@em_john

Author of Self Contained: https://xitter.cf/t.co/iFP37mdW2T Also Wayfaring Stranger (Travel Book of the Year) and Following On (Wisden Book of the Year)

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I wrote a thing in the @guardian today about long-term singleness and being a spinster and even as I type this I still feel embarrassed so what does that tell you? theguardian.com/lifeandstyle…

Why are increasing numbers of women choosing to be single?

The word ‘spinster’ is still freighted with pity and misogyny, yet the number of women living this way is growing. Emma John says it’s time to reconsider what it means to be ‘never-married’

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Therapeutic tweet: I went to see Thomas Ostermeier's An Enemy of the People this week and I can't stop thinking about it so I'm hoping that just saying so helps me get it out of system that is all as you were
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Our feature in @thetimes travel section today was a wonderful read... thank you @em_john - we have had so many nice comments and THE #bestbookingdayever @sawdays @vstnorthnorfolk @visitnorfolk @East_of_England @VisitEngland
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I go to this art deco B&B every year – a true hidden gem whose owners are two of the most fascinating people I know. Now they've written a book about the place - if you like history, travel, politics, decor, aviation or just PRETTY THINGS, check it out: crowdfunder.co.uk/p/controlt…

Control Tower Calling

Publishing Nigel's book Control Tower Calling - all pledges receive a hard back copy of the book. The first 250 will be signed and numbered.

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It's Jane Austen's birthday today. In the 2024 Almanack, @em_john wrote about Austen's links with cricket. Click the image to read. #janeausten wisden.com/stories/wisden-al…
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I think @SkySportsNews you mean fazed, unless they really are concerned that the players are about to slip in and out of quantum dimensions Ant-Man style
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@SkySportsNews23 Nov 2023
"I don't feel like it's phased us players" ✊ Dominic Calvert-Lewin has spoken on behalf of his Everton teammates after the club received a points deduction from the Premier League
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“Perhaps it’s better to enjoy a great football manager’s talents on the pitch, rather than on the page.” @em_john reviews Sarina Wiegman’s new book. newstatesman.com/culture/boo…

Sarina Wiegman’s mystery playbook

In her book the Lionesses coach shows composure and compassion – but the art of football management remains a puzzle.

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England win! 🏆 Captain Chris Edwards hits the winning runs as England Men's Learning Disability side beat Australia by eight wickets at The Wanderers to secure the Tri-Series and continue their successful run in series dating back to 2010.

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Ticker Merchant@WillMarshall1529 Oct 2023
Me watching England this tournament.
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Saw it this weekend. Chris Pine was born for that role
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@mrmarkmillar19 Oct 2023
RT if you agree this movie was criminally underrated and will find a huge audience over time...
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Tbf did any really want to see an england-all black final
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Is this why we only pass the ball backwards
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The devaluation of the standing O is something I have been trying to resist for years now but like £200 stalls seats it looks like we're lumbered with it theguardian.com/stage/2023/o…

The applause clause: why are standing ovations suddenly obligatory?

Once the ultimate mark of respect for actors, every theatre performance now seems to end with the audience rising to their feet and clapping wildly

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ON FAILURE with @em_john, author of the magnificent (and award-winning_ Following On, about an obsession with England in the 1990s, and (yes) award-winning author @anthony_mcgowan, who wrote The Art of Failure... Is it okay to fail? Let's find out...
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“I don’t know why everyone’s so upset at the lack of diversity on this panel. We made sure to include-“ *looks at smudged writing on hand* “At least one Warman”
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@iealondon3 Oct 2023
🚨 Starting now, our #ThinkTent23 panel on the future of journalism and digital platforms. 🗣️ @matthewlesh | @JWhittingdale | @mattwarman | @mjhsinclair | David Matthew | @OwenMeredithNMA Join us in the ThinkTent or follow along live 👇 youtube.com/watch?v=-GbCEYcj…
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I am meant to be seeing the VERY SOLD-OUT Lord of the Rings musical at @WatermillTh this Friday Oct 6th at 7:30pm, but my brain decided to haemorrhage and I won't be going anywhere for some time! You will make this little hobbit's month if you take my two tickets at £57.50 each✨
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Just said goodbye to an inimitable gentleman and the greatest revise sub of them all. We should retire the position in his honour
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Our new doc Cricket and the Maidens is on the @bbcworldservice & @bbcsounds today bbc.in/44VtaVB Journalist @em_john asks how India’s women cricketers offer a new vision for single women in a country still deeply invested in marriage.
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ok just reached the end of A Matter of Life and Death please pass the rehydration salts
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Q: is A Matter of Life and Death the greatest film ever made or am I just really emotional today
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It is, without a hint of exaggeration, my all-time favourite TV series. The revival had to lose a star because it doesn’t have Deputy Tim in it
Chris@chrisleonmiller11 Sep 2023
Beautiful, passionate and accurate appreciation of the perennially underrated Justified (and review of the revival) by @em_john theguardian.com/tv-and-radio…

Justified: City Primeval review – a triumphant return for the inexcusably overlooked crime drama

A decade after the conclusion of the underrated original series, Kentucky’s cowboy marshal is back and making bold new moves. The hat still fits, though …

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