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Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels…Really.

Or the Gospel according to Kate Moss. Newlywed/Croydon supermodel/Cokate/Insert tabloid term of endearment here Kate Moss’s old diet tip “nothing tastes as good as skinny feels” has come back to haunt her once again. Last week t-shirts with the slogan emblazoned on them were banned for being irresponsible, y’know by encouraging kids not to eat … Continue reading »

Gutted: Amy Winehouse RIP (& why I loved her flawed charm)

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 »

Why most women’s magazines are hell

Thanks to my pauper status, I’ve stopped buying as many magazines as I’d like to. This isn’t the first time I’ve denied myself the ‘pleasure’ of women’s mags though. For a year, I slapped myself with a ban on buying women’s magazines because of the negative effect they had on me. They still provided light … Continue reading »

“Real Woman” – the latest feminine weapon

People who comment on websites are insane 99% of the time. Fact.  But how I love and loathe them. Of all the insanities online, and there are many to choose from, the ones that irk me the most are the daily references to ‘real woman’ or, conversely, ‘she has the figure of a ten year … Continue reading »

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