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My Dad, And The Toad That Lived In His Shoe

Tom Cox

Tom Cox

14 Apr 2013


My latest

21st Century Yokel column

for The Guardian.

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Thinking About Thinking

Thinking About Thinking

In some of the bigger news of the past week, this silly piece I wrote means Google's AI search engine is now telling people that my cat Roscoe is a real human woman who came to media prominence during the Britpop era. Not long after it offered me

By Tom Cox 08 Jan 2026
At Home With The Actor, Influencer And Designer Philippa Islington-Smythe

At Home With The Actor, Influencer And Designer Philippa Islington-Smythe

Subscribe now In her exclusive interview in today's Daily Telegraph Magazine, the actor, influencer and designer Philippa Islington-Smythe (pictured) discusses the price of fame, her controversial new perfume, working with Margot Robbie and how becoming a parent changed her perspective on the world. "You are right: the

By Tom Cox 05 Jan 2026
Recommended Walks

Recommended Walks

It is low tide as you stroll along the creek, wild geese burst into tears overhead and ancient bone dice litter the foreshore.

lock-1 By Tom Cox 29 Dec 2025
The Box Of Frogs

The Box Of Frogs

“You must know Aubrey Plaza!” he said one night as they sat in front of the TV. “Of course I do,” she replied. “It’s where Kennedy got shot.”

lock-1 By Tom Cox 24 Dec 2025

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