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David Bailey's Stardust on Show at the National Portrait Gallery
David Bailey is one of the world's most distinguished and distinctive photographers and this exciting exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, the largest exhibition ever of Bailey's work,...
View ArticleThe Preparation for Oscar
The Academy Awards are closing up on us... it's time to bring on the glamour. February is indeed preparation month as talent gear up to look their sharpest for their arrival at Hollywood's Kodak...
View ArticleBody Talkin'
Last week we appeared on Daybreak to have a chat to Lorraine and Aled about body image, particularly body dysmorphia, and the extreme measures young people are taking, due to lack of self esteem and...
View ArticleBook Review - A Country Too Far
A Country Too Far, co-edited by Rosie Scott and Tom Keneally, is a timely attempt to set the record straight about asylum seekers in Australia, to counter the negative media propaganda and to protest...
View ArticleI Have So Many Girl Crushes That My Mum Thinks I'm a Lesbian
My mother keeps implying I might be a lesbian because I have so many "girl crushes". My colleagues know me as "the defender of fierce girl crushes". And if you spend five minutes with me, I'll sneak my...
View ArticleWhat's the Difference Between a Mistress and a Prostitute?
Sorry if you're expecting a clever punchline to that - I don't have one, but that was certainly one question that kept swimming around my head as I read The Mistress Contract by 'She and He'. Released...
View ArticleCharles Dickens' Statue in Portsmouth - An Awkward Pose
In Portsmouth's Guildhall Square a bronze Charles Dickens reclines on a throne of his first editions. He looks distinctly uncomfortable. He is attempting to cut a fetching figure - graceful with his...
View ArticleMy On-off Affair With Northern Soul
Around a decade or so ago, I watched a documentary on BBC2 about this strange youth phenomena that took place in the 70s about large swathes of teens up north going to clubs in Wigan, Blackpool and...
View ArticleWhere Are the Women Who Will Raise Their Voices for Those Raped, Hit, and...
I've had enough. I've had enough of hearing about women across Britain being attacked and abused just because they are women. I'm sick of hearing that in 2014 not only is domestic violence still a...
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A Slashed Neck and a One Finger Salute That Never Happened
There was a bit a controversy on Dancing on Ice this week - I was accused of giving the judges a one finger salute at the beginning of my performance. It was supposedly seen as I pulled up to kickstart...
View ArticleWhy I'm Welcoming the BBC Ban on All-Male Panel Shows
The other day I turned on an episode of QI. The show seemed different to normal, and it took me a few minutes to realise why: there were three women the panel. Three women and an Alan Davies. I blinked...
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Life in the Arts Lane - Week 62 - Three Lunches and Water Everywere
When travelling, the world can seem very small. A plane journey can throw one into the middle of anywhere in just a short while. London seems like the springboard from which anywhere can be reached....
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Film Review - Claire Denis's Bastards and Alexandre Castagnetti's Love Is In...
Clair Denis's intimate dramas are always eagerly awaited and 'Bastards' is no exception - a revenge drama about family ties, suicide and sexual abuse will frustrate, annoy, intrigue and mesmerise....
View ArticleKylie, Please Stay - How Miss Minogue Saved 'The Voice'
Love it or loathe it but the Saturday night talent show is here to stay. And after a gap of four years without a Minogue on our screens to judge confident crooners, at the time of writing, Kylie...
View ArticleWhy Benedict Is Wrong to Censor His Cumberbitches
His fans just can't get enough of him. Only this week, after generating near hysteria with his appearance at the Elementary Con in Birmingham, over 22,000 devoted fans clamoured for only 200 available...
View ArticleWhy Burlesque Is Empowering, Not Demeaning, to Women
A recent BBC documentary explored why burlesque has become such a controversial subject. I believe this reclaimed and constantly evolving art form is now one of the most empowering things a woman can...
View Article'Top Gear' Went to Chernobyl for One of TV's Most Tasteless Ever Hours
I'm a fan of Top Gear. I know I'm female, and this is wrong, but I like cars and the trio makes me laugh. But last night's episode was one of the most tasteless things I have ever watched on...
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Bahador Kharazmi: Prince of the Underground
For over 3000 years Iran has nurtured a rich musical culture, from Zoroastrian, Sufi and Tazieh music to symphonic classical to contemporary pop music. The progression of musical creativity came to an...
View ArticleFilm Review - Lone Survivor
Set during the war in Afghanistan, Lone Survivor charts the failed United States Navy SEALs mission Operation Red Wings. Four Navy Seals are sent on a covert mission to neutralise a high ranking...
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Orwell's 1984 Reimagined for the Post-Snowden Age at the Almeida Theatre
In this post-Snowden age, where privacy it seems is all but dead, a reinterpretation of Orwell's Big Brother and the omnipresent surveillance state certainly has a lot to offer. But this production at...
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