Boys’ light porn mag
That’s how one of our subscribers described the cover image of our second issue. And d’you know what? I feel I have to agree. When our editor suggested the idea of an image of a woman scrawling the Simone de…
Defined lines
Our guest blog this week is by London-based writer Sarah Day who considers the explicit, or exploited, image of popster Miley Cyrus. We need to talk about Miley. We need to watch videos of nearly naked Miley gyrating against a…
Something for Nothing
I’ve just seen Bryony Kimmings’s show (see issue One) at the Soho Theatre, London (http://www.sohotheatre.com/whats-on/bryony-kimmings-credible-likeable-superstar-rolemo/). This is really thought-provoking, shocking, witty and clever. But above all the sincerity and dedication to creating an alternative role model for tweenies was palpable…
I protest!
When I asked a long-standing friend what one word she’s use to describe me, I was a little disappointed that the word was ‘awkward’ (I was rather hoping for ‘hilarious’, but no). Still, truth to be told, I am a…
Our friends in the north
Growing up in the North West of England, Coronation Street is not just essential weekly viewing for me, it is almost a spiritual home. I’ve lived in London for over 25 years, but have retained my flat vowels - ‘bath’,…