Image credit. “White man make big fire and sit far away. Indian make small fire and sit close.” What a great North American saying, that shines a light on the wasteful behaviour of the developed … Continue reading
Image credit. Despite many of us returning to cooking from scratch to save money on our grocery bills and to enjoy healthier foods there is no good reason to turn our backs on our favourite … Continue reading
Data loss is an issue that can affect anyone who stores data on a computer system. No system is infallible, despite the quality of the hardware or how well it is protected, and inevitably at … Continue reading
Although a carved pumpkin is often the limit of most households concessions to themed food at Halloween, the wide variety of easy recipes available at the click of a button now mean that there is … Continue reading
It’s back! The Apprentice UK! That show where Alan Sugar (sorry, ‘Lord Sugar’) has a dozen or so arrogant wannabe-business-boffins making tits of themselves on the telly for a few months and then finally gives … Continue reading
Welcome, intrepid wanderer; take a seat. Brew? No, of course not. Last time I tried to send tea over the internet I had to spend a fortune on new components and let me tell you, … Continue reading
Visiting countless exotic destinations has to be the biggest perk of being a pilot, but sometimes layovers will only last for a few hours. It’s during these short layovers that pilots don’t have time to see the … Continue reading
Where’s Hot in May? May’s a great time for a break. It’s Spring in the UK, but nonetheless you’re never guarantee pleasant weather here! Easter’s gone but May does have a couple of Bank … Continue reading
Aaron Crow left Ant McPartlin almost literally crapping himself with his blind swordsman stunt. The judges and audience were almost equally as terrified as the (potentially psychotic) stunts man blinded himself with hot candle wax … Continue reading
Suarez just scored a 96th minute equaliser at Anfield to make the final score Liverpool 2-2 Chelsea. But it’s not the goal that will have Suarez soaking up the limelight on the sports pages tomorrow. … Continue reading
I enjoy many sports. Granted, I’m a football fan first. And by football, I mean the game where the ball is actually used by the foot (soccer) and not that rugby-in-body-armour version they play across … Continue reading
The teenage heart throb and tantrum throwing teeny bopper’s in trouble again. Yes, it seems Justin Bieber barely goes a week without winding someone up and this time he’s managed to pi** off just about … Continue reading
A couple’s honeymoon was traditionally intended as a time for the pair to get to know each other properly and intimately for the first time, setting their roles and interactions for the rest of their … Continue reading
Where’s Hot Enough to Enjoy the Beach at Easter? April is, more often than not, the month of Easter! And even if Easter falls at the end of March, part of the school holidays will … Continue reading
This image is free to use! Please just credit http://www.listingthings.co.uk as the source if you do so. Havana, Cuba, is an incredible city. With a party atmosphere and bizarrely quirky ‘run down’ look about it, … Continue reading
March is a ridiculously unpredictable month for weather in the UK. Sometimes it’s mild, sometimes it’s freezing. We’ve even had perfectly pleasant temperatures at this time of year. At the end of March, the clocks … Continue reading
If someone asked you to name a film festival you would probably say Cannes. While it is perhaps the most celebrated it isn’t the only film festival in the world you know. There are plenty … Continue reading
Swap the February Snow for Some February Sunbathing! February in the UK is, without doubt, utterly miserable. It’s cold and miserable. And, of course, if we get a single flake of snow, everything comes to … Continue reading
I confess to having a soft spot for a sultry singer-songwriter. And Josh Doyle makes me music-swoon! This awesome and truly talented fellow won the Guitar Center’s Singer Songwriter competition in 2012, but might be better … Continue reading
Escape the Winter Blues – Where is Hot in January? By the time January comes out, the novelty of winter is well and truly over. After all, the only time in which snow is remotely … Continue reading
For many people, regardless of their qualifications, experience and skills, job interviews are fraught with anxiety. Even if the prospect of an interview doesn’t fill you with fear, you might well have a niggling feeling … Continue reading
Without doubt the best thing about Radio 1′s Live Lounge is the covers. Getting awesome artists to put their own spin on brilliant tracks by other artists yields some interesting results. Yes, of course there … Continue reading
Gustavo Santaolalla – Musician and Movie Score Composer Extraordinaire He’s most well known, arguably, for composing the music score that accompanies blockbuster film, Brokeback Mountain. Such was the quality of that score, in fact, that Gustavo Santaolalla … Continue reading
The football chant is an art form unto itself. Awkward rhymes and a level of political correctness that, under any other circumstances, would probably be deemed entirely unacceptable, add thousands upon thousands chanting in unison … Continue reading