I’ve found it. It’s done. Remember last year when YouTube announced that it was finally finished accepting videos and it had chosen a winner? (Canny April Fool’s, obviously) I feel like that situation is happening all over again, but for Instagram. If you saw my… Read More
All posts filed under “My blog”
A collection of old posts – some personal blog pieces, some student media pieces, all mashed together in one delightful mess of a category.
The Most Beautiful Tattoos Ever
I don’t have Instagram, but I love it. I love snooping at other people’s lives, and if other people are willing to actually go and give out the visual aids to do it, hoorah. And while a lot of Instagram is frustrating trash, there’s the… Read More
Best blog post yet?
For those of you who don’t follow this blog religiously (WHAT? But it’s so well cared for and consistent…), you’ll know that I recently joined Metro.co.uk’s troop of bloggers. I’ve got a few posts under my belt now, ranging from the informative (6 things to… Read More
Suddenly realising why everyone cares about age
I guess it’s a different age for everyone, when you suddenly have a short, sharp shock as you come to grips very clearly with your own mortality. DRAMA BOMB. But it’s a well-known fact that many people do not like age; in noun form and… Read More
Help my talented friend get her show to The Fringe
There aren’t many blog posts I’d make dedicated to asking for money. As someone who has marinated in their overdraft for the better part of their post-living-with-parents life, I know casually… Read More
A Blog for Metro.co.uk
In a very exciting addition to my outlets for online writing, I have been invited to join the Metro.co.uk’s crew of bloggers where I will talk about how businesses grow using softwares like this one https://www.salesforce.com/products/service-cloud/help-desk-software/ – . And, natch, I wrote ANOTHER post about Mad Men… Read More
Wannabe Hacks Debut
This has been an exciting week as I’ve finally crossed the boundary from reader to writer on one of my favourite journo websites, Wannabe Hacks. If you’re at all interested in a career in journalism, whether you’re doing your GCSEs or have done your NCTJ,… Read More
Man Men Season 7: Notes and predictions on the beginning of the end
‘Time Zones’ is the title of the monumental first episode that marks the first stretch of the final season of one of the greatest shows ever: Mad Men. Yeah, season seven’s not actually over until its second leg in 2015, but never mind that. See… Read More
Cover to Cover
There’s something about the commercial nature of magazines that makes a spectacular cover that bit more noteworthy. I’m a (selective) fan of magazines as a medium but even I have to note that as much as we may protest that some magazines churn out the… Read More
The Marie Claire Diaries
This is the first in a potential series of long-overdue blog posts consists of typed up, near verbatim notes from the diary I kept during my placement on the Marie Claire Features department. They are very honest, a bit broken up, and I haven’t named anyone,… Read More