The Scary Side of Radical Feminism

I’ve mentioned (in comments on other sites) that whilst feminism (which aims for equality between the sexes) is a worthwhile movement, there are elements to it that are harmful to the overall movement, such as radical feminism. I found a post the other day, on a site called Radical Witch, that for me highlights some […]

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Euro 2016: France

Time for the next team profile, and this time I’m looking at the hosts, France. It’s been 18 years since France hosted (and won) the 1998 World Cup, and 16 years since they triumphed at Euro 2000. Since then, they have been decidedly up and down with their tournament form. In 2002 they crashed out […]

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Miracles do Happen – Leicester are Champions

After what feels like a long, drawn out past few weeks, where Leicester City have sat on the edge of unprecedented glory, the Premier League title finally ended up at the King Power Stadium, following a bad-tempered 2-2 draw between Chelsea and Spurs at Stamford Bridge. (Riyad Mahrez and Jamie Vardy have been instrumental in […]

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What is my Subconscious Doing?!

Not for the first time, my mind has proven itself to be a thoroughly frightening place, even for me. In my dream last night it was implied I was running from these… … And having sought refuge in an abandoned farm building (with a lion for company), I was then abducted by these: So, in […]

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Misogyny Hurts Men Too

I’ve been poking around the subject of feminism, radical feminism and misogyny lately, and in the course of my travels stumbled upon an interesting article by one Carla Louise, who has extended an invitation to men to describe how the patriarchy hurts men as well as women. I’ve decided to take up this invitation, though […]

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F1 2015 Round 4 – Straight-forward Sochi

For the third straight year a Mercedes driver triumphed at the Russian Grand Prix in Sochi – would Lewis Hamilton make it a third straight win at the venue, or would Nico Rosberg break his duck? (Rosberg makes a clean getaway) Qualifying looked to be a close and private battle between the two Mercedes drivers […]

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