Did your computer and phone clock change themselves at the end of British Summertime? Coud someone hack the right computer and change all our clocks at once? Would we notice? Read this week’s Wharf column here.
Archive of ‘Journalism’ category
Wharf Column: Never Miss Out On The Office Gossip Again
“Instead of taking notes, can I just purchase a transcript of today’s lesson?”
I was due to attend the Bafta and BFI Screenwriters’ Lecture Series by renowned writer of Brookside, Cracker, and The Lakes, Jimmy McGovern.
I was going to write about class and Canary Wharf, as Jimmy McGovern’s shows often centre on working class characters.
But I never made it. Instead I got stuck in a vintage dress when the zipper broke, and I dislocated my shoulder trying to escape.
I tell you, Houdini would have struggled with getting out of 1980s polyester.
Taken to bed with a hefty dose of painkillers I awoke, realigned and rested, to the emailed transcript of the previous night’s on stage conversation between Miranda Sawyer and Jimmy McGovern.
And it was marvellous. It was all there: every “Pardon?” every “[Laughter]”. And I thought wouldn’t it be marvellous if you could get a transcript of every evening out you missed?
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Wharf column: Are We Living Too Fast?
You can’t make it through the day without someone commenting on how fast this year’s gone. No one mention the C-word.
Snowflake scattered chocolate has started to appear in the shops. The full onslaught of gift guides and food feasts will soon follow. People are jittery….
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How To Be A Number One Amazon Chart Bestseller?
I was lucky enough to see my memoir Confessions of a Fashionista become a number one
Amazon Fashion Chart bestseller, so the great team at BookMachine asked me to write my tip top tips for getting to the top of the charts. You can read the article here.
Want to see if I can do it again? Check out my debut crime novel Follow Me and see!
Wharf Column: What Your Bedtime Routine Says About You
Every night before bed I do the same things, in the same order. Remove make up, moisturise face, brush hair, put pyjamas on, brush teeth, apply hand cream and lip balm, and climb into bed. And every night, around about the brushing my hair stage, my husband calls for me to hurry up. This is because, to him, getting ready for bed is a simple one step process – remove day clothes. This is not a gender issue….
To read the full column please follow this link: http://www.wharf.co.uk/lifestyle/what-bedtime-routines-say-who-10066760
The Wharf: Did A Stone Age Nigella Lick Everything That Came Out The Ground?
Ever wondered how your food came to be, well, food? Who worked out that steaming a globe artichoke and scraping the white fleshy bit from the leaves with your teeth tastes good? Some Nigella cave-chef, must have been licking everything that came out the ground to crack that….. Click here to read the rest of this week’s Blonde’s Eye View column.
Spoiler Alert! Here’s my Wharf Column About Spoilers
Spoiler alert! Scott and Charlene DID get married. Have we reached peak spoiler? Here’s my column on the dreamy days when your VHS tape of the Neighbours wedding couldn’t be ruined by anyone: http://www.wharf.co.uk/whats-on/arts-culture-news/blondes-eye-view-how-shouting-9048245
No One Wants to Get Stuck Behind The Cappuccino Princess
I’m very fond of dithering and ditherers. It’s nice when a moment of indecision creates a crack of sunlight in the solid grey cloud of our fast-paced lives.
I savour those few minutes of pondering the smaller choices – shall I have the M&S calorie-controlled hot pot ready meal for supper, or shall I just eat rice pudding from the can with a fork again?
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