I was asleep an hour ago. Life is just a series of disorienting shocks, isn’t it, administered at will by whichever higher power you favour that day (Beyoncé for me), like being wrenched, ...

Fate has thrown together in the Guardian Blind Date blender of doom Imelda, 56, a local authority officer, and Jayesh, 66, who works in medical devices. Two jobs I want to know absolutely nothing m… ...

In these serious times, there is a feeling of guilt attached to frivolity. A sense, perhaps, that you’re playing MarioKart while Rome frazzles. Political intrigue has rendered showbiz gossip ...

They come around so fast, don't they – our second Saturday of 2022 already. This week's addition to the mille-feuille... Impeccable Table Manners ...

Madonna is celebrating forty years in the business – well, she’s not actually doing that much other than post a couple of Instagram Stories, but the fact remains her first single Everybody was rele… ...

Above are our latest contestants, Stanley, 26, who works in fashion (part-time, I assume), and James, 30, who works in a bookshop. A pleasant change from the usual ‘senior executive brand forecasting ...

As Santa changes the batteries in Rudolph’s nose, and the rest of us ask whichever higher power we believe in if they’re kidding with these temperatures right now, we find ourselves in … ...

My bat signal is two queer people in their twenties sharing small plates in a restaurant with high stools selling cocktails for almost £20, so here we are with Edward (28, a press officer, hairy top ...

You know when people who aren’t famous or popular enough to have advanced features on Instagram say things like, “link in bio”? This is like that. Here are those links!

Time was, I would review this Blind Date column every week, but nowadays it’s very rare for me to do two weeks in a row. Time gets away from me, my brain doesn’t work on Saturday mornings any more, I ...

Yes, it’s still January! The same year, 2023, that’s right! As we head toward the vinegar strokes of one of the year’s cruellest months, what better way to celebrate the incoming hero to that is, uh, ...

So many men, so little time to keep track of their habits. Luckily, there’s always someone willing to do the research on your behalf, and that someone is me. Starting today, I present my quick pass ...