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Global: Tim Dowling | guardian.co.uk
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Tim Dowling is a journalist for the Guardian. He writes a weekly column for Weekend magazine
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Leveson inquiry cake pop anyone?

Ever wanted to bite Rupert Murdochs head off? Now you can, with the help of extreme baking website Eat Your Heart OutDepending on how far behind the curve you are, you may first require a definition ...

4 days ago

The moon: look but dont touch, says Nasa

The space agency issues guidelines to safeguard the heritage of lunar exploration, but can it really expect full compliance?It is, in its way, a giant leap for mankind: Nasa has just issued guideline...

5 days ago

Tim Dowling: fit for purpose

My wifes new exercise regime has transformed her outlook, her wardrobe … and our dietMy wife has got a personal trainer. It is hard for me to describe exactly how strange a turn of eve...

6 days ago

So what can you do with a leftover Olympic torch?

Youve run your relay with the Olympic torch and you dont want to sell it on eBay, so what can you do with it? Here are 10 tipsIt is, perhaps a sign of the times: before the first day of the Olympic t...

21 may 12

Tim Dowling: old man habits

You sit down to watch a boring film, and you wake up in a parallel universe where you have no wifeI wake up in bed, which is good, except that I dont remember how I got there. My last memory is of wa...

19 may 12

10 tips for home-workers

Are you one of the civil servants being told to work from home during the Olympics? If so, youll need to follow these rules for getting the most out of your new working environmentThe news that up to...

15 may 12

Britains Got Talent: is my dog as good as Pudsey?

Inspired by the success of Ashleigh and Pudsey, I tried to teach Nellie some new tricks …The triumph of Ashleigh and Pudsey in the Britains Got Talent final has already got pet-owners across the nati...

14 may 12

Tim Dowling: is rösti a recipe for existential angst?

I am staring at something that is transparently still just a bunch of potatoes. Why bother? It occurs to me that existence is futileIt is Friday, and my wife has done that thing where she buys a load...

12 may 12

Tim Dowling: God bless American officialdom

As we wait for our number to be called, my palms begin to sweat and my breathing becomes shallow and rapidI have to get the oldest one a US passport before he turns 18 and loses his entitlement ...

05 may 12

Rock stars: before they were famous

A new picture of Keith Richards and Mick Jagger at primary school has emerged. Why is there something so compelling about seeing the icons of our own youth during theirs?In pictures: rock stars in th...

30 apr 12

Tim Dowling: the show must go on

Mild porn? Gay humour? Sounds exactly my childrens sort of thingIt is Saturday, the morning of the first annual Dog Shit Awareness Day in the little park over the road. Im avoiding the knot of police...

28 apr 12

What Aidan Barclay might have texted to David Cameron

The Leveson inquiry heard how Telegraph chairman Aidan Barclay texted David Cameron before the 2010 election. We exclusively reveal how the text conversation might have developedThe Leveson inquiry r...

24 apr 12

Tim Dowling: knee deep in humiliation

The skiing holiday was six days of mayhem, and my wife wants a full debriefingThe flight from Milan arrives just over an hour late, the train from Gatwick a mere 10 minutes. As we pull into Vict...

21 apr 12

Hillary Clinton parties on in Colombia

Hillary Clinton gets into the party spirit during her visit to Cartagena in ColombiaA few naysayers have tried to paint Hillary Clintons appearance at a Colombian nightclub as an impropriety, or...

16 apr 12

Tim Dowling: skiing – a slippery slope to financial ruin

Every time someone shows me a bill I have to resist the urge to let my mouth hang open. By the time we hit the slopes I am thinking only of the hard times aheadMy wife has holiday plans: she is stayi...

13 apr 12

Tim Dowling: Project Shed, and the art of delegation

To save money on the construction of the new shed, my wife has offered me up as a work experience personLast week my wife ordered a new shed online. Our old shed, with its rotted roof and holed ...

06 apr 12

Like Samantha Brick, I have been hated for my good looks

Tim Dowling read Samantha Bricks article in the Daily Mail about women resenting her beauty and knew just how she felt. Here, he tells how men hate him for being too handsomeLast week I was waiting a...

04 apr 12

Tim Dowling: open all hours

What with the Guardian Open Weekend, Twitter and my banjo playing, I seem to be putting my flaws on increasingly public displayMany weeks ago, I agreed, on behalf of the middle-aged ma...

30 mar 12

Are there any real alternatives to Google?

In light of the growing backlash against Google, why dont we just switch to another search engine? Well, you have to find a viable one first of all …Google, the search engine most of us treat as an e...

28 mar 12

St Jamess Park: the place to run for government

Its the favourite jogging spot for David Cameron and friends, so how is it for everyday members of the public?St Jamess Park in London has a long and illustrious connection to power. It is where poli...

25 mar 12

Tim Dowling: poo shtick

I am weak-minded and extremely susceptible to a high-pressure sales pitch… usuallyIt is Wednesday night. I am annoyed that Mike the drummer has not replied to my text message, offering him a lif...

23 mar 12

Its time to get creative to wean Britain off the booze | Tim Dowling

Critics say a minimum alcohol price may not curb binge drinking, so its time for something drastic ... knittingThe prime ministers plan to introduce legislation to set a minimum price for a unit of a...

23 mar 12

Tim Dowling: quadratic equations v fun emoticons

I nod to indicate I have some idea of what hes on about, but to be honest he lost me at nIt is Sunday evening; the week is rolling to its end on squeaky wheels. My wife is announcing her labours...

17 mar 12

Dinner at the White House: the Brits on the guest list

The guest list for President Obamas state dinner in honour of David Camerons US visit offers some intriguing insights into how Americans see BritainA White House state dinner can boast a cast of thou...

14 mar 12

So what will David Cameron see on board Air Force One?

It might look like an ordinary plane from the outside, but what will greet David Cameron when he enters Barack Obamas presidential aeroplane?On Tuesday, David Cameron will become one of the few non-U...

12 mar 12

Tim Dowling: drape expectations

Over the next two hours, I come to respect the twisted genius of the inventor of this curtain rail systemIt is Saturday morning and I am in bed. My wife enters the room with the newspaper in one...

09 mar 12

Whats on David Camerons iPad?

The prime ministers new, specially customised tablet computer reportedly cost £20,000 – what kind of apps do you get for that much money?David Cameron is about to take delivery of a specially program...

06 mar 12

Tim Dowling: do alpha males iron their own shirts?

In the studio, palms sweating, blood pounding in my ears, I forget all the clever things I thought of on the busIs it late afternoon. My mobile phone rings. The screen says Unknown. This is norm...

03 mar 12

Warning: meetings may be bad for your IQ

Meetings impair our thinking, according to new research. So how can we get what we need from meetings without actually having them?We all know that meetings dont make you more intelligent, but new fi...

28 feb 12

Is Pinterest a man-free zone?

Some 97% of Pinterests Facebook fans are women. So is there anything to interest men on the site?The runaway popularity of photo-sharing site Pinterest, on which users mount images on virtu...

27 feb 12

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