Author Archives: charlie
Too much information
Sometimes I have a feeling of too much information from the media. Two recent stories demonstrate what I am talking about: ‘Mystery stomach aches could be caused by leaking water pipes’ and ‘How safe is air quality on commercial planes?’
Read more...The Great British Barbecue
Come on, admit it, you had a barbecue at the weekend didn’t you?
Read more...TFI Friday is back!
Did you experience the best years of your life so far in a haze of boot-cut cords, velvet blazers and having a constant argument over whether Blur or Oasis were better (Blur were, just to set the record straight)?
Read more...Does your social media need a spring clean?
The hearts and minds of the internet are a-flutter following the discovery of man’s-man and film-star-of-the-moment Tom Hardy’s MySpace profile.
Read more...More standing – less sitting!
With longer working days, lunch meetings and more time glued to our computers we have obviously become a more stagnant nation of workers than we were 50 years ago.
Read more...Setting tails and tongues wagging in Oz
A nation has gone barking mad over two stowaway pups who joined their American-based A-list owners in Australia without showing their passpaws or applying for a visa.
Read more...The ‘selfie’ obsession goes on…
In 2014 it could be said the word of the year, depressingly, was ‘selfie’. A word that divides nations and generations, a word which members of the public profess to love or hate and a word which very few people can genuinely claim to be ignorant of its meaning.
Read more...Disappointing Black Spider Memos
There was great excitement on the eve of the publication of the Black Spider Memos this week.
Read more...When I grow up I want to be…a Princess!
OK, the wait is over, we’ve seen the new baby, seen the post-birth glamour and seen the smiles plastering the faces of many a royal (with exception of the Queen, who managed a firm ‘not displeased’ face – which is as good as a beaming grin from her Maj).
Read more...Dungarees are back – but for how long?
Dungarees, overalls, call them what you will, are making a comeback on the streets of Britain.
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