Popular Insite on Life in London
Harder to Explain Than a Gap Year: Puyi’s Resume and the Satire of the Unlikely CV – Losing an empire is one thing; explaining it in interview format is another problem entirely
The Job Vacancy Nobody Meant to Publish: A Dating List and the Satire of Standards as HR Policy – A list of romantic requirements gets specific enough that recruitment agencies mistake it for a genuine posting
Your Landlord Was Merely Holding It: Berlin’s Red Lipstick and the Satire of Rebranded Socialism – An anti-capitalist candidate discovers that the surest weapon against capitalism might just be better marketing
Relitigating 1997, One Hardcover at a Time: The Palace’s Memory Challenge and the Satire of Institutional Rebuttal – A grieving brother’s recollections meet an institution that has never once, in three decades, simply let a claim stand unanswered
The Understudy Nobody Named: The Valet Claim and the Satire of Deploying a Distraction – A new memoir revives an old, unnamed scandal, and the Palace reaches for its most reliable spare part
The Sympathy Upgrade: Diana’s Posthumous HRH Offer and the Satire of the Late Apology – A title withheld in life is offered back on the day of the funeral, and the timing does all the explaining
All Crown, No Commute: Harry’s Royal Package and the Satire of Heritage Without Attendance – A father wants his children to know their birthright, minus the part where anyone actually has to show up for it
Sharper Near Publication Date: Memory, Memoirs and the Satire of Convenient Recall – A dispute over whose recollection is correct becomes, itself, a small case study in how memory gets weaponised on both sides
Six More Names on the List: William’s Title Shake-Up and the Satire of Momentum Looking for a Target – One successful removal creates an appetite that starts looking for the next name before anyone has actually asked for a sequel
Grief Counsellors on Standby: Archie and Lilibet’s Ordinary Future and the Satire of Institutional Overreaction – Two children may, one day, simply grow up to be people, and the monarchy is bracing itself as though this were a national emergency