Robbie Smith

London

Editor at Evening Standard

Comment editor and Literary editor at the Evening Standard

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Articles

Best men's running shoes for half-marathons, tried and tested

1 week ago | standard.co.uk | Robbie Smith

Shopping | ES Best Home | Health & Fitness | Running | Men’s shoesFor comfort and performance through 13.1 miles, read our expert guideThe Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.
Emma’s Work Opportunity

4 weeks ago | medium.com | Robbie Smith

Robbie Smith·Follow12 min read·--After weeks of flirting, stolen glances, and sexual innuendos at the office, John finally decided it was time to declare his intention. When he hired Emma he saw a young, energetic, driven, and confident lady who would be perfect as his administrative assistant. That proved to be true. What he didn’t anticipate was the spark that would form between the two. He first noticed how she dressed, with style and variety.
The running essentials to stay visible in the dark, tried and tested

1 month ago | msn.com | Robbie Smith

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Best running essentials to stay visible in the dark, tried and tested

1 month ago | standard.co.uk | Robbie Smith

A jogger runs in the morning fog of Morden Hall Park, south London (Ben Whitley/PA)PA WireRobbie Smith, Comment and Literary editor @robbiemclsmith2 minutes agoSign up for our free weekly newsletter for hot deals, best buys and expert reviewsI would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. It’s not always easy, is it, going out for a run? One thing guaranteed to make it harder, though, is if it’s dark outside.
this action-fest is missing the original's magic

Jan 23, 2025 | msn.com | Robbie Smith

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this action-fest is missing the original's magic

Jan 23, 2025 | msn.com | Robbie Smith

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.
this action-fest is missing the original's magic

Jan 23, 2025 | msn.com | Robbie Smith

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Night Agent season two on Netflix review: missing the original's magic

Jan 23, 2025 | standard.co.uk | Robbie Smith

Aristotle usually applied the idea of the golden mean to ethics, but if you’d asked him to place the Night Agent Season One on his sliding scale, he would have plonked it squarely in that Goldilocks zone (if he hadn’t died 2,345 years before it was broadcast). The Night Agent was perfect TV, the ideal spy/action thriller to race through. Somehow it had the just the right balance of mystery, suspense, action, and rollicking plot.
Night Agent Season Two On Netflix Review: This Action-fest Is Missing The Original's Magic - Evening Standard

Jan 23, 2025 | everand.com | Robbie Smith

Aristotle usually applied the idea of the golden mean to ethics, but if you’d asked him to place the Night Agent Season One on his sliding scale, he would have plonked it squarely in that Goldilocks zone (if he hadn’t died 2,345 years before it was broadcast). The Night Agent was perfect TV, the ideal spy/action thriller to’s most viewed show in 2023, but despite that also oddly hard to explain.
The best TV finales of all time: as Gavin & Stacey nears the end we pick our favourites from Fleabag to Friends

Dec 10, 2024 | ca.news.yahoo.com | El Hunt |Abha Shah |Nick Clark |Vicky Jessop |Robbie Smith |Anna van Praagh | +5 more

It’s sad but true – all good things must eventually come to an end. After spending hours upon hours devoted to a particular show and drinking up every last frame of the action, it can be painful prising your fingers from the remote control for a final time and waving a sorrowful goodbye to the fictional characters that have become an intergral part of your life. But as the age-old idiom puts it, if you love someone, let them go.