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LAWN TENNIS, OR THE FINE ART OF SELF-ABUSE
Decency laws prevent my showing the victim of Daniil Medvedev’s furious assault at the US Open the other day.
Sep 3
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IT ISN'T THE POOR WHO ENVY THE RICH, IT'S THE RICH WHO ENVY EVERYBODY
Here’s the saddest story.
Sep 1
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July 2025
PEARLYGATES@%*!25ŽoUch
‘Wrong password, my son.’
Jul 29
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REMEMBER THE DAYS WHEN WAITERS DIDN'T LEAVE YOUR FOOD TO GO COLD ON THE BAR?
Yes, it was a hot day.
Jul 21
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WHEN ONE BAGEL SHOULD BE ENOUGH
As a matter of course and before waiting to see how generous the servings were going to be in any restaurant we went to, my father ordered two of…
Jul 16
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SUMMER OF HATE
I relish a summer garden party as much as the next man –golden fields baking in the heat, the smell of simmering sausages and sun cream, the young in…
Jul 7
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May 2025
Of Jews, rats and Gary Lineker
Whereof one knows nothing, thereof one must remain silent
May 17
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HARVARD: BARBARIANS AT THE GATES, IGNORAMUSES ON THE LAWN
Streetwalking with Howard Jacobson is a reader-supported publication.
May 5
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March 2025
THE REST IS SILENCE
Well, that’s a bit melodramatic, I grant you.
Mar 28
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GAZUMP
I’ve written to Donald Trump to suggest that when he builds his new Fun Atlantis for the Mega Tasteless in Gaza it should be called
Mar 27
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HOW NOT TO BE A TV CRITIC
If this beautiful little girl is watching Adolescence I’d like to know what she finds so funny.
Mar 25
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'I LOVE THE UNEDUCATED'
Donald Trump has signed an executive order designating English as the official language of the US.
Mar 2
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