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Despite all our ways of
staying connected, we’re in
the midst of a loneliness
epidemic. Op-eds discuss it,
mental-health campaigners
warn of it and it’s related to
the difficulty of cultivating
meaningful relationships in a
fast-paced world. In journalist
Kate Leaver’s first book
The Friendship Cure (£9.99),
the role of social contact
is examined as a solution
to modern malaise. It’s a
thought-provoking work that
looks at how friendship might
be the cure for – rather than
just a distraction from – the
stresses of life.Will & Grace producer
Gary Janetti @garyjanetti
comically imagines the
innermost thoughts of a
petulant Prince George
- everything from the
Trump state visit to his
father’s lack
of hair is
covered in
humorous
vitriol.
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Earlier in the year, everyone’s
favourite Scottish time traveller
launched David Tennant Does a
Podcast With... talking all things
entertainment and life with stars from
the worlds of TV, movies and comedy.
From Oscar winners Olivia Colman
and Whoopi Goldberg to living
legends Ian McKellen and Tina Fey,
it’s a stellar list of guests. Available
on Spotify, Apple and Acast.3
We ’r e o b s e s s e d w it h R ef i n e r y 2 9 ’s Money Diaries series.
T h e c o l u mn t a k e s a l o o k a t t h e w e e k l y s p e n d i n g h a b i t s
of a new anonymous woman each week. Those featured
come from all walks of life with varying priorities, and
their spending journals make for addictive reading.
Best of all, you can have them sent straight to your
inbox for a gripping morning commute read.(^45)
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Remember the days when you used to take a
roll of film down to the chemist for the family
photograph album? Seems like another lifetime
to us now that Instagram dominates our visual
re c ord s. Br i ng i ng back a do s e of a na log ue ma g ic
is Artifact Uprising, a nifty little app that lets
you turn your snaps into super-stylish hardback
coffee-table books or framed pictures for the wall.
Available on iOS platforms.
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