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Laura Kennedy

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Why won’t millennial women grow up? Because they already have

27.01.2025 10

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Laura Kennedy

When Luigi Mangione’s ‘manifesto’ was published, the most surprising thing was how conventional it was

Living in the present era can feel a bit like falling slowly down an endless flight of stairs while trying to balance cups of hot coffee, or on a...

05.01.2025 20

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Laura Kennedy

We don’t actually like Christmas. We only like bits of it

Conspiracy theories are alive and well. “The Earth is flat” is old now. “The moon is a hologram.” “Pigeons are government surveillance...

24.12.2024 10

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Laura Kennedy

Like many two-year-olds, my nephew hates socks and love blueberries. He’s also unlike other little boys

“Why did you take so many planes to get here?” asked my niece, who is four, blinking at me awkwardly as though she’d just happened upon an...

10.11.2024 5

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Laura Kennedy

This could be a crazy week. Here’s one way to stay sane

It was, as your granny might have said, a funny old week. A funny old decade-or-so, perhaps. There was the usual life business to fret about – work...

04.11.2024 4

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Laura Kennedy

Millennials are the most therapised generation yet. So why aren’t we happy?

Scrolling through social media is an education in therapy culture. My generation – millennials, as well as the one that follows us, Gen Z – is the...

12.08.2024 6

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Laura Kennedy

We hit a second adolescence in our 60s, when beauty isn’t skin-deep but ‘life-deep’

Ageing is supreme in public discourse. There are topical products which claim to help us look younger, or to stave off the imprint of time. Studies...

05.08.2024 10

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Laura Kennedy

How to apologise like you mean it: Start by being contrite

The celebrity and political non-apology is a tediously common feature of our culture. Bill Clinton after lying about his relationship with Monica...

29.07.2024 3

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Laura Kennedy

The world is a bit much at the moment. And that’s okay

It’s a bizarre time to be alive – and online – in the world. Rishi exiting Downing Street with his love of sandwiches (you would think that a...

22.07.2024 3

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Laura Kennedy