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Zombies of Mass Destruction
Zombies of Mass Destruction or, ZMD, is set on the small island of Fort Gamble, Washington, where the list of unsuspecting heroes include a gay couple, an Iranian girl and…
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Catching a Cold is Inevitable
The oppressively constant threat of getting a cold is driving me nuts. In winter everyone appears to have a cold. It’s like they’ve all gone to a secret meeting at…
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Just Patronizing: The New Plus-Size Magazine
Just as Beautiful magazine is launching its first ever printed publication this month, it’s the first magazine aimed at ‘full-figured women’, devoted to sizes 14 to 18.The magazine originally cropped…
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Naughty America, Again!
America, land of the free, place of ample opportunity and, oh yeah, it's now been crowned by me, Oliver Beer, as the international sex pest. That's right, America, more than…
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Labour: What’s next?
In the last general election we saw the Con-Dem coalition seize power from the former Labour government, removing them from office for the first time in thirteen years. This marked…
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Religion = Dead
Religion, adored and feared by all. Well, at least in medieval times. No, in these modern times the Church doesn’t seem to bear such importance in our lives anymore. Or…
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A New Chapter for Iraq?
On September 1, President Obama officially announced the closure of American combat operations in Iraq, seven years after the invasion began. Although 50,000 American troops will remain on the ground…
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Car Sharing, why the @=!* not?
Local council and authorities have recently begun a drive to cut emissions and meet CO2 emission targets, resulting in the arrival of motivating (but annoying) road signs littering cities and…
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Live and Let Die?
Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombings, has plagued the news yet again as America steps up the pressure for him to return to prison. The call…
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Con-Dem: The Hundred-Day Honeymoon
Traditionally, behind the iconic door of number 10 Downing Street there has been one individual and one political party ruling the roost. However, just over one hundred days ago marked…
