Undercurrents
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Society
A brand called you and me
- 31 January 2008
- 4 comments
A poorly educated country girl was going to be nowhere near as lucrative as what she could be made to represent - that contradictory concept of the "slutty virgin"
Society
A ringside seat at the Diana circus
- 24 January 2008
- 1 comment
John is as much a part of proceedings inside Court 73 as anyone, representing as he does the more troubling aspects of the public's relationship with Diana
Society
Drunk girls - it's no big deal
- 10 January 2008
- 6 comments
Over the years, alcohol has brought me many things, including headaches and embarrassment
SciTech
Celebrity in cyberspace
- 03 January 2008
- 1 comment
Poor old newspapers, TV and magazines have to compete with people posting celebrity sightings, downloads to YouTube and "citizen-papped" mobile-phone photos
Society
The last word on diets
- 13 December 2007
Dieting strikes fear into my soul - and not just because I know it'll involve imbibing vats full of bean sprout juice
Society
Why Sweden's not perfect, after all
- 15 November 2007
- 14 comments
The Swedes seem to slide effortlessly into first place - or thereabouts - in bloody everything worth prizing
Human Rights
Truths we must face up to
- 08 November 2007
- 1 comment
Kira Cochrane is outraged by the bullying of the disabled
Society
Keeping an eye on the teenagers
- 25 October 2007
There is a deep unease towards teenagers at the moment. Perhaps it is a backlash against the laissez-faire child-rearing of the 1970s
Society
Divorced from reality
- 18 October 2007
- 1 comment
It's been almost a year and a half now since Paul McCartney and Heather Mills announced their split, but the circus just rumbles on
Society
Fine words on a filthy trade
- 04 October 2007
- 1 comment
Women who have been forced into prostitution, lured with the promise of jobs as waitresses and nannies ... what's really happening when buyers visit them is that they are being raped
