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Not the dramatic, history-book kind. The everyday kind. The quiet skirmishes for truth, calm, manners, and kindness. Meanwhile, things like the “Manosphere” documentary exist. I will not be watching it. Why? Because it will make me angry, and honestly, I am already at capacity. No need to top that up.
So what have I been up to instead? Simplified fashion, apparently. This always sneaks in when the seasons change, like an uninvited but oddly welcome guest. I realised I had been wearing the same things for over a year. A clear-out was inevitable. The result? One colour. Navy. Nearly head to toe, decision made and one part of my life made easier.
Is it age? Is it laziness? Who knows. What I do know is that getting dressed now requires zero thought. I simply appear, fully clothed, like a well-organised magician. Sadly, unlike the great minds of our time such as Steve Jobs, I have not used this freed-up brainpower to invent anything revolutionary. Instead, I made this issue.
And here it is. The result of fewer outfit decisions and a noble attempt to redirect my simmering rage into something constructive. Welcome to Issue Fifty One.
Our social commentator Piers Little has a proper shout about social media and why he thinks it should be banned entirely, not just for youngsters. I, on the other hand, take a more indulgent route with a write-up of a rather wonderful dinner at Arlington. There are also my thoughts on three books, all read slowly over morning coffee, plus a reflection on my long and complicated relationship with alcohol. From early mischief to present-day moderation, or at least something resembling it.
I hope you enjoy this issue. If you subscribe, you will also have received an extra exclusive article written by me, which feels both generous and slightly narcissistic but is actually neither.
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With gratitude,
Thomas W. Coombs
Editor-in-Chief
Thomas W. Coombs
Editor-in-Chief