Lady Gaga: The Fine Line Between Eating Disorders and 'Art'
Lady Gaga is a chief provocateur and no stranger to controversy in the music industry. Her crazed antics, fashion and lunacy in her performances is everything we either love or detest her for. From the...
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How to Think Your Way to Prosperity
"Today's results are a direct reflection of inner game. If you don't like your results it's time to upgrade your core beliefs, values and habits." -Melanie Benson Strick Even though the world...
View ArticleLetter to My 10-year-old Self
To my 10 year old self Firstly, congratulations on making it this far, what with your little sister hurling a metal bin at your head when you mocked her dolls and your even littler brother spending...
View ArticleIf You Can Whistle, You're Not Tone Deaf
My late father's only sister, my Aunt Hetty, died last month. My earliest memories of her are of Kenya and a different world. For the first 17 years of my life, 'home' was Hong Kong where I was born....
View ArticleDon't Die With the Music Still in You
The title of this article is a paraphrase of the Emerson quote about how "Most men die with their music still in them." Ask yourself these questions: • Am I doing what I want to do? • Am I, at least in...
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The Best Places To Work In Britain: 10 Towns To Know
In the current economic climate the job search can be a little daunting, and it's not surprising that more and more of us are relocating in pursuit of the perfect job and work-life balance. According...
View ArticleThe UK's Top 13 Phobias Revealed: What Are You Scared Of?
In the past, we've met people who are scared of cats, buttons and vomiting, but none of these have made the cut for the top 13 list compiled in a YouGov survey. SEE ALSO: How To Remain Calm When You're...
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TK Maxx Uses Gorgeous 60-Something Grandma For Swimsuit Shots (And An...
TK Maxx is already beloved by those trying to snaffle a cheap winter coat or bargain luggage for the summer holidays, but it has gone and done something even more wonderful. Their latest campaign...
View ArticleThe Birthday Wall of Grief
It's my birthday this week. The week I tend to think of more as Achilles heel week. Please-pass-the-Kryptonite week. Do-not-pass-go-do-not-collect-£200-week. You get the idea. Birthdays have changed...
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10 Things I Wish People Knew About Depression
(Photo: Sander van der Wel/Flickr) 1. You can't just "be happy" or "get over it" Most people who suffer from depression have had someone say this to them at some point in time. But it doesn't work...
View ArticleThe Big D Word
If you read my blogs, you may have noticed my last one was GRIM with a capital GRIM. I've been feeling a bit low recently, and this blog isn't about to pick up. Most of the time I am an upbeat, happy,...
View ArticleGuys, That Flirty Straight Man Is Only Interested in One Thing - It's Not You
When you are growing up a future gay, you learn very quickly that your relationships with straight men are never going to be anything other than complex. Whether you're trying to explain to your dad...
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Give Your Mum A Real Mother's Day Treat - Some Rest
I asked my parent friends what they would most like for Mother's Day and the first answer was universally 'sleep', followed by the traditional flowers and chocolates. So why not give sleep related, or...
View ArticleMother's Day Gift Guide: Luxury Perfumes To Treat Your Mum
With Mother's Day fast approaching, you'll no doubt be searching high and low for something to treat that special lady. By now you've (hopefully) moved on from infusing rose petals in water-filled jam...
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Simply Vegetarian Florentine Quiche Recipe
Is quiche not the perfect, universal crowd pleaser? It seems whenever I make it for a gathering it's Hoovered up way before everything else. I think it satisfies the angel and devil in all of us. Egg...
View ArticleTo Cut or Not to Cut
When I was fifty, I was sure that cosmetic surgery was not for me. I had investigated it, met with the doctors, discussed the options and decided no. I was satisfied to go the natural route. Well now I...
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Eight Easy Ways to Make Your Brain Smarter, Stronger and Faster
You are the owner of one of the most powerful and fascinating machines on the planet - the HUMAN BRAIN. This incredible piece of equipment was designed for you to use to create an incredible life. Your...
View ArticleHappy National Butchers Week - Why Not Celebrate With Some DIY?
This week is National Butchers Week (24th - 30th March 2014), a celebration of the somewhat dying art of butchery. So this year, we thought we'd invite you to set yourself a challenge; to create DIY...
View ArticleBooking a Hostel: Choosing the Right One for You
Choosing which hostel to book when you go away on your travels can be a somewhat daunting experience; there are so many to choose from, and you of course want to find the one that will suit you the...
View ArticleThe Fear of Disability Keeps People Safe
As a child I remember all those public service adverts aimed at children to keep us safe, and in particularly the Green Cross code. The message of the Green Cross code was simply, cross the road safely...
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