You Didn’t Hear This From Me. If you just leaned forward because you were so eager to get to the next sentence, sadly I’m not about to disclose something juicy. It’s the title of a new book celebrating the art of gossip, which it seems you might enjoy. I won’t be reading it though, because I could have written it. I didn’t, because I was too busy gossiping.

The tide seems to be turning on what author Kelsey McKinney gives due respect by calling “everyday storytelling”.

Recently the man with the world’s highest recorded IQ – the threshold for genius is 140, Younghoon Kim, 35, from Korea, measured 276 – said gossip helps his anxiety and boosts his creativity. Finally, this art form is being recognised and applauded rather than sneered at.

I gossip, therefore I am. I love it, and I love other people who love it, especially unlikely candidates. There is something magical about the moment the eyes of some bloke you’d presumed tedious light up as he hears what you let slip, and........

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