Oliver Bonas T-shirt, or in that Bo Burnham song about Instagram — but the truth is I' needed a lift. I’ve spent the last few months since leaving my last staff job dipping in and out of depression, and wond
Andy Burnham's shaky Britpopulism (opens the original)
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The internet needs crash test dummies (opens the original)
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Apologies for newsletter silence recently. I’d love to say I’ve been busy, but the reality is that I’ve been stuck in a bit of a creative dry spell. (Blame the heatwave.) Forgive me if I’m rusty.Finally, a solution to all the internet’s problems: ban men. After all, adult males are the biggest perpetrators by far of online abuse, grooming, child pornography, and c
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