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Film review – Oz: the Great and Powerful
Something wicked this way comes with the latest big screen take on the classic tale of Oz. If you’re thinking this is an unnecessary straight take on Judy Garland’s unforgettable 1939 film, relax. Instead, cinema-goers get an action-packed, Disneyfied prequel instead. Let’s get one thing straight –I still think 3D is the biggest film gimmick … Continue reading
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Don’t worry, this isn’t another testimony about how Nirvana’s album changed the world as we know it. It’s a rant about why young people annoy me. Aren’t you glad you clicked on this link? So, if you’re in the “I was born after 1991, why is the mean lady picking on me?” category, you better … Continue reading
Against a backdrop of women’s mags, WAGs, TV shows like The Only Way is Essex and the dominance of the Daily Mail, it seems a woman’s worth is not weighed in achievement but is measured instead in false eyelashes, fake tan and spherical mega-boobs. So, releasing a book called How To Be a Woman, with that dirtiest of … Continue reading
After getting hitched, offloading a sprog and nabbing a job, househunting is officially one of the most stressful things you can do. Forget the actual stalking of rental sites, the traipsing from one end of the city to the next and the soul destroying viewings of places which don’t resemble the ad in the slightest. … Continue reading
Like our tragedy-obsessed media, I’ve always had a thing for tragic heroines. I’ve been enthralled by Marilyn Monroe and thought I was Zelda Fitzgerald, but the poor little girl act wasn’t why Amy Winehouse always struck a chord and remained occupying a soft spot with me long after she was uncool and dismissed for her … Continue reading
Take a guess what’s been annoying me this week…(or should that be the last couple of weeks?) Like everyone else on the planet, I appreciated stand out bridesmaid Pippa Middleton’s backside, figure and general prettiness on April 29th. Since then, not a day has gone by without seeing pics of Pippa, complete with lurid headlines … Continue reading
“I’m going to Barcelona” I said to a female workmate when she asked about my Easter plans. “Exciting! Who are you going with?” she replied, probably hoping for some dirt on my lovelife. “Oh, I’m going on my own” I responded. Awkward pause. “So, are you meeting up with friends over there, then?” she asks, … Continue reading
You’re not alone! I joined Facebook last year, the last to join amongst everyone I know, and, I’m willing to bet, behind everyone who reads this. Initially I loved it and regretted not jumping on the bandwagon earlier. It was so gossipy and everyone was on it, what wasn’t there to love? It was great … Continue reading
Before Mills & Boon muddied the word, romance was allegedly the be-all, end-all of feminine existence. Throw in traditional chivalry we are meant to swoon over and a certain idea of love was spawned, cultivated…and rejected? These days you’re lucky if you get a vodka and a bag of crisps slid across the bar in … Continue reading
