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Why am I so sad about the loss of phone boxes when they are practically useless?

It’s a mark of how we don’t share any more, even if the idea of using a receiver someone else has just used now seems barbaric, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

The Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 2022

America howls with pain after Texas. Yet again we ask: ‘When are we going to do something?’

It’s absurd that Joe Biden cannot overturn the bizarre relationship between Americans and their guns, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2022

The US is running out of baby formula: yet more evidence that new mothers can never win

Women have breastfed for thousands of years and yet there are still those who think we can just ‘switch on’ our milk, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2022

Why does it make me uneasy when straight women write TV shows about lesbians?

I know, I know: I sound bitter and chippy. But lesbianism is a very specific thing, not a proxy for feelings of outsiderdom, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

The Guardian - UK · Apr 1, 2022

Ted Cruz and the ‘racist baby’: sometimes reality threatens my political maturity

Try as I might to rise above US tribalism, I felt a visceral dislike for the men grilling Biden’s supreme court nominee, says the Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2022

Netflix’s Byron Baes is contrived, trashy and awful. It’s practically a public service

The streaming giant has served up a new reality show full of horrible characters, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

The Guardian - UK · Mar 18, 2022

What’s driving the Great Resignation? Hope – with a side order of self-doubt

My friend is one of many planning a radical post-pandemic life change – but rehearsing leaving her job showed it’s not easy, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

The Guardian - UK · Mar 11, 2022

Unmasking school pupils in New York already feels like yesterday’s news

With Ukraine coverage displacing Covid, there’s a strong feeling that the caravan of history has abruptly moved on, says the Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2022

A ‘vibe shift’ is coming, apparently – and I love being too middle-aged to care

New York’s trend forecasters are predicting cultural change. I’m hoping it means 9pm bedtimes will finally have their moment, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2022

My five-letter reaction to the New York Times taking over Wordle? I quit

Once you stop trusting the puzzle master, it’s all over, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

The Guardian - UK · Feb 17, 2022