In the words of L.P. Hartley – ‘The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there.’ It’s easy, sitting in the present, to think that things will never change. Or, at least, that the changes won’t affect us. What did we think 2019 would look like in 2009? Did we imagine that weContinue reading “Years and Years: a chilling look into the near future”
Author Archives: The female perspective
Good copy
My job as a copywriter consists of making language simple. Long words have to be cut down into shorter ones. Anything vague or “not to the point” needs to be condensed and pulverised into something that resembles good writing, but is actually a regurgitation of another agency’s ideas. Every word is for the purpose ofContinue reading “Good copy”
‘Someone Great’ isn’t that great
I had high hopes for Netflix’s new rom com, Someone Great. Directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson and starring Gina Rodriguez, Brittany Snow, LaKeith Stanfield and DeWanda Wise, this was sure to be a fun, sensitive dramedy with some powerful insights into modern relationships. The trailer looked like this could be the second coming of Bridesmaids,Continue reading “‘Someone Great’ isn’t that great”
Temporary part three
Joanne takes her fob and opens the door to the main office. There are lines of rectangular desks and rows of balding heads, eyes down. I traipse after her cautiously, adjusting my skirt, not wanting to stray in front of her. I can hear a slight murmur ripple across the room. A few heads liftContinue reading “Temporary part three”
Temporary part two
The ground floor of the Apex looks a bit like a hotel. There are two receptionists sitting chatting, and to the left is a room filled with chairs and comfy benches where people might sit if they were waiting for someone. I contemplate sitting down, pretending that I’m a visitor, and that I won’t beContinue reading “Temporary part two”
Temporary part one
‘That’s not the way I’D do it personally, but I don’t know how you work.’ Joanne the administrator sits just close enough so that I catch a waft of her perfume. It smells expensive enough to let people know she earns a decent living from her admin work. She sighs and looks at my computerContinue reading “Temporary part one”
Billie Eilish: pop, 2.0
“I have taken out my invisalign… and…this is the album!!!!!!” This is how Billie Eilish’s album, ‘When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?’ opens. It caught me completely off guard. I was expecting a cheesy shout out to fans, an explanation of what was to follow, something ‘inspirational’ written by Eilish’s creative teamContinue reading “Billie Eilish: pop, 2.0”
The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann: an addictive, excessive look into one of the world’s biggest mysteries
I realise I’m late to the party on this one. It’s been a week since Netflix released its eight-part docuseries, ‘The Disappearance of Madeline McCann’. In true-crime time, this may as well be 10 years. ‘Abducted in Plain Sight’, ‘Amanda Knox’, ‘Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes’ and ‘Making a Murderer’ are justContinue reading “The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann: an addictive, excessive look into one of the world’s biggest mysteries”
Brenda Bly: Teen Detective – a little known gem brought to life by Edinburgh College’s PASS
The year is 1958. A group of peppy teenagers are practicing for their end of year musical, ‘Rocket Girl’. The stage is set, the stakes are high, and everyone is ready for America to be the first country to make it to the moon. But, suddenly, two days before opening night, Rocket Girl’s leading ladyContinue reading “Brenda Bly: Teen Detective – a little known gem brought to life by Edinburgh College’s PASS”
Let’s talk about HBO’s Sharp Objects
‘the kind of character that makes me think of Gossip Girl’s Lily van der Woodsen gone wrong’
The female perspective 