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Archive for November, 2009
Boys = stupid, apparently
26th November, 2009 by Katie
The Times has today published a reaction to the hoo-ha generated by its Babewatch campaign, which generated a rising number of reports of sexism against men.
This “masculism” as Mark Jones writes, “has not got much traction in popular culture”, but it seems only a matter of time as he points out the big issues that [...]
Red letters
25th November, 2009 by Hannah
Hannah reviews the poetry of a “cabaret vamp, burlesque wannabe, feminist lesbian warrior princess and Italian pasta-momma”
Stars in their eyes
18th November, 2009 by Katie
“I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here” started on Sunday for the now annual whirligig of famous people eating bugs and falling in ponds. But as with “Strictly” this year, somewhat ironically the rollcall of “celebrities” themselves calls for a (if you’re as old as me you’ll get this reference) Mark & Lard [...]
Thoughts
8th November, 2009 by Katie
I splashed out on a pair of shoes over the weekend. Nothing surprising in that, except that I hate buying shoes (hence the shredded Converse I continue to wear despite the puddles leaking into my socks). But as I hobbled down the street in my lovely, shiny yet painful brogues I thought about the sheer [...]