In my high school days, people always seemed genuinely troubled when I told them I went to a girls’ school. They’d normally say something along the lines of, ‘Ooh, that must be really [insert negative adjective],’ while the look of concern on their faces would generally indicate that I should expect to be slipped a […]

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As taboos go, abortion is up there, particularly when it comes to laughing about it. It nests beside female masturbation, fanny farts and discharge-stained knickers. However, it seems we’re finally in a place where we can tickle our ribs with the sticky topic of unwanted pregnancy (and discharged-stained knickers), as Gillian Robespierre’s new rom-com Obvious […]

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We’ve all played that game in our heads where we imagine our own tragic but lavish funeral where people throw themselves at our coffins whilst sobbing uncontrollably into fancy hankies, and think up the various things they might say about us during drawn-out, emotional speeches. Or maybe that’s just me? (it isn’t – Ed.) I’d […]

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Confession. I’ve just watched a whole bunch of porn while my Dad was downstairs. Every now and again I could hear him shouting up above the moaning “do you want a cup of tea?” (yep, I watched the porn for long enough that more than one cup of tea was acceptable – and thank goodness, […]

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I love music. I mean, I know everyone loves music, but I love all of it. Music made by men and women, music from all different countries and decades. Anything that’s got a tune or a melody or some form of chord, I’m just freaking all over it. But last year, it properly dawned on […]

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Having once been a waitress myself for a whole three hours before being fired for dropping plates and accidentally pouring wine on a customer who shouted at me, I am usually sympathetic and polite to restaurant staff. I get it, I know what it’s like, and I don’t want to be an arsehole. But there’s one […]

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There is a sight that most of us see daily – one that many delight in – which elicits a feeling of abject fear and dread in me. And that sight is a child with its mother and father. Now, don’t get me wrong: I have nothing against children. In fact, those little tykes amuse me […]

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I have been interested in football pretty much ever since I became conscious of its existence. My family are huge Arsenal fans and my younger brother, sister and I have always been treated completely equally by our parents. I’ve never felt that there was any expectation that I wouldn’t love football due to my gender […]

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As your Friday treat, and ahead of a Vagenda talk at the Hay Festival this Sunday, we thought we’d share an extract from the Vagenda book with you. And hey, if you like it then you can make our bloody weekend and buy it. Happy weekend! THE TOP TEN MOST FRUSTRATING FASHION FAUX PAS, AS […]

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Recently, I made the huge, scary and very exciting decision to apply for a new job. After spotting the ad on twitter a few times and scrolling past it, I decided one day that enough was enough and I wanted to go for it. And not only because I lost the will to look at […]

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So, the other day I went to meet my best friend for a chilled glass of white wine and a weight-related smackdown. She’d just had a baby; I’d just had a personality transplant to become one of the reporters for New magazine. In other words, there was a lot to celebrate. As we clinked our […]

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Last week The Guardian published ‘10 things I’ll miss about being a student’. Don’t bother reading it unless you think you’ll benefit from a ten point list of University clichés (onesies/student loans/shitty flat), but it did make me compile a list of ten things which, in the year of my graduation, I REALLY, REALLY won’t […]

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