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A former teenage diarist from the regions still relishes ‘singleton’ living in this paradigm of metropolitan domesticity
The creator of the fictional singleton reflects on how the character grew from newspaper column to hit film
The FT contributing editor on the forthcoming Bridget Jones film, etiquette in the Tube and a Samuel Pepys exhibition
Lake Bell makes a convincing Limey opposite Simon Pegg in a better-than-most British romcom
The vulnerable, funny Everywoman for the times returned this year with a third book to fill in the gaps in her life
Booksellers hope for bumper run to Christmas as new titles are published
The singer’s last album is presented as a fitting memorial
What is the form when greeting an old lover (or even a one-night stand from the sands of time) in public at a party – fulsomely and unabashed?
The actor came close to an Oscar as a A Single Man, but it is his portrayal of George VI that has propelled him to glory, writes Nigel Andrews
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