Politics can get nasty, really nasty. Sometimes politicians argue with one-another and to a certain extent we should expect that because politics is something that generally makes some people quite riled-up. We normally expect our politicians to have a certain level of adulthood when they deal with things and people they disagree with – after…Read more
Five Things To Try When Avoiding Work
Look, we’ve all been there. There’s a big project you’ve got to finish; or there’s a report you need to draft; or maybe it’s just Wednesday evening and your boss is reminding you that you haven’t written an article for the website today. Whatever the problem, whatever work you’re avoiding, we’ve got your back. So…Read more
Five Times Animals Showed Us How To Love Life
Animals are great. They don’t worry about work, they don’t stay up half the night fretting over how to pay bills. They just get on with life and that’s something we could all do with doing more of. So in the spirit of loving life the way only an animal can, let’s follow the examples…Read more
Five Times Game Companies Made Themselves Look Stupid
“Congratulations, you played yourself,” is a quote that does the rounds on a daily basis in this modern world we live in. A day, if not an hour, cannot go by without someone competing for the world record in fastest self-ownage but it wasn’t always the case. Sometimes it took something particularly special for someone…Read more
Five Ways To Survive A Heatwave
The temperature is rising, barometer’s getting low. According to our sources, this means you’re in for a horrible, sticky day of high humidity and a desperate need to spontaneously grow gills just to continue breathing. It’s a British summer and it’s awful, so here are some much-needed tips on what you can do to survive…Read more
Five Times British TV Went Sexy
British television began in 1929 with content that was decidedly not X-rated and, save for a brief break thanks to World War Two, it has not stopped since. That doesn’t mean there haven’t been occasional dalliances with less savoury content, of course. After all, man cannot live on bread alone. So let’s take a look…Read more
Five Wars The World Just Forgot About
War is a terrible thing. Soldiers come home haunted by it, if they come home at all. Families are devastated by it; whether they were stuck in the middle of the conflict, or left back home to worry about their loved ones as they march off to fight. It doesn’t seem like the kind of…Read more
Five Ridiculous Facts About The British Constitution
With the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union drawing near, it’s time we discussed the state of the British Constitution; since we’ll be making our own way in the world again. Specifically, let’s take a look at the fact that the British Constitution is an absolute mess and thoroughly overdue for a re-draft. You…Read more
Five Shows That Prove Eighties Television Was Insane
It’s best we all just admit it: television stations have no idea what they are doing most of the time and they just throw any old idea at their audiences in the vague hope that it will be a success. In the Eighties, a time before everyone could have anything they wanted beamed directly into…Read more
King Con 2015 – Durham, England
Zoë and Jenny will be at King Con in Durham, North-East England on Sunday 15 October. The new All Over the House and Nob Mouse collections will be on sale, as will Jennifer’s phenomenal Stars novels (Bringing Home The Stars and Twinkle Little Star). We will both be signing books and Zoë will be doing sketches. If…Read more