From headlines that have appeared in the British magazine The Spectator since January.

Confessions of a Fortysomething Brace Face

I’m Proud I Squandered My Wealth

My Life of Genteel Poverty

Writing a Will Isn’t Easy

What My Strange Old Friends Taught Me

Is It Weird I Have Young Friends?

Youth Is Wasted on Our Anxious Young

Guns, Drugs, and Beatings—I Loved Boarding School

Private School Isn’t Worth It

Give Me Back My Codeine

Sobriety Isn’t Worth It

Could a 100-Bottle Limit Help Me Cut Down on Drinking?

A Soviet Guide to Vodka

My Loveless Nights in Post-Soviet Hostels

The Joy of Going Solo

Celibacy Isn’t Chic

Are Antidepressants Making You Asexual?

I Loved My Landlord

My Strange and Wonderful Tenants

Would You Sign a Relationship Contract?

Why Have Women Stopped Smiling at Me?

Why British Women Are So Unhappy

Every Woman Needs a Nemesis

Who Doesn’t Love a Good Catfight?

My Battle with a Puglian Pugilist

The Rise of the Village Vigilante

My Day with the Met Police

What to Do If You’re Being Sued

Have I Been Cursed by a White Deer?