Post 2 – for ReadKirklees I’m interested in what people do or don’t believe – whether it’s matter of faith (or non-faith) or attitudes towards society and the world. Usually though, we only ever hear the views of the grown-ups; of them rattling on with their profoundities (and profanities if you’ve got a gob like […]
Read, Write – Eat Some Viennetta
(Post 1 – for Kirklees ReadKirklees) “You know what?” a friend said to me the other day. “I don’t think you’ll ever need therapy, will you?” She cast a glance at me in a manner that I took to be as ‘rather admiring.’ “Ah,” I said. “That’s nice to hear. So, do you mean that […]
No Iron Age. No Iron Lady.
The Kid (aged 7) mooched into the room. He took one look at me and shrieked “Muvvah!” (yes…that’s how he refers to me – he listens non-stop to Just William audiobooks as read by Martin Jarvis.) And then he goes; “Hey, Muvvah! What on Erf are you DOIN?” I felt a little bit disgruntled. Knocked […]
We don’t need another (Yorkshire) Hero…
I’ve got plenty of plans to post more blogs about the pull of Disney, Marvel, DC Comics and their marketing prowess. About the guilty crimes that they should all atone for when it comes to failing to effectively combat gender stereotyping (especially that Disney crew…) but just for today – let’s have a bit of […]
Party Politics from the TinyPop Perspective
7 YR OLD: So, Mum. Whatever party you vote for, do you get a party-bag at the end of it? ME: No. Sadly not. 7 YR OLD: So why would you bother? ME: Dunno. Ask Russell Brand. 10 YR OLD: Is he the one what killed ‘Evita’? His photo-painting thing is everywhere. ME: I’m sure […]
Naked, Shameless Exploitation
I’ve met a good few journalists in my time. Some of them local hacks. Some of them household names. Some of them happen to be low-life scum who wouldn’t think twice about slicing their own mother’s fingers off if it resulted in a line or two in The Daily Mail. Others wouldn’t think twice about […]
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