This is the confession of a woman who has tried to fight this statement for a long time. It is something I feel confronted by every time I look in the mirror. In our culture we are trained from an early age that being pretty is something that should be important to us. So it’s not … Continue reading
I was born rich The top of the globe with a small straight nose Gazing into the looking glass Girls that can’t ever be better than pretty Capitalism steams on Like a freight train Chugging, mugging Snap click Work, twerk Funny, beauty Clever, sexy Kind … of a provocateur A reliable product doesn’t change Grow-up, out, round Silhouetting a … Continue reading
The Woman Project began filming last weekend and I’m really excited to tell you about it The Idea: In the modern world the definition of what it means to be a women is constantly changing. We are a gender that only a century ago wasn’t allowed to vote and had to fight to be seen … Continue reading
Two of my favourite things are cans of coca cola and terrestrial TV. Now these might not seem like exciting things to you but the reason I like them is because anyone can get them. Whether you’re the Queen or a dustbin man you get exactly the same thing, albeit in somewhat different surroundings unless … Continue reading
I meet Jenna at a 24 hour café in Liverpool Street on a spring evening. As I wait for my next Twenty Something, having not met Jenna before, I realise I have no idea what she looks like. She isn’t the sort of person to flaunt her own image online, I scroll through her website … Continue reading
This week four years ago you would have been able to see me on the telly living with a tribe. Anyone who has spent more than a few minutes with me will know all about this. I’m that annoying person who will casually throw in anecdotes about my misadventures on the mountain plateau like its … Continue reading
Dear Friends, I haven’t shaved my armpits since January. I’d like to know what everyone thinks? Honestly how would it make you feel if your girlfriend or a date lifted up her arms and revealed an unshaven pit? Or if you were standing next to a women on a busy train who has hairy armpits? … Continue reading
We are the instant generation, we are people who can look at whatever we want whenever we want to. From our phone to our tablet and laptops we have so many different ways to access the internet. What do most people use the internet for? There is a short answer, porn. Porn sites get more … Continue reading
Saint Martin’s Art student Clayton Pettet hit headlines when he announced in October that he would loose his virginity live on stage, in a piece of performance art entitled “Art School Stole My Virginity” 150 ticketed audience members would come along to the London venue to view the piece, all chosen by Clayton himself. This … Continue reading
Last month Louise Mensch wrote a column for The Sun on Sunday berating the speculation that Benefit Street’s star White Dee might pursue a career in politics. The piece was entitled “White Dee MP? So, not too sick to work”, eyebrows raised I read on. “Get a bloody job, after that then you can run … Continue reading
Embracing wild time from step one
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