Would Like to Meet – The Actual Tinder Date: the sorbet, the sulking grown man and the subsequent “see ya never”

Picture the scene; he and I wear the same shy smiles. We exchange fleeting, nervous glances now and then, before … More

Bethany Says… Voting: Why I Don’t

I’m a dual national and, every time I travel, I carry two passports: one blue and one maroon. My father … More

This Much I Know… – They’re Talkin’ About a Revolution (and it sounds like a shouty, scruffy, Essex-born comedian)

There’s been a lot of talk of revolution lately. Whether you care for the romanticised spiritualism of Russell Brand (#ReLOVEution), … More

Russian Correspondent – Coyote Ugly in a Russian Reality

I don’t think that there’s anyone who hasn’t seen the film Coyote Ugly at least once. I, for one, have … More

Bethany Says… – NaNoWriMo: Literary Creativity for The Masses

In 2010, as an impressionable teenager, I got it into my head to do NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), a … More

Would Like to Meet – The Question of Tinder: the selfie selection, the swipe situation and the simply absurd

“Looking for a girl with low standards and no gag reflex!” Those honeyed words on a profile were my introduction … More

This Much I Know… – The Fashion Industry: My Conflicted Relationship

Whether you follow the catwalks of fashion week or not, it is likely you have seen images from last week’s … More

Russian Correspondent – Finnish Cheese & Russian Smiles

How would you react if you couldn’t find any Finnish milk in the supermarkets? No big deal, right? But when … More

Bethany says… Snowpiercer: The Little Engine That Almost Couldn’t

Snowpiercer – acclaimed Korean director Bong Joon-ho’s first English-language film – is a masterpiece of tense, horrific weird that almost … More

This Much I Know… – Page 3 Vs Breast Cancer

I’m writing this on what I presume to be the eve of The Sun’s second round of ‘Check ‘em Tuesday’ … More