Jack Rear

England, London

Digital Lifestyle Writer at The Telegraph

31-year-old journalist. Writing lifestyle for @Telegraph. Culture vulture, nerd. Views my own obviously. 🏳️‍🌈

Articles

I was a high-functioning depressive

3 days ago | telegraph.co.uk | Jack Rear

On paper, Dr Judith Joseph's life had never been going so well. During the Covid pandemic her psychiatric research lab was the only one in the building which had been allowed to remain open, so important was her work on helping people cope with the effects of the pandemic. She'd just received an offer to join an elite female medical board at Columbia University, her Ivy league alma mater, from which she had graduated with honours.
The power princesses taking the reins of Europe's royal houses

1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Jack Rear

Young, glamorous, well-educated and army-trained, meet the Gen Z heirs who are modernising the great monarchies of EuropeWhat makes a princess? Aside from being born to a king and queen, and possessing the ability to feel a pea beneath a pile of mattresses, non-stop access to castles and high quality jewels ranks quite highly. But it's 2025, and while diamonds tiaras are still an important part of being a princess, things have changed.
We lose our sense of adventure at 36

3 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Jack Rear

A stay-at-home mentality can lead to mental and physical stagnation. It's time to get out of that rut and create some excitement"We are plain quiet folk and have no use for adventures. Nasty, disturbing, uncomfortable things! Make you late for dinner! I can't think what anybody sees in them," says Bilbo Baggins at the beginning of JRR Tolkien's fantasy classic, The Hobbit. He's right. What are the hallmarks of an adventure? Stepping out of your comfort zone, inviting in risk, disrupting your routine.
10 annoying things restaurant diners do

1 month ago | smh.com.au | Jack Rear

From using phones at the table to taking your four-legged friend for dinner, these eating out crimes should result in an immediate red card. How many are you guilty of? , register or subscribe to save recipes for later. You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Save this article for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime.
I worked at WH Smith. This is why it all went wrong

1 month ago | msn.com | Jack Rear

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I worked at WH Smith. This is why it all went wrong

1 month ago | msn.com | Jack Rear

Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
I worked at WH Smith. This is why it all went wrong

1 month ago | aol.co.uk | Jack Rear

The call came during a lunch break at college when I was 17. A softly spoken jittery man named Phil was the one to tell me: I’d got the job, could I start on Sunday? I was on cloud nine. So long to the messy, smelly pub kitchen I’d been toiling away in and hello to the glamorous world of retail work. The road to glory was paved with discounted Dairy Milks and threadbare blue carpets, and that road ran straight through WH Smith.
I worked at WH Smith. This is why it all went wrong

1 month ago | telegraph.co.uk | Jack Rear

Stained and sticky carpetsA number of years ago, a Twitter account was set up dedicated to cataloguing the ruinous state of WH Smith carpetry. Our store's was particularly bad: a stain was left in front of the display for Richard & Judy's book club picks after a man defecated on the floor there. WH Smith never had the spare cash for cleaners or the like. I was once informed by my manager, a world-weary chap called Andy, that each store in the chain could afford a loss of £13 per week.
The whole country is moving house to avoid stamp duty - and I’m one of them

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Jack Rear

As soon as I see the email notification from my solicitor, I can feel my heart rate ramp up, the cold sweat pricking my skin. No doubt it’ll be yet another delay in the endless series of delays that have sabotaged my attempts over the past few months to step onto the property ladder. This week, it might push me over the edge.
The last-minute dash to move house

1 month ago | telegraph.co.uk | Jack Rear

"At this time of year, we'd usually be doing 10 to 15 moves per week," says James Bonsor, CEO of Anthony Ward Thomas Removals. "Over the past month, we've been doing 30-35 a week. Usually, we try to avoid provisional bookings because if they cancel at the last minute, it's quite annoying, but this month, each member of my sales team has a huge waiting list, so it's been no problem.