Ann Widdecombe became a British Member of Parliament in 1987. A Conservative, she was socially at the right of her party, opposing LGBT rights and abortion and even supporting the return of the death...
I love Instagram. In social media terms, it’s my happy place, full of pretty flowers and witty cartoons and empowering photographs and delicious food. I have curated my timeline so carefully that...
Over the past few years, “stick and poke” tattoos have been re-gaining their rightly deserved spot in tattoo culture across the globe. With the “stick and poke” method being the simplest way...
As a teenager growing up Texas, so much of my youth was spent trying to fit in. While this is something that most former teenagers can relate to, I was also a Chinese American teenager in a...
Surrealist Mexican artist Frida Kahlo’s image has been emblazoned on many things: t-shirts, tote bags, jewelry, magnets — even makeup and tequila. The product description for one dress even calls...
Often, when people discuss “unconventional beauty”, they're discussing unpopular features like, say, close set eyes or big noses. The problem usually goes a bit deeper than that, though. I don't...
When I was not even 10 years old, I remember standing in front of my cousins’ bathroom mirror comparing eyelids. Kara*, my oldest cousin, had just learned about “Asian eyes**” from her...
It’s that time of the year. Lots of parties, selfies, family photos and videos, and you want to look your best. And whether your shopping preferences are charity shops or high-end fashion stores,...
Does what it says on the tin: the sensuous, lyrical poetry of Pablo Neruda, with pictures of cats. Set it in the new context of the cat memes, Neruda's poetry becomes extremely silly, even...
Damon Galgut’s novel, In a Strange Room, did not win the Man Booker Prize last October. It lacked the novelty of Emma Donoghue’s powerhouse, Room, the historical significance of Andrea Levy’s...
