Wednesday 29th May 2013. The day that Oxford University English professor Simon Horobin became a Judas to English Grammar Nazis all over the world. The day that he dared to say, at The Telegraph Hay Literary Festival no less, that it wouldn’t be sacrilegious to have one standardized spelling for the three […]

After making my descent from the pinnacle of Viktoriapark I began to feel very peckish, so when I stumbled across Berlin’s famous Currywurst vendor, Curry 36, I was ecstatic to say the least. The previous day, I had been to the official Currywurst Museum, which not only offered a light-hearted […]

We were all young girls once, and at some point in our younger years we have had to deal with constant and critical attacks on our bodies. Whether it be about our weight, our hair colour, our complexion. This, as some would argue, is just a process of growing up […]

I’m a little confused as to what happened and why today. Christmas is on the horizon and even though I’m only buying for immediate family this year (with a few minor extras), I’m going to need a bit of cash in order to maintain my Cool-Big-Sister / Generous-Auntie status come […]

I have been off the single market for some time. However, with many friends and acquaintances unhappily single and seeking, I fear I have developed a rather warped image of the modern dating scene. In the movies, a girl meets a guy, there’s a few shy smiles, then phone numbers […]

  Freelancing has often been dubbed as the “industrial revolution of our time” or the “rise of the creative class” but what exactly is the reason behind the success of the £202 million freelance market that is starting to captivate Edinburgh’s own residents and London’s companies to them? “The phenomenon […]

There is growing unease in contemporary society over the revival of sexism, female objectification and gender divides. Writers such as Natasha Walter and Dr. M. Gigi Durham, as well as contributors to blogs and websites including Pink Stinks, OBJECT and the F-Word, have taken up the task of vocalising dissatisfaction […]

It’s a grim sight. A sight I never thought I’d see and definitely not a sight for sore eyes – quite the opposite in fact, my eyes are sore because of the sight that I will have to see for almost every day for the rest of my husk of […]