As a blogger you are always writing posts which fall somewhere on a spectrum of how well they'll be received. On one end are posts you know will do well, because perhaps they're funny or poignant or responding with a new take on the events of the day. On the other end are posts which... Continue Reading →
Being Beach Body Ready
There is no way you will have missed the furor a few years ago about the advertising which introduced the phrase "beach body ready" into the general parlance of the country. The ad, which has been described as both wildly offensive as well as a work of PR genius, basically shows a woman who is... Continue Reading →
L’esprit de l’escalier
We've all been there. Having a great conversation, replies bouncing back and forth, the fizz of electricity in the air, until they say something and you're lost for words. You freeze, like you did when you heard your nan mention the word "blowjob" that time after she'd had a little too much sherry at Christmas.... Continue Reading →
Confidence. Why the hell is it so sexy (in and out of the bedroom) and how can people fake it until they make it?
Confidence is sexy. I'd like to come up with a pithy or unique way of saying that, but more complex words simply wouldn't do it justice. A confident person is one of the most attractive people in a room, whoever else is in there. Looks (to a surprising degree) go out the window when... Continue Reading →
Judge away
There are few things I hate more than gherkins. People who put pens which don't work back into the drawer. Relentlessly positive or negative people. Arsenal fans. But above all of those groups, even Arsenal fans, are naive utopians. A friend recently added me to a local singles group on Facebook. A cursory look through... Continue Reading →