This column first appeared in The Sunday Times on 28 March 2021. I used to believe that there was something funny to be found in any situation. Which is a useful view to hold when you’re a humour writer. But now I’m not so sure. A few weeks ago, I had surgery on my knee,…
Tag: A Million Miles From Normal
Truth is stranger than fiction, not sexier
This column first appeared here in The Sunday Times on 13th December, 2020. THE BOYFRIEND STACK – By Paige Nick There’s a wall in our family home, filled by my father edge-to-edge with photos of us. My siblings, their spouses and children; playing sport, celebrating milestones, catching fish, growing up too fast. Since I choose…
Storytelling. The end.
This column first appeared here in The Sunday Times on 7th June 2020.
Conversation Piece
This column first appeared here in The Sunday Times ZA on 31 May 2020. It might just be one of my favourite-looking columns ever. I love the illustration they’ve used. In fact the entire Lifestyle Supplement is pretty hawt. Incredible articles about the rise and rise of memes. And more. This one is about how…
An emoji tyop
This column about emoji typos first appeared here in The Sunday Times on 10th May 2020. My friend Mikaela and I got into a debate the other day about the use of the this emoji 👆 What do you use it for? I thought it was sad or frustrated, turns out according to emojipedia, it’s…
Standards are slipping
This column first appeared here, in The Sunday Times on 3rd May 2020. Have a column in today’s Sunday Times ZA about how standards in my home have dropped a little, during lockdown, while you’re all Marie Kondo-ing and learning Russian. Ndumiso Mapholoba Ngcobo has his regular column too, which should help you crack a smile. Please…
It’s like learning to ride a bicycle
This column about learning to ride a bicycle, appeared in The Sunday Times on 26 April 2020. Here’s a taster, you can read the rest here.
Are you brand loyal or just brand lazy?
What does it take for you to try a new brand of toothpaste, or cheese or mouthwash? It turns out for me it took the Corona Virus. Check out this new column here: https://blog.42courses.com/home/2020/4/6/are-you-brand-loyal-or-just-brand-comfortable
#MasksForAll
Karin and I spent the week creating this spread for today’s Sunday Times Lifestyle, with a free pattern, so that people can make their own masks at home. Please do share it widely. Here’s a link to the pattern if you want to download and print it, then cut it out and sew it, or…
Where does humour come from?
Where do you think your sense of humour comes from? Is it genetic or learnt? Think about that while you click over here to read the column I wrote about it.