The drama at the Oscars was nothing to do with the films
Jenny Beavan was a woman who had clearly chosen not to starve herself for six months. That was refreshing, at least
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Grace Dent
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- Grace Dent is a journalist, author, and broadcaster.
Bowie's Law: Too much internet mourning can make hypocrites of us all
Everyone in Britain's access to the entire internet should be immediately cancelled for five days within moments of the Queen's passing, says Grace Dent
Depression, darkness, cold. What's not to love about January?
Grace Dent implores you to accept, with every bodily fibre, the greatest threat to the British psyche right now: winter
Why do teenagers hate doing PE at school? Let me count the ways
The great irony is that in later life many adults, as I did, have a sudden volte-face towards keeping fit
Ricky Gervais does not get enough credit for being offensive
My favourite joke of the night was the one about child molestation. No… come back
The BBC has a social responsibility to bring back Top of the Pops
It should have all the traditional aspects of cheap, shonky, slightly out-of-touch BBC music shows
I've placed my cat under house arrest - how unpleasant can that be?
Grace Dent's tomcat Geno has started forgetting to come home for days at a time
Black-tie boozing? I’d rather be ruffling my Labrador’s ears
No wonder The Queen has looked utterly furious half of her life. They rarely let her go home
In the UK, we don't so much get 'high on life' as high on booze
Real high-on-life joy is so wholly un-British, we tend to leave the messy business to theatrical types, says Grace Dent
I paid £183 to watch a toddler bouncing at the O2
Grace Dent realises there's nothing rock'n'roll about watching a toddler bounce up and down at the O2
A Christmas ad this good could never arrive too early for me
The joy of Lidl’s offering comes from how it skews the silly, rubbish things about the big day
I can no longer regurgitate slang with nonchalance
Or as the junior researchers on Grace Dent's new TV show would say, “You're getting old. You don't seem super-chill about it, doe.”
We have embraced America's cry-baby culture over halloween
Please be sure that I am currently no-platforming myself from a number of universities even for casually imagining these outfit ideas
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What will become of me if I can't wear five-inch heels ever again?
Being able to walk perfectly in five-inch stilettos, with an added involuntary jiggle, has for some time been one of my greatest assets
The rejigged Ladybird Books for adults offer safe, sardonic self-help
Ladybird is entirely correct that modern life is as bewildering for a forty-something as a four-year-old
Why I dread my birthday
I won't tell you about my birthday, so would you mind not telling me about yours?
Tom Jones' long and messy marriage shows us what true love looks like
I’m sure he'll be criticised for it, but I very much enjoyed his wholly unvarnished look at the long slog of staying legally tied for so long