The University of Life
Thousands have been refused admission to university this year, but are they really on the scrap heap? A word to the wise… apply to the university of life!
The Bunny Blog
Courtesy of the Association of Cruise Experts, I sailed on the Carnival Splendor, July 2008, on the condition that I masqueraded as a 17 year old Bunny. This is the resulting “Bunny Blog”, currently posted on the ACE website Read the rest of this entry »
Screws of the World: Throwing away our right to a free press since 1969
It’s the paper that brought hundreds of criminals to justice, exposed sex scandals, tapped Royal phone lines and relentlessly stalked celebrities.
The current situation at News of the World needs little introduction. But for those recently returned from Mediterranean beaches, African safaris and trips to Mars, here goes… Read the rest of this entry »
Have a break… Have a free house, a pool and a chauffeur to be exact
Human nature has inspired a whole host of wonderfully complex and intriguing debates; nature/nurture, original sin, predisposed personalities. So surely the next debate will be, if nobody’s watching, does everybody take what they can? Read the rest of this entry »
A match made in retail heaven
Look into any large multinational and you’ll find many an unlikely match: L’Oreal buying the Body Shop; Unilever, owners of Ben & Jerry’s; Proctor and Gamble producing Pringles; and now Coca Cola has a stake in Innocent smoothies.
I’ll be whatever you want me to be
Depending on you main source of news, the G20 protests passed off with debatable success.
After weeks of anticipation and planning by the protestors, police, residents of London and workers in the City, it’s all over. And despite the media planning, perhaps more than anybody else, they’ve still failed to tell us exactly what happened. Read the rest of this entry »
Happiness is…
What a difference a century makes- from being stocked, on full view, in pharmacies to being branded “poison sticks”, the cigarette has undergone a radical transformation.
After the popularity of “men’s” cigars and pipes, it was the cigarette that made smoking an equal opportunities past time. More women took up the habit than ever before because of the cigarette’s slender design. Read the rest of this entry »
Less Than Jake
You know what, my mum’s brilliant. I’ve often thought it but there’s nothing like a reminder to really make you appreciate someone.
My reminder? Julie Myerson; the face of neurotic, Daily Mail reading, middle- aged women everywhere.
Her long suffering son, Jake, has my full sympathy. The most turbulent years of his teenage life have been chronicled by his “mother dearest” in her book “Living with teenagers; 3 kids, 2 parents, 1 hell of a bumpy ride”.
Need a new excuse to eat chocolate?
You could be forgiven for not noticing we’re actually slap bang in the middle of FairTrade Fortnight.
Events have been taking place across campus and Essentials have revamped their display of FairTrade products. But it seems the majority, myself included, are turning a blind eye and opting for the cheaper, familiar brands, regardless of how they were produced. Read the rest of this entry »
The Education Crunch
The corporate “milk round” has effectively been suspended, we’re constantly told we’ll have to take “low skilled” jobs and we’re the most indebted students to date. Despite our current recession proof status, the future looks bleak.
