One point of agreement between myself and ‘mainstream’ feminism is that emotional labour is a real thing. From my daily interactions with friends and family, it’s very clear that there are people who take initiative to facilitate the smooth running of gatherings and shared meals, people who think about what their friends and other halves might need or want in the short-term and execute that … Continue reading Emotional labour in 7 contrived anecdotes
Far from having optimised our dating practices in this enlightened age, 21st century TV presents us with a number of matchmaking models designed to help us find Mr(s) Right – or Mr(s) Tonight. It’s the 21st century so I can do what the hell I want, man. Are any of these models useful, you ask? Read on. (1) Matchmaking great-grandma style: Married at First Sight … Continue reading How to find The One according to TV
Finally I’m sharing my travel tips and pics for America, from New York, Boston, Philly and Chicago to, finally, Miami. One of my favourite Miami activities was a day trip to the Florida Keys 🏝️🗾. This is my last America-related travel post (until the next trip!) with what to see, do and eat in Key West. About Florida Keys is an archipelago off the south … Continue reading Miami [part 2]: Florida Keys
Finally I’m posting some travel tips and pics from my trip to America. Miami was my final destination, after New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Chicago. Downtown If you start at Bayfront Park you can take a walk northwards up Biscayne Boulevard, along the seafront, past the Freedom Tower to Pérez Art Museum. The skyscrapers here aren’t quite as impressive as in New York or Chicago, … Continue reading Miami [part 1]: downtown & Miami Beach
A few favourites spotted recently … From murals to quaint street signs to wall decorations to shutters to artful flowers to an abandoned piano to lighting to seats that spell out ‘welcome’ … You can find more like this on my Instagram. Continue reading London street art
MARAUDERS BEWARE: I’m continuing my streak of Harry Potter posts with some serious plot spoilers for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. You have been warned. Scroll past the pretty picture for the spoilers. Much of the plot of the Cursed Child revolves around a timeturner. The timeturner allows the characters to dial back a few hours, days or even years, at which point they … Continue reading The trouble with time travel
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