I have been doing more than my fair share of revenge bedtime procrastination. Night-time is when I get to have complete silence, but nature abhors a vacuum, and my phone agrees. Right now, all I’m watching are home makeover videos. People – usually women – try to do something new with something old, throw together all their influences, and get their hands dirty to make it all come out splendidly. I’m struck by how quick makeovers are nowadays. The time pressure of the television show,........

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