Carol Midgley
Columnist and Features Writer at The Times
Columnist, TV reviewer and feature writer at The Times. All views are my own etc. RTs not necessarily endorsements
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3 weeks ago |
thetimes.com | Carol Midgley
Women who drink coffee daily age better, stay healthier and thus, I assume, live longer, finds a 30-year study. Finally! Some good news, eh? Woohoo. No, it’s terrible news, actually. For me, anyway. I detest coffee. On the rare occasions I’ve drunk it to be polite, gurning as I force down the claggy hell-brew, it has turned me into a jittery, nauseous, nervous wreck with breath like I’ve just licked the corpse of a ferret that didn’t shower often.
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3 weeks ago |
thetimes.com | Carol Midgley
The BBC has been criticised for the title of its new teen drama What It Feels Like for a Girl (BBC3), which is written by a trans woman. Maya Forstater, of the campaign group Sex Matters, said: “Presenting the idea of an effeminate boy ‘becoming a girl’ as an edgy coming-of age story is presenting delusion as self-discovery.” But this is the title of the memoir by Paris Lees on which this series is based, so I imagine the broadcaster didn’t have much choice.
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4 weeks ago |
thetimes.com | Carol Midgley
Using actors to speak the words of islanders from their diaries could have been cheesy, especially the fourth-wall trick of showing us the 1940s set and camera crew, but here it paid off, the characters springing to life very Britishly. "The Germans are here! The milkman's seen them," one woman was told by a neighbour.
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1 month ago |
thetimes.com | Carol Midgley
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1 month ago |
metacritic.com | Gerard Gilbert |Carol Midgley |Jack Seale |Keith Watson
While the up-to-the minute visuals are hugely impressive, immersing you in a world it’s hard to imagine as extraordinary creatures wander vast landscapes, giving us visions of our unpolluted planet before humans were let loose on it, the stories woven around them, straight from the Disney playbook, feel suspiciously manipulative. Read More
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Coffee makes women age better and stay healthier. That's terrible news. I hate it. It tastes disgusting and gives everyone the breath of a pole cat. Column https://t.co/OKSAoFGCoa
BMW drivers are the "most narcissistic" finds a survey. Quelle surprise. Oh, but it's not looking good for Audi drivers either. Awkward. Column https://t.co/yZUENMRzkL
Obviously pets can be more comforting than spouses. They don't judge. Eg, I got my dog's testicles removed and he forgave me for a Bonio. Can't see a husband doing that. Column https://t.co/IIiLWJT9H7