Wear your clothes with abandon, I say; don't keep them pristine as if for museums: They are meant to wear out. Then you get to buy new ones. Russell Smith abandonbuyclothe Change image and share on social
The novel is just fine: It's novelists who aren't doing so well. Russell Smith finenovelist Change image and share on social
What I don't understand is why men have decided that they like wearing hats indoors. It makes no sense to me. Russell Smith decidehatindoor Change image and share on social
Ah, the intractable Canadian problem: Winter and finery are basically incompatible. Russell Smith basicallycanadianfinery Change image and share on social
Kindle Worlds is a clever way to monetize a formerly underground trend, and to enable its participants to be remunerated. But it will be of no interest to writers with any literary ambition, as its constraints are designed to stymie even the most rudimentary impulses - even the first flickering of a dangerous originality. Russell Smith ambitioncleverconstraint share on social
A suit is just a suit: a practical garment, not a ceremonial robe; it can be worn out to dinner with friends or for a visit to an art gallery. Its beauty and craftsmanship are utterly wasted if you think of it as something magical and symbolic. Russell Smith artbeautyceremonial share on social
Possibly the strangest book ever made, the 'Codex Seraphinianus' is an encyclopedia of an imaginary world, with illegible calligraphy - it is written in an alphabet no one can understand - and surreal drawings of odd beasts and machines. Russell Smith alphabetbeastbook share on social