Why We Don’t Like Certain Kinds of People
First impressions are as dangerous as they are powerful. More often than we’d care to admit, our feelings about a person are formed within a few sec
Why We’re All So Horny About Unicorns
Cultural trends typically parallel the world around them. In our current climate of financial and political uncertainty, for instance, we see the rise
The Lost Art of Buying Time
'I’m late!' has become the tagline that snags my life as I scurry about searching for the right shoes, my keys and my common sense. It’s the Moder
What Lies Beneath: Gay Escorting
We live in the 21st century. Traditional attitudes to sex went out the window in the 60s – and surely things have only got less conservative since t
Quintessentially British: How The Brew Grew
There is something to be said about us Brits and our tea. No matter who is asked, if an association needs to be made between...
Is Modern Mothering Mad?
I applaud the mothers who let their sons wear make-up; something not only considered 'girly', but often associated with the homosexual community...
Why Are We So Scandi-Crazy?
We in London and the rest of the UK are obsessed with Sweden. The trend and general hysteria has only become more and more ubiquitous...
Sharing, Socialising & Confessing
A collective need to confess is embedded in the English language. The idioms we use so casually are quietly revelatory about our perceptions of privac
An Optimist’s Guide to our Robot Future
News about developments in artificial intelligence often stir up fears of robot uprisings, dystopias, and Arnold Schwarzenegger showing up at your hou
Forbidden Fruits: On Food & Sex
The relationship between food and sex goes back as far as humanity itself. Food gives us sustenance to live and keep going day after day; sex, similar