Tag Archives: the Independent

95 – John Lennon never imagined a day when we didn’t write about women’s bodies!

Posted on April 14, 2011 by

95/270 When John Lennon wrote Imagine, he offered us plenty of food for thought, and lots to think about, and loads of other utopian style clichés that generally seem simultaneously both a really good idea and pretty much unattainable. You … Continue reading →

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87 – Kurt Cobain’s Death was 17 YEARS AGO!!

Posted on April 6, 2011 by

87/278 Colleges are awash with rakish teens wearing over-sized checked shirts, ripped denims and chunky boots. Yet it was 17 years ago yesterday that Kurt Cobain killed himself. So there are kids (I now use that word with an acute … Continue reading →

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75 – Human League – Never let me go (actually do right now)

Posted on March 24, 2011 by

75/290 The following comment was left underneath one of the many classic Human League videos on YouTube: “I am stuck in the 80s. I still have an 80s haircut, wear 80s clothes and of course listen to great 80s music … Continue reading →

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52 – Anti-gay couple cannot become foster parents

Posted on March 1, 2011 by

52/313 The best response to the news that Anti-gay Christian couple lose battle to become foster parents was: “Good. I have a LOT of religious tolerance but only for tolerant religions,” by random commenter Chris Horner. I couldn’t have put … Continue reading →

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38 – My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding – It seems we’re all missing the point!

Posted on February 15, 2011 by

38/327 A couple of weeks ago I wrote about My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding. My main issue was how the fuss being made over the heavy-weight wedding dresses, porno outfits and spray tans was in fact tackily glossing over the … Continue reading →

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37 – The Vaccines – a dose enough to cure you

Posted on February 14, 2011 by

37/328 I won’t start this the same way every single article about The Vaccines begins (on everybody’s lips, media industry frenzy, band comparisons, eagerly awaited album) because that in itself is the boring problem. Yet in a way you cannot … Continue reading →

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