For chocoholics, Christmas comes nine days early on the 16th of December, in celebration of ‘National Anything Covered in Chocolate Day’. No, I am not taking the biscuit… the 16th of December marks a day of chocolate consecration where you can indulge your deepest and darkest chocolate fantasies. Here are […]

Through limpid red eyes, the vampiric Bella appears to be somewhat hungry – and not solely for the necks of the neighbourhood. In this fifth and final instalment of Meyer’s sequel, Kristen Stewart’s thirst surpasses that of human blood, to critical kudos. While Twihard assailants will no doubt fail to […]

The ‘Indie’ or ‘hipster’ look, as Northerners call it, has ironically become a very popular fashion statement- everyone seems to have difficulty with their sight as the men don the not-so-original Skinny Jean look. Skinny Jeans come from the Teddy Boys in the 1950s and are also known as Drainpipe […]

Beckett scholars be damned. Besides, you can’t approach Beckett’s existential body of writing academically, or in anything but a philosophical frame of mind, unless you wish your assumptions and conclusions to die of malnutrition. So, yes, damn you scholars, Beckett never appreciated your invasive categorisations and stumbling notions of meaning […]

If you haven’t already guessed from the title: SPOILERS! Got it? OK, I’ll begin. Picking the three most well-directed deaths for this article was harder than I thought. There have been several heartfelt deaths (Agent Phil Coulson from Avengers Assemble), mind-blowing deaths (Jesse getting turned inside out by the Rainmaker […]

In most cases, a tea advert should illicit nothing more than a desire to drink tea.  Tea is a plain, uncomplicated, quotidian pleasure. It stands as an immovable bulwark against class and cultural divides. After water, it is the most egalitarian beverage known to man. But most tea adverts, in […]

The FA is under fire once more after being branded “institutionally racist”. The strongly worded condemnation came from Peter Herbert, chair of the Society for Black Lawyers, in a response to the FA’s refusal to report alleged racist comments by referee Mark Clattenburg to the police. Chelsea F.C. argued that […]

Formula One arrives in exotic Sao Paulo this weekend for the final Grand Prix of the 2012 season. Nine months ago the action got underway on the streets of Melbourne in Australia and since then we’ve had eight different drivers winning with six different teams. Now there is just one […]