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Opinion: Binge-watching is ruining the magic of TV

Watching five episodes of a new thing in a row isn’t a good idea, no matter how enticing Netflix and opinion columns about Game of Thrones in the Guardian make the concept seem. Yes, it gives you something to talk about on the internet the next day, but it devalues the experience of watching a series unfold and grow. Good TV used to be associated with a time in your

Running Man of Tech: Can you turn a runner into a triathlete in 8 weeks?

Swimming: harder than I remember I’m clinging to slippery tiles, fingers rapidly wrinkled, while small children play happily on foam tubes near me. In between the waves of sickness I’m wondering when these spaghetti-like buoyancy aids were invented. Did they have them when I was young? Was I deprived of the joy they’re bringing nearly ever child in this pool? Would I be able to pass as a swimmer now