The ‘M’ Word…thoughts on marriage

The way relationships are developing is drastically changing.  It seems the norm is to move in together skip marriage and Continue reading →

Loose Women: A review of British female stand-up comedians

Whether it’s the sordid goings on in Shappi Khorsandi’s life as a bitter divorcee, Jo Brand’s backside squashing some ‘bastard’ Continue reading →

The irony of Anti-Valentine’s Day

Yep it’s that time again, that one day of the year when you show just how much you love your Continue reading →

The future of the U.K music industry

With high street music retailer HMV going into administration consumer analyst Craig Armer predicts that the entertainment market will fall by Continue reading →

The true purpose of university

Most people associate university with bettering their career prospects but as former university inspector and expert anthropologist Dr F M Continue reading →

Have university degrees become worthless?

Having just completed my degree at Brunel University I can’t help but wonder if the last three years could have Continue reading →

Join Facebook; the site that fulfills all your anti-social needs

A few years ago I decided to get facebook. I heard it was a great way to stay in contact with Continue reading →

Racism? I don’t think so

Today I overheard a conversation where a young man claimed that people are hostile towards his appearance because of his Continue reading →

The Catch 22 of Exercise

I’ve done it, you’ve done it. we’ve all done it. We’ve all had to painfully suppress a smirk as a Continue reading →

Are women in London oppressed?

At the moment one of the more fashionable but less-chance-of-causing-mass-offence-to-the-point-of-having-to-make-a-public-apology topics for journalists to write about is the oppressing lifestyles Continue reading →

Brunel’s ‘Flashmob’

In order to promote Volunteers’ Week the students at Brunel organised a flashmob right outside the main lecture centre. I’ve Continue reading →

The determinants of class

Recently a close friend of mine was told he wasn’t classy because of the area he lived in and the fact Continue reading →

Who are you? The problem of identity in modern times

Based on my appearance many people would find it absurd if I described myself as ‘white’.  It might even be Continue reading →

Islam: The theory versus the execution

It was George Bernard Shaw who said, “Islam is the best religion, with the worst followers“, an accurate and succinct summary of a Continue reading →

The Cinema Experience

A friend of mine asked if we could have a catch-up and suggested we go to see a film.  I Continue reading →