Lovely Girls

Another fabulous guest poster, just in time for election day! Aoife B of Sweet Oblivion asks why an election has become a beauty contest – for female candidates only.
“I don’t think I’ll vote,” he announced loudly. “But if I do, I’ll vote for her, ‘cos she’s the best looking.” Sitting on a bus in [...]

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Spin Around, Ninjas!

In need of cheering up now you’re back at work after the bank holiday? Look no further than this indescribably funny “literal” version of Bonnie Tyler’s Total Eclipse of the Heart…

I’d prefer it if it didn’t use the phrase “spazzing out”, but in general it’s totally hilarious…

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The Beauty Myth

Remember we said we were going to have some exciting guest posters? Well, meet the first one! Medbh of the excellent Dante and the Lobster is not impressed by Elizabeth ‘Whiny’ Wurztel’s lament for her supposedly lost looks…
Amy Benfer’s post over at Broadsheet brought my attention to Elizabeth Wurtzel’s article in the latest [...]

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