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Lucy Mangan ponders the worlds of comics, aggresive leapfrogging and erotic-fiction induced pregnancies

July 18, 2013

D’you know what I love? I love being led to an entirely new (to me) seam of words buried deep … Continued

July 1, 2013

I think I’d like to commonise ‘commonise’, a submission from slartibartfast. Why? Well, partly because you already pretty much understand

May 24, 2013

I don’t know if it speaks to my lack of imagination, education or religious inclination that my first thought on

May 7, 2013

When I was first offered this blog job – hang on, that sounds bad; let’s call it blog position –

March 8, 2013

Well, hello again! And how’ve you been? I was fine until I heard someone on Radio 4 not only use

February 26, 2013

Hello again! And how’ve you been? I am a near-broken woman after London Fashion Week – not that my body,

February 11, 2013

Another alternate Friday, another column picking the choicest blooms from the bouquet of offerings submitted to the stern-faced lexicographers at

January 25, 2013

Ay caramba (remember that one?)! So many submissions, so little time. I’ve been absolutely spoiled for choice but, as I

January 11, 2013

I’m a Luddite in most areas of life. I don’t know what Blu-Ray or Bluetooth mean. I have only just