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I am getting into neo-nihilism – it is so soothing to conclude that nothing matters

Accepting the futility of everything is very much in. I’m not quite sure I buy it, but it is true that plenty of things are not as important as we feel they are, writes Emma Beddington

The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2022

I’ve taken 263 photos since arriving in Venice, my husband has taken five – it would be nice to have a few more of me

Men don’t take pictures like women do. But memory is an unreliable thing and I want to mark our past selves, writes Emma Beddington

The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2022

What exactly does that Paris Olympic mascot look like? The French have decided – and it is not a cheery hat

The joyfully bizarre – and saucy – phryges have got even me excited about a month of sport, writes Guardian columnist Emma Beddington

The Guardian - UK · Nov 20, 2022

It’s cheap, it’s quick, it’s a pit of culinary depravity – save me from the microwave

What are you supposed to cook with it, apart from ready meals and mug cakes? Without a proper oven, I’m eating like a bin-diving gull, writes Emma Beddington

The Guardian - UK · Oct 24, 2022

Can eight minutes of exercise make you happier? There’s only one awful, embarrassing way to find out …

Like half of all British women, I’ve barely broken a sweat in the last year. Time to investigate the Joy Workout, says Emma Beddington

The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2022

People on TikTok keep boasting about what they do from 5am to 9am. I just lie in bed, if the dog will let me

I watch people preparing food, working out and doing laundry. But what if I don’t want to ‘maximise my potential’, asks Emma Beddington

The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2022

When I was lost and angry, I felt at peace in my local Turkish baths. How sad that yet another is closing

In my 20s I was at a low ebb – I had lost my hair and was suffering from an eating disorder. But a few hours in this calm space did something quite profound for me, writes Guardian columnist Emma Beddington

The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2022

Girls don’t want to be leaders. No wonder, when you see the violent abuse they could face

You can’t blame any young woman who would rather bake vegan muffins or live in a tree. But where does that leave the rest of us? asks Emma Beddington

The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2022

Why do I pick fights with my husband? Because I want a happy marriage

The right kind of argument can apparently bring couples closer together. Is bickering about the bread bin a good start, writes Guardian columnist Emma Beddington

The Guardian - UK · Sep 18, 2022

How parents cope with empty-nest syndrome

Letters: Readers respond to Emma Beddington’s article on the best ways to survive the sadness of children leaving home

The Guardian - UK · Sep 16, 2022