DORK IN THE DESERT
I am not made for deserts. Or heat. I get a rash on my hands if I'm exposed to sunlight for more than a few hours. I do not tan, I just burn, burn, burn. I wear SPF100 because there is absolutely...
View ArticleHOUSE TOUR IN PALM SPRINGS
Do you remember the episode of 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' when Suzy offers Larry a tour of her new home and he turns her down? Well I would never turn down a house tour, especially not when it's...
View ArticlePEANUT BUTTER AND CHOCOLATE CAKE
If you, or a loved one, or a friend, or even an enemy, likes the combination of peanut butter and chocolate, then this cake is for you. After doing some very important peanut butter cupcake research...
View ArticleSTYLE DISSECTION: JESSA JOHANSSON AND MICKEY DOBBS
I'm cheating a bit today and covering the style of two women at once. Two girls one post (sorry). But there's a reason for it! I am a fan of women being portrayed as messy, flawed and complicated....
View ArticleTHE SCORE: 'MARIE ANTOINETTE'
This year marks the tenth anniversary of Marie Antoinette (how will you be celebrating?), Sofia Coppola's second film to star the teenage girl we all wanted to be, Kirsten Dunst. On its release the...
View Article'GILMORE GIRLS' IS MORE THAN FEELGOOD FLUFF
This year Netflix confirmed that is bringing back Gilmore Girls for a seventh season. And lo, the internet, which is always calling for things to come back or be reunited because it has a real issue...
View ArticleSTYLE DISSECTION - THE SHINING
There isn't much I can say about The Shining which hasn't already been said. It has been dissected so many times, and from so many different angles, that it's almost surprising the film hasn't been...
View ArticleHOLLYWOOD'S NEW UNHINGED WOMEN
Warning: contains spoilers for season two of Fargo, season one of Mr. Robot and the movie Gone Girl. In the history of TV and film, there is a short list of stereotypes to which female characters...
View ArticleHIGHBROW LOWBROW EP 1: WAYNES WORLD + CAMERAPERSON
My great friend (and excellent writer) Caspar Salmon and I have started a podcast where we introduce each other to some of our favourite TV, films, books and possibly even music. Only problem is...
View ArticleHIGHBROW LOWBROW EP 2: IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT + POLDARK
Episode two of my podcast with the excellent Caspar Salmon. This time he introduces me to the highbrow-ish-ness of It Happened One Night and I make him sit through an episode of Poldark. Or should...
View ArticleCHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE RECIPE
The perfect chocolate chip cookie is extremely difficult to achieve. There are a lot of different theories regarding the type of sugar you should use, whether or not to melt the butter, should you...
View ArticleSTYLE DISSECTION: THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK
The lives (and wardrobes) of three bored women in a small town in Massachusets are completely changed by the arrival of a very rich and mysterious stranger. Then then play a nuts game of tennis....
View Article'FEAR ITSELF' SOUNDTRACK
The rad and spooky soundtrack to FEAR ITSELF, Charlie Lyne's brilliant latest film (which you can still watch on BBC iPlayer) was written by Jeremy, and you can now download it for free. Little White...
View ArticlePILOTS PODCAST - EPISODE 13 'SHERLOCK'
Greetings to Dr. Watson and Sherlock Holmes, as our podcast pays a visit to Baker Street to find out exactly what's up with these two. There's some discussion of what Anne thinks British men are like,...
View ArticleASOS SS16
"Embroidery" and "embroidered". That's what I search for most on ASOS because, goddammit, they do it well. I'm pleased to say after looking at what they're planning for SS16 last week this isn't...
View ArticleSTUDIO MOON
My friend Moon (yes, best name ever, agreed) makes bags that are a design marvel. They can be worn as backpacks or cross body bags, they have a secret pocket under the flap and, despite looking...
View ArticleWE MADE A CHRISTMAS EP
We're hearty fans of festive times, with all the great (and less great) they bring. It's a magical time with a big dollop of full-on realness. You might get to eat loads of good food, but you might...
View ArticleWTF WAS UP WITH FASHION IN 2005?
This is a piece Noisey let me write about the nutso times of style in the early 2000s. In terms of style, 2005 was the best of times and boy, was it the worst of times. Personally, I was spending all...
View ArticleMINCE PIE RECIPE
I'm reposting my mince pie recipe because apparently these are an annual thing?!My grandma used to make perfect mince pies. Elegant, with a uniform shape. Fluffy, light pastry, and filling that oozed...
View ArticlePEGGY BLOMQUIST
The first season of Fargo was brilliant, the second one has surpassed it. (Although I haven't finished watching yet, so maybe they completely mess up the last few episodes. Somehow I doubt that)....
View ArticleWE LOVE JULIA
Pretty much any time you see an illustration in some way affiliated to us, it will be the work of Julia Scheele. She's done T-shirts, posters and the cover of our fanzine. You know in 'Friends' when...
View ArticleTHE SCORE: 'THE CRAFT'
I wrote about The Craft (again), this time for Noisey. Teenagers, and in particular teenage girls, have always been connected to magic and witchcraft. In Massachusetts in the 1690s it wasn't...
View ArticleRADIO ATLAS
You know when your friend does something cool and you're all, "oh wow buddy!" and then you actually start to engage with what they've done not just as a supportive pal but as an interested audience...
View ArticleSALVATION MOUNTAIN
Yesterday we made the two-hour drive from where we are staying in Palm Springs to visit Salvation Mountain. Apparently anyone can see this incredible man-made dream, or "visionary environment"...
View ArticleAB FAB AND FEMALE FRIENDSHIP
Below is my first piece for The Pool, a site I'm extremely chuffed to write for. It's about how I want to be Eddy and Patsy when I grow up. When I first watched Ab Fab, I was a suburban pre-teen,...
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