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The Vagenda, Book Review
The new Vagenda book has put me in a real quandary. I dislike feminists having a go at each other rather than working together but, in all honesty, I cannot recommend this book. It's narrow in scope,...
View ArticleSajid Javid Is Standing Up for the Wrong People: It's Time to Put Fans First
As I set out in my last HuffPo blog on ticket touting over two years ago, ordinary consumers are getting a raw deal from a market which is completely lacking in the level of transparency and...
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Kate Middleton: The Ultimate 'Slut Antidote'?
Is it time for us to take some Kate Middleton and turn her into an easy-to-swallow pill so we can give every girl on earth a dose of much needed 'class'? Should we make a 'Kate Pill' obligatory for all...
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The Dragons Come Out to Play
It's been an incredibly fun year being involved with Dragons Den, I've made some wonderful new friends, my fellow Dragons, and had the opportunity to invest in some really remarkable and talented...
View ArticleAdventures in Indie Publishing: Part 2
Up to Scratch Once your book is written, it's up to you to make sure the finished product is up to a high standard. It has your name on it, after all. The average buyer probably won't be expecting the...
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Film Review - Blue Ruin
Picturehouse Entertainment Director: Jeremy Saulneir Cast: Macon Blair, Devin Ratray, Amy Hargreaves Genre: Drama Thriller Language: English Country of Origin: USA 2013 92 mins. Winner FIPRESCI Prize...
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Lost for Words by Edward St Aubyn: Book Review
There's a passage near the beginning of Lost for Words in which Malcolm Craig MP, newly appointed chair of the Elysian Prize for literature, sets out his aspirations for the committee's eventual...
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On the Streets with Borondo, Seth and Kislow, Fintan Magee, Hyuro, Banksy, Escif
This week's 'On the Street' is dedicated on more figurative works, that tackle the poetic, metaphorical and quite literal meaning of rising and falling in different nuance. Spaniard Borondo leads off...
View ArticleWon't Cook, Won't Cook
People do not cook food any more. They eat it, right enough, but people in the richer postcodes don't actually do any of the cobbling together of ingredients like they used to. "Richer postcodes", in...
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Eurovision: War and Politics on Primetime TV
UK interest in Eurovision has waned in recent years with the accusation that it is "all just political". In the early 1950s, Europe was bitterly scarred from war. Maps had been redrawn, reparations...
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The Business Of Fine Art: Interview With Artist, Dameon Priestly
"In Belfast in the early '70s things were tricky. When I asked my local green grocer if I could do some paintings for his window for Christmas, he paid me in vegetables. The next year when I did the...
View ArticleWomen Role-Models In Film And TV
True Detectives, the new crime drama starring Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey has caused quite a stir in its short run on HBO. While many critics have positive comments on the calibre of the...
View ArticleWhich Books Inspire You?
I was recently invited to speak at an event called 'Books That Inspire' kindly hosted by Channel 4 and masterminded by Sajna Rahman Account Manager and Deputy Chair BIFM Rising FMs Committee. In this...
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Spider-Man Premiere 3D London
His Greatest battle begins.......The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Premiere in 3D. I have to admit this Premiere in particular was jam packed. People were clearly very excited for this film to come out and this...
View ArticleThe Best Worst Band in the World Are Playing the UK - Lord Have Mercy
Unless you've been living under a rock for the past half century, you will be aware that Japanese pop/metal act Babymetal are playing Sonisphere in early July. This probably means nothing to you, but...
View Article'Star Wars Episode VII' is Going to be Terrible - Or Awesome
So Harrison Ford and Mark Hamill are in London shooting Star Wars Episode VII? And Ford's role is reportedly 'gigantic'? Pardon me while I split into two separate entities in order to examine my...
View ArticleFood Tube Family Favourite Launches Her Own Channel
Home cook Kerryann Dunlop brings her wholesome range of family meals to the Food Tube network table. An alumni of Jamie Oliver's first Fifteen program, Kerryann learnt to cook on a budget as a child...
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Why I'm Breaking Up With Star Wars
As the Star Wars teasers crop up, you'd expect devout fans like myself to be in a state of attuned revelry similar to that of a liberation shindig on Coruscant. Alas, I beat no such Stormtrooper bongo....
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10 Gorgeous Venues Where Celebrities Got Married
If you're planning a wedding in the near - or distant - future, take a tip from a celebrity: the rich and famous don't always pick the most lavish locations. Instead, they tend to seek out unique...
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Bear Grylls' 'The Island Of Lost Blokes': Is It Really Sexist?
Bear Grylls - he of drinking his own pee and making celebs abseil while crying fame - has been criticised for his new show The Island Of Lost Blokes. As the title suggests, the programme - to be...
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