Nell Frizzell
The Guardian
United Kingdom
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Best podcasts of the week: Meet the tech millionaires in search of eternal life
In this week’s newsletter: Psychologist Aleks Krotoski investigates the Silicon Valley scions trying to cheat death in The Immortals. Plus: five of the best US politics podcasts → Read More
Best podcasts of the week: Alan Partridge solves the culture wars, grandparenting and more
In this week’s newsletter: Steve Coogan’s presenter turned podcaster re-enters the studio for a third season of From the Oasthouse. Plus: five of the best cross-generational podcasts → Read More
My most reliable source of wonder? A trip to the greengrocers
From the chain-smoking staff to the colourful fruit and veg, nowhere else makes me feel more happy and hopeful, writes Nell Frizzell → Read More
Why are pet owners more popular than parents?
It’s true that pets are easier to look after than babies – but their owners have some undeniably strange behaviours → Read More
Best podcasts of the week: The makers of Serial are back with a cold case killing in deepest Wyoming
In this week’s newsletter: Reporter Kim Barker explores an unsolved murder in her ‘mean’ hometown, in The Coldest Case in Laramie. Plus: five of the best podcasts about friendship → Read More
Best podcasts of the week: Johnny Vaughan’s close encounters with people who have ‘met’ aliens
In this week’s newsletter: Meet six people who claim to have made contact with extraterrestrials – or even be one themselves – in Alien Kidnap Club. Plus: five podcasts to listen to with your kids → Read More
I got a two-tone purple bike, pale violet and aubergine. God, I felt cool – the Christmas present I’ll never forget
I was 11 or 12 and absolutely delighted, riding it around town in my faux fur white coat and a pair of purple DMs → Read More
A question to keep parents up at night: whether to allow their children into their bed
Christina Ricci’s comment that she frequently shares a bed with her eight-year-old son has led to a debate about co-sleeping: should kids be kept firmly in their own rooms, and can you stop them climbing under your duvet even if you don’t want them to? → Read More
I’ve finally found the perfect accessory for my work-from-home setup: a fellow human
After a decade alone at my desk, I have someone to talk to, make tea for and annoy with my phone calls. Who’d have thought it would make such a difference? → Read More
I love our noisy, chilly seaside towns – which is why I’d stop anyone owning a second home there
Towns need year-round residents if they are to thrive. Tourism alone can’t sustain bus services, libraries, chip shops and playgroups, writes Nell Frizzell → Read More
Five wedding outfits for just £29! My cheap, ethical, joy-filled wedding
From the hugely expensive dress to the imported flowers, the average wedding is a bank-breaking, planet-wrecking affair. There is a greener, less stressful approach, if you make the most of charity shops, hedgerows and car boot sales → Read More
Can knowing your ‘love language’ transform your relationship?
A 30-year-old book on the five ways of showing someone you love them has become an unlikely TikTok sensation. I tried them out on my partner → Read More
What’s your love language? Take our quiz and find out
Gary Chapman’s 1992 book The Five Love Languages – currently enjoying a TikTok revival – says there are a handful of different ways we like to feel loved. Which one presses your buttons? → Read More
I’m sure robots are very nice, but I don’t want them picking my fruit
The more we automate our farms, the less we understand about our food. Let’s not get too hands-off → Read More
I’ve had crushes all my life, but I’m getting married soon – and making a promise to love just one person
I have fancied everyone from cartoon foxes to wrestlers. Do I have to say goodbye to all that? → Read More
‘I fell on my arse on a Gucci catwalk’: Michelle de Swarte, model, standup and now star of The Baby
When she was a model, she had to look pretty and not talk. When she was a standup, she spoke about being propositioned by Jeffrey Epstein. Now she’s an actor, she’s sharing the screen with a homicidal infant → Read More
Red Sauce Brown Sauce by Felicity Cloake review – a quest for the great British breakfast
A cycling tour of regions and delicacies, from hog’s pudding in Cornwall to honey in Ceredigion, is as funny as it is enlightening → Read More
Hot desking, tea rounds and surviving meeting irl: the new rules of the office
Many of us have forgotten how it feels to be sharing a space with colleagues – and hybrid working has only added to the problems. Here’s how to navigate your post-pandemic workplace → Read More
I’m addicted to the spoken word – I blame the Roald Dahl cassettes of my childhood
Whether it’s a true-crime podcast while cleaning or an audiobook while running, I can’t get enough of the human voice. Is it because Matilda used to ease me to sleep? → Read More
It smells like sex out there – and we seem determined to ignore it
Whether you are waiting at the bus stop or outside Lidl, the spring scent hangs heavy in the air, says Nell Frizzell, author of The Panic Years → Read More