Archive - The Waiting Room

The boy who evacuated World War II – in 2006

And then became a meme.

May 28 • Amelia Tait

July 2024

The man whose life was £1

I found Frank's memories in a cluttered antique shop.

Jul 26, 2024 • Amelia Tait

January 2024

The man who collects lost pet posters

Don Bolles is a veteran of punk with a one-of-a-kind collection.

Jan 17, 2024 • Amelia Tait

August 2023

The untold story of Gwyneth Paltrow’s body double

Content warning: this issue contains descriptions of weight loss, fatphobia and eating disorders.

Aug 14, 2023 • Amelia Tait

October 2022

The mystery of the magnet man

My search for a craftsman that can't be found.

Oct 10, 2022 • Amelia Tait

June 2021

The sandwich order that brought two strangers together

Titian and Neha have very little in common, but they helped each other from afar.

Jun 25, 2021 • Amelia Tait

May 2021

The Scrappy-Doo Wikipedia mystery

The Wikipedia entry for fictional Great Dane puppy Scrappy-Doo is 25,623 words long.

May 20, 2021 • Amelia Tait

August 2020

The man who has never eaten a sandwich

Chris compares sandwiches to football or the opera.

Aug 27, 2020 • Amelia Tait

The woman whose teapots were destroyed on Changing Rooms

In the latter half of the year 2000, strangers would apologise to Clodagh on the bus.

Aug 6, 2020 • Amelia Tait

July 2020

The family who make giant plastic ice cream cones

If Mark Irvine’s website receives an order on a Friday night in the dead of winter, he knows he’ll probably be processing a refund come Monday morning.

Jul 2, 2020 • Amelia Tait

June 2020

The man who never left Habbo Hotel

For almost 20 years, James has lived on a website many people considered a fad.

Jun 18, 2020 • Amelia Tait