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Sean Thomas

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Made in Taiwan / Is Tainan the world’s most dangerous city?

In a country full of brilliant food, the Garden Night Market in sultry Tainan, southwest Taiwan, is still a standout: a cheerful riot of steam, umami,...

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The horror of a French heatwave

It’s a sweet little town, Arcachon. Clinging to the long French Atlantic coast, adorned with Victorian villas and pretty flowerbeds, it reminds me...

27.07.2026 10

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Love to hate / British men should lean into their evil reputation

Love to hate / British men should lean into their evil reputation

I was about 19 years old and threatening to kill myself with a Bic disposable razor (not easy: I was bluffing) when I realized that Women Love...

25.07.2026 20

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Let’s smarten up our shopfronts

For a decidedly short London road, little Store Street in Bloomsbury, which connects the scholarly precincts of London University with the furniture...

19.06.2026 20

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Why have we forgotten about Covid?

Deep in the honeycombed limestone caves of Slovenia, Croatia, and Friulian Italy, there is a fantastical creature called “the olm,” also known...

09.06.2026 20

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Why have we forgotten about Covid?

Deep in the honeycombed limestone caves of Slovenia, Croatia, and Friulian Italy, there is a fantastical creature called ‘the olm’, also known...

08.06.2026 20

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The classical beauty of the ‘Turkish Riviera’

I am sitting in the Ottoman courtyard at Ruin Adalya in the old town of Antalya, drinking a tulip glass of black sweet tea and munching near-perfect...

05.06.2026 20

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The classical beauty of the ‘Turkish Riviera’

I am sitting in the Ottoman courtyard at Ruin Adalya in the old town of Antalya, drinking a tulip glass of black sweet tea and munching near-perfect...

05.06.2026 30

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Is the end of writing finally upon us?

It’s that time of year again. The giddy middle of May. When millions across the English-speaking world gather to find out who has been shortlisted...

21.05.2026 30

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Is the end of writing finally upon us?

It’s that time of year again. The giddy middle of May. When millions across the English-speaking world gather to find out who has been shortlisted...

20.05.2026 20

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The wonder of Irish linen tea towels

Her name, let us say, is Mary Ann McCready. She is eleven-years-old when she first walks through the gate at six in the morning. The hooter has...

13.05.2026 20

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Wipe out / Why British toilets are revolting

First things first, as this is an article about toilets, we need to establish if the word ‘toilet’ is an acceptable word. Here at The...

19.04.2026 40

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Why British toilets are revolting

First things first, as this is an article about toilets, we need to establish if the word ‘toilet’ is an acceptable word. Here at The...

19.04.2026 40

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Primrose Hill has always had a dark side

For nearly all my adult life, I’ve lived within walking distance of Primrose Hill. Indeed, for the last two decades, I’ve lived close enough that...

13.04.2026 40

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The end of litter is nigh

There are plenty of reasons to be depressed about Britain right now. From our government, which consists mainly of sixth-formers with special needs,...

01.04.2026 40

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Raising the bar / Americans have perfected the art of countertop cuisine

There are many reasons to admire America, and also a few reasons to disapprove. On the plus side there is free speech, the right to protect oneself, a...

03.03.2026 40

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Raising the bar / Americans have perfected the art of countertop cuisine

There are many reasons to admire America, and also a few reasons to disapprove. On the plus side there is free speech, the right to protect oneself, a...

03.03.2026 30

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Raising the bar / Americans have perfected the art of countertop cuisine

There are many reasons to admire America, and also a few reasons to disapprove. On the plus side there is free speech, the right to protect oneself, a...

01.03.2026 30

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Sean Thomas

Raising the bar / Americans have perfected the art of countertop cuisine

There are many reasons to admire America, and also a few reasons to disapprove. On the plus side there is free speech, the right to protect oneself, a...

01.03.2026 30

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We’re p(doomed) / Where will AI strike first?

Homo sapiens, as a species, is programmed to anticipate death, disaster and apocalypse. The monster in the mere, the ague that comes from the east,...

28.02.2026 40

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Where will AI strike first?

Homo sapiens, as a species, is programmed to anticipate death, disaster and apocalypse. The monster in the mere, the ague that comes from the east,...

27.02.2026 40

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We need a way to punish architects

I’ve got a new thriller out this week, under my pen name of S.K. Tremayne. I am pleased with the book, and I believe it’s entertaining. I am also...

17.02.2026 40

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Moltbook / Has AI finally developed consciousness?

04.02.2026 40

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Amelia: the purple-haired goth girl who became a nationalist icon

29.01.2026 60

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Should Europe ban American tourists?

25.01.2026 40

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Kindly doom / Britain’s fatal good manners

19.01.2026 60

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