http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/columnists/claudia-winkleman/?service=Rss http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/columnists/claudia-winkleman/claudia-winkleman-take-it-from-me-827641.html http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/columnists/claudia-winkleman/claudia-winkleman-take-it-from-me-827641.html?r=RSS <p> Ha-ha. Brilliant. Just when you think the papers are full of stuff that's quite tricky to write a column about because it's too scary (Austria, Zimbabwe, Burma), or too dull (Charlotte Church would like to remind all new mothers of the importance of breastfeeding. YES, WE KNOW) &ndash; the story, the titbit if you will, of the year comes along and saves the day. </p> Claudia Winkleman Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:48 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/columnists/claudia-winkleman/claudia-winkleman-take-it-from-me-821979.html http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/columnists/claudia-winkleman/claudia-winkleman-take-it-from-me-821979.html?r=RSS <p>So, apart from the two main topics of discussion &ndash; the first being, "Of course the wife bloody knew"; the second, "Jeez, is that bloke off the telly really the Mayor of London?" &ndash; my friends and I spent most of the weekend talking about the forthcoming Sex and the City movie. We're serious thinkers, us lot. Ahem.</p> Claudia Winkleman Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/columnists/claudia-winkleman/claudia-winkleman-take-it-from-me-817900.html http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/columnists/claudia-winkleman/claudia-winkleman-take-it-from-me-817900.html?r=RSS <p>"Jesus. What have you done?" said a friend last week. No, I wasn't dressed as an enormous tomato and I wasn't in my, um, lumberjack outfit. It was a party at a friend's house and I turned up as usual, sort of on time but not too freakishly early (don't you HATE those people) and I was wearing jeans and a shirt. Nothing extraordinary so far...</p> Claudia Winkleman Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/columnists/claudia-winkleman/claudia-winkleman-take-it-from-me-813914.html http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/columnists/claudia-winkleman/claudia-winkleman-take-it-from-me-813914.html?r=RSS <p>The new must-have pet in Britain is a hedgehog. Yes, you read right. That's what we're all going to be getting, according to recent studies. And it's an African pygmy hedgehog &ndash; a mix between an Algerian and a white-bellied. "They're unbelievably pretty little creatures, the way they bumble along," hedgehog breeder Bonnie Martin told Reuters. Who knew? Mrs Tiggy-Winkle for every house by 2020. </p> Claudia Winkleman Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:01 +0100