More musings on Twitter’s self-destruction and the future of social media.
Tag: celebrity culture
Hollyweird! Movie Stars At Halloween
The golden age of spooky seasonal Hollywood publicity shoots.
Breaking News: It’s Not Often All That Important
The feeding frenzy of the headline-driven news cycle rarely informs us of anything we need to know and serves only to increase anxiety – let’s stop buying into it.
The Hypocritical Demonisation Of Adult Entertainment
It’s time to start pointing out that the moralising extremists who see all sexual expression and any nudity as evil are extremists who do not speak for the majority of society.
Farrah Fawcett – The Cover Girl Of The 1970s
The Charlie’s Angels star became the go-to cover star for magazines of all sorts during the second half of the 1970s.
What, Exactly, Is ‘Legal But Harmful’ And Who Gets To Draw The Line?
Giving the government and lickspittle quangos powers to prevent legal discourse under a vague definition of ‘harm’ is something that we should all object to.
The Eccentric World Of The Workout Video
The good, the bad and the bizarre of VHS exercise tapes.
Shattered And The Rise Of Reality TV
As Channel 4 broadcasts hand-wringing documentaries about the mental health of reality stars, a reminder of how it has routinely made dangerous and exploitative TV shows for ratings and profit, fatuously disguised as ‘social experiments’.
Fakers, All: The World Of Self-Mythologising
The false personas, created lifestyles, attention-seeking humblebrags and empty entitlement of the online world.
Shape Up And Dance: The Vinyl Aerobics Explosion
No pain, no gain – looking back at the golden age of the workout LP.
A Cheap Holiday In Other People’s Misery
The depressing spectacle of the people and global corporations who use tragedy, anger and fear to boost their profile and make money.
It Doesn’t Add Up: Carol Vorderman And The Shady World Of Financial Advertising
The former Countdown presenter’s curious history with the murky worlds of debt consolidation and equity release.