Amy Winehouse. Troubled soul singer. Diva. “Wino”. Talent. Star. Tragedy. All of these epithets were applied to singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse, who died yesterday aged just 27. Her age, apart from being terribly young, means that many have nominated her for the “27 club” that ghoulish name for the collection of stars who burnt out at [...]
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top marks
5th July, 2011 by Katie
For sheer chutzpah–you’ve got to hand it to them. Campaigners from health mag Top Sante paraded through central London today as part of their campaign Bring Back the Bush. Their debate about the excessive de-hairing of ladies launched last week, and we at FQ are in favour. Waxing your ladybits is a personal choice, but [...]
Writers wanted . . .
10th June, 2011 by Katie
Crikey, this blog is turning into parish notices: only with fun competitions rather than bring n’ buy sales. FQ pals For Books’ Sake are running a rather exciting comp with publishers Pulp Press to find the best pulp fiction written by a woman. They put it much better than us: “Got a story with a [...]
Wanted: burger queens
1st June, 2011 by Katie
Normally the phrase “beauty pageant” gives us the icks, but Burger Queen, launched tonight at London’s Royal Vauxhall Tavern is something a whole big different. The organisers are asking for “plus size princesses” to compete in three different rounds: Trend (fat fashion), Taste (your signature dish) and Talent (“light entertainment for heavyweights”). Intended as a [...]