"Grow up, save up, cheer up"
"I worry about my – your, our, I’m never quite sure how to define these things – generation sometimes.
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"Why are we so mean to our vaginas?"
“Now look here. Metaphorically I mean, not literally, because I’m going to talk about vaginas and although I…
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“The sins of the spare bedroom”
“It feels right that winter is still here. A warm, fresh April full of sun, green shoots and promise would be a…
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Lucy Mangan on The Curse of Lovely
"There is a book that has just been published called The Curse Of Lovely (£12.99; Piatkus Books). Apparently…
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"World Poetry Day? Get me out of here"
“I am writing to you from an undisclosed location. I can tell you that it’s in a soundproofed bunker, but…
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“Your Boss Can’t Help Abusing Their Power”
“One of the many reasons I’m glad I no longer work for anyone but myself is that – unless I crack under the…
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Lucy Mangan on World Book Day
"I think my main problem in life is that, basically, whatever I’m doing, whatever the activity is that I am…
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"Keep your hands to yourself, Jeremy Irons!"
Ah, Jeremy Irons. I’ve had a soft spot for him ever since I learned that he not only bought himself a castle…
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"We still need feminism!"
"Perhaps we should just ignore it. Not dignify it with a response. But, as a wise man once almost said, for…
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“The price of freedom is eternal vigilance”
There are the little things, always, of course. Like the news that bic has released a new ballpoint pen range…
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Is five the magic number of friends?
There is a survey out this week which claims you need just five friends to steer you safely through the vale of…
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“Snooping on your partner is wrong”
Well, if Jools Oliver’s doing it, then it’s game over for the rest of us, isn’t it? Perfect home, perfect…
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"It's heartening that someone is having it all"
It is 12.25pm. My 14-month-old son is finally asleep. I am behind on three pieces of work, I have not had a…
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"I think everyone has a degree of OCD"
I find myself for the first time in my life in perfect sympathy with a Tory. Disconcerting. In my defence, this…
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"It's time to address your fears ladies"
There are a lot of Weeks around, have you noticed? As in National Camping and Caravanning Week, National Poop…
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Lucy Mangan on the Famous Five
Happy Jubilee week everybody! Jubilations, actually, I suppose, isn’t it? Props to her maj anyway, as I…
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Working from home is a nightmare
"O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!" Such, I imagine, will be the expressions of joy throughout…
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"I am an introvert, always have been"
One of the many, many, many, many, many things people don’t tell you about before you have a baby (the most…
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“How women deal with money drives me nuts”
That Britney Spears. I love her deeply, but she’s given me nothing but trouble and strife since day one.
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"The domestic gender war isn't over"
Housework is the bane of my life. I hate everything about it. I wish I could be one of those people who takes…
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"VAT on tampons should not be axed"
I was recently tweetasked (twasked? Yes, I wish this to become a word) to sign a petition campaigning to remove…
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“Facebook fatigue is setting in globally”
I stopped using Facebook about eight months ago. It was all getting too much. I couldn’t find time to update my…
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“A coat can be ugly… and still loved”
When fashion and celebrity stylist Angie Smith arrives at my house on Sunday afternoon, my hairbrush has been…
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Lucy Mangan on Girl Guides
I am very slow on the uptake, so it wasn’t until quite recently, as I was walking through my local shopping…
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"Manners are sliding from our grasp"
What, one wonders, will Debrett’s new etiquette guide to divorce recommend?
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"I'm a filthy hippie wannabe"
How are you doing with your New Year’s resolutions? I like to imagine that you are all reading that sentence…
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“Why are men so difficult to buy for?”
Our first Christmas together, lovely Stylist readers!How are you getting on?
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"Shopping is a social undertaking"
What did you get for Christmas? And in the sales? Ooh, lovely! And — at the risk of sounding impertinent — HOW…
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“The absence of books in a life is a bad…
I’ve just spent some of the happiest hours of recent months re-arranging my collection of children’s books.
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“The PM's panicking over women”
Listen… just listen for a moment? Hear that? Those strangely moist reverberations in the distance, like a large…
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"When I'm gone, use my parts"
I must say, I didn’t think anyone would be brave enough to try it just yet. But clearly the Welsh are made of…
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"Let's talk about the great marriage shock"
That Kate Moss. She doesn’t say much, but what she does say is bang on.
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"It's been six months, what have I missed?"
Well, hello again! Thank you all so much for your lovely messages while I was away – they really helped see me…
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"Cretins aren't spared by super injunctions"
I’m gagging – if you’ll pardon the pun – to know who they are, all these injunctionees and…
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"Childbearing is Not Our Only Purpose"
Blimey, it feels like I’ve only been here five minutes and now I’m buggering off for a couple of months,…
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"I am so jealous of my friend going to uni"
My friend Jo has gone to university at the age of 36.
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"When did porn stop being a bad thing?"
Have we all made our preparations for the wedding of the year? Sent a card wishing the blushing bride and groom…
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"Women can still be toxic bullies"
I’m sure the revelations are true, but that doesn’t stop them also functioning as the greatest masterstroke in…
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"Celebrities, please stop acting like us"
It’s an odd day that involves you coming to feel sorry for Samantha Cameron. (I understand, of course, that…
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"If only I had my Mother's competence"
This morning I took out a new loaf from the bread bin, cut off the end piece and stood motionless for five minutes…
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"Romantic notions are based on lies"
It was lovely to cyber-meet so many Stylist readers 12 or so days ago during our webchat about how to make it as a…
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"Why women get the blame for rows"
According to a new survey, the average British couple rows 312 times a year. I know, it’s the kind of stat you…
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"I won't let the truth ruin my weekend"
There are some things, even in this carefree, modern world, that a lady still keeps to herself. Exactly how much…
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"Control freaks get a bad press”
They say you never really know another person’s heart. Nonsense. I know loads, and none more so than my best…
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I love books, but I loathe e-readers
I remember the first time I saw one. I was in a meeting with the publisher of my first book, Hopscotch &…
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