Chris Mads
Putting the fun back into blogging
I’m sick of typing. I’m bored of sitting in front of a screen watching words and sentences form, all while wondering whether anyone will...
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Chris Mads
- Mar 20, 2022
Greg James and Tim Minchin are right – be ‘pro’ things
Radio 1 DJ Greg James wrote a lovely piece for the i last week exalting the power and joy of being a nerd. In it, he wrote how people...
Chris Mads
- Dec 3, 2021
Fall style on the Riviera
Exploring suiting options for a quick winter-sun trip to the French sity of Cannes.
Chris Mads
- Nov 14, 2021
Millennial Gent Year 4 - Introducing Short Man Style
I can't quite believe it's been four years since I started this blog. In the last few weeks I've been pretty quiet as work and the rest...
Chris Mads
- Jan 11, 2021
Don't be a d*ck online
“It’s a shame we even have to discuss.” That was Will Smith’s reflection in his song If You Can’t Dance (Slide) from his 2006 album Lost...
Chris Mads
- Oct 13, 2020
The Rock: Lessons from the 200 million man
Dwayne Johnson recently announced that he has passed 200 million followers on Instagram. This makes him the most followed man in America...
Chris Mads
- Mar 24, 2020
How to make the most of lockdown
“May you live in interesting times.” That may or may not be a curse of Chinese provenance, but one cannot help but feel that it might...
Chris Mads
- Mar 18, 2020
Wash your damn hands
Today I was in the gym, changing room and I saw a guy washing his hands. He was taking a long time over it. In fact, he was there long...
Chris Mads
- Feb 24, 2020
17 Rules of Modern Etiquette
To paraphrase the good folks at GQ, "don't be a d*ck"
Chris Mads
- Dec 31, 2019
20 rules for 2020
Less resolutions and more guidelines for life in 2020
Chris Mads
- Jul 29, 2019
How to open a bottle of Champagne
Opening a bottle of Champagne or
Prosecco is one of those skills all of us should master. It's like changing a lighbulb, but with alcohol.
Chris Mads
- Jul 3, 2019
A guide to Date Night
Welcome to the first in my Life Skills series. Don't get me wrong, I am no sort of life coach and I am not even going to try and promise...
Chris Mads
- Aug 13, 2018
8 things journalism has taught me
Facebook’s Timehop can be a terrible thing. It is a vortex of photos of long-forgotten nights out and terrible haircuts all popping up...
Chris Mads
- Mar 21, 2018
Travel real tale: What I've learned
I travel for work. I know that sounds very exciting and glamorous - and it is, sort of. But there are a few moments when plane-hopping...
Chris Mads
- Feb 6, 2018
31 things I've learned
I'm turning 31 today. I figure in the last three decades I must have learned something useful on top of the multitude of interesting but...
Chris Mads
- Aug 25, 2017
How to order at the bar or coffee shop
There are a few irritating situations in life where you cannot help but be annoyed - bad drivers when you are in a hurry, knotted...
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