Human beings have historically loved to humiliate each other for entertainment. From the Romans to the Tudors, we have watched our fellow men and women be publicly ridiculed, mocked, and mistreated. X Factor, headed by notorious arsehole Simon Cowell, is our modern equivalent. Here’s why I loathe the guy. Simone […]
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JK Rowling and Political Wokeness Gone Mad
This article was originally written in September 2020 and rewritten in June 2021. Riddikulus! Seriously. That’s the only word I have to describe this entire situation. Utterly ridiculous. JK Rowling is a Transphobe? So What! I don’t think JK Rowling is transphobic (I’ll explain why later), but for arguments’ sake […]
I Emailed Liz Jones When I Was Ten
“Writers should read everything.” So said my father, a Tanzanian columnist for their national paper The Citizen. One would wonder why an egalitarian, Labour-voting humanist would buy one of the UK’s least-loved newspapers: The Daily Mail. Aged ten, I knew not of the low-brow, ill-favoured tabloid that makes Guardian […]
Prince
I’ve been a big Prince fan ever since my father introduced me to his 1984 movie, Purple Rain. Before that I didn’t quite understand the musical sophistication of his work, although I did enjoy a few songs from the lovely ‘For You’, his first album which was not so well […]
Lara Croft is a feminist’s wet dream
What does feminism want? No one really knows. As a general statement, they want a woman who is tough rather than dainty; has a her own agency and can take of herself (not a damsel in distress), is independent from men, but still looks like a woman. They want a […]
Top 10 Favourite Jacqueline Wilson Books
I love Jacqueline Wilson so much. She’s one of my all-time favourite authors due to me devouring her books as a child. I’ve recently been on a bit of a Jaqueline Wilson binge. I love all of her books, but if I had to pick my absolute ten favourites in […]