Thanks but No Thanks, Katie Hopkins, We Don't Want You as Our Gay Icon
Look, as much as it distresses me to draw any kind of attention to Katie Hopkins, and her ongoing quest to lodge herself at the forefront of our consciousness, I'm beginning to notice an alarmingly...
View ArticleHow Madonna Saved The Brits
Tonight I almost ate a cushion on my own sofa. Madonna fell. She didn't just fall a little bit she fell down a flight of stairs into 12 bullfighters/interpretive stags. No one helped her up, every...
View ArticleThe Great British Bake Off for Comic Relief
After last week's dull episode, we were back with a bang (and Jo Brand) to the tent in the unspecified field that hosts the one and only Great British Bake Off. This week we had comedian David...
View ArticleFifty Shades of $$$
Whether or not you read the book (did you?) there has been no escaping the Fifty Shades of Grey publicity wagon as it rolled into action before the official release of the film on 14th February. It was...
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Images: 20 Years, Ballet Flamenco de Andalucia, Flamenco Festival 2015
Flamenco chamber music, flamenco karate, flamenco as a solo or as part of a group, over the years I've learned from, enjoyed and been totally immersed in all of Rafaela Carrasco's performances that...
View ArticleAn 80's Flashback.
Let me set the scene; it was Sunday afternoon and the rain bounced off my cottage windows like a frog tap dancing when channel 5 declared an 80'S MOVIE MARATHON. I cast aside The Sunday Times, boiled...
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Dear Hollywood...Where Are the Women?
When I wake up and look in the mirror, I see a woman. My afro probably has me resembling Rick James, but I'm definitely a woman. At Haggerston station I politely swerve the latest Watchtower mag thrust...
View ArticleAn Announcement...
I thought I'd tell you a little about my next book, which I've called Wake The F ** K Up - A Mindfulness Guide for the Frazzled. It was only in the final chapters of my last book Sane New World did I...
View ArticleLet's Stop Thinking About Music in Silos and Recognize the Challenges That...
Personally, I love music that is bold, distinctive and has something new to say. I'm a longstanding fan of composers like Laurence Crane, Tansy Davies, Richard Ayres and Jennifer Walshe who write...
View ArticleBlackhat - The Review
Contains possible spoilers Cyber thrillers can fall flat if they slip into the realms of cliche, but thankfully Blackhat gets the cardinal sin out the way early: assorted close up tracking shots of...
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"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" - Reaching the Summit of Kilimanjaro
Day 7, Base Camp. 15,331 feet. After a tearful farewell to Dan we begin our final ascent. It was immediately intense. We asked Meshack why we leave at midnight. He said "So you cannot see what you are...
View ArticleBlack History Month - My American Odyssey
I recently met Bristol (UK) author Roger Griffith who has released his first book during Black History Month in America, entitled My American Odyssey - From the Windrush to the White House. Having...
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Film Reviews - 'Catch Me Daddy' and 'White God'
Catch Me Daddy, the UK directorial feature debut from Daniel & Matthew Wolfe with honour killing as it's theme is ambitious, stunning and gripping cinema. Kornel Mundruczo's White God is a unique,...
View ArticleHow to Win Oscars and Influence People
In my last article, I talked about the potential for Netflix to make 'perfect' entertainment by analysing the viewing habits of its users. In the wake of this year's Academy Awards, let's now consider...
View ArticleWhy Everyone Should Include Cucumber, Banana and Tofu in Their TV Diet
You often hear the generalism that there's nothing on TV worth watching anymore. Of course, now that there are hundreds of channels available for your consumption, there can be times when programmes...
View ArticleWhy Patricia Arquette's Motherhood Is a Small Victory for Feminism in...
Patricia Arquette winning the award for Best Supporting Actress at the 2015's Oscar Awards Show is a win for feminism in Hollywood, even though it is a nominal one. I am not referring to Arquette's...
View ArticleInequality: Let's Get Creative
Inequality is everywhere at the moment. Scarcely a day goes by without a new take on an age-old story. Inevitably, much of this has focused around money - the super rich, multinationals, bonuses, the...
View ArticleHow I Survived Art Education and Made It Into the Art World
Last week was the big opening of my latest sold out solo exhibition called Self. I'm exhibiting a new series of self-portraits and I've been humbled and blown away by the response. Peter Gabriel and...
View ArticleA New Documentary Film Charts the Rise of Ukraine's Maidan Protests
A year on from the massacre of Maidan protestors by president Viktor Yanukovich's berkut officers, there's a very real danger of the Maidan protests becoming lost from view. I was asked to review...
View ArticleThe Voice 2015 The Battles Show One
The blind auditions are over and the chosen singers will now go head to head against one of their team mates. The victor will progress to the knock out stage. For the loser they either get stolen, (not...
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