If you are anything like me, you will have been cursing both bath grime and limescaley water marks on taps for years. Well, those days are over, people. I would like to introduce to my new best friend, method tub scrub. Using finely milled marble to give your bathroom a jolly good scrub, and bergamot, citron, [...]
May 20, 2013
Review: La Clique at the Spiegeltent at the Brighton Fringe
Any show that starts with a female burlesque dancer dressed as a very convincing leather-jacketed guy and continues with a 46-year-old, mustachioed, spandex-clad blue bunny in heels, has to be a show that won’t pull any punches when it comes to raucous entertainment. And that show is the latest offering by mixed cabaret and circus group La Clique at the Brighton [...]
May 14, 2013
Review: Revan and Fennell, ‘I’m with stupid’ at the Brighton Fringe
Bringing any show to a festival as packed and established as the Brighton Fringe is a highly daunting experience, but the confidence emitted by the female comedy duo Revan and Fennell right from the start instantly put the audience at ease. Their new multi media show I’m with stupid features live and pre-recorded observational [...]
May 13, 2013
Review of Shit-faced Shakespeare at the Brighton Fringe
Despite studying Shakespeare at school (every year – for five years) I was not a huge fan. But when the production of Shit-faced Shakespeare was listed in the Brighton Fringe I was intrigued enough to pay a visit. The premise of the show is simple - a (relatively) serious Shakespeare play with one cast member completely and utterly plastered. [...]
May 3, 2013
The glass is always half full in Saltaire
Ah, Saltaire: a UNESCO World Heritage Site based in no other than my stomping ground West Yorkshire, and an area of outstanding natural beauty. The annual arts trail held in this picturesque setting is a community event – and one you really won’t want to miss. Snaking in and around the village are celebrations of [...]
May 2, 2013
See Shakespeare, shit-faced, at the Brighton Fringe
If you’re in Brighton between May 4-10, wanting to Do Something Different, and at a loose end, I would recommend giving the latest Magnificent Bastard Productions play a go. Shit-faced Shakespeare boozily piggy-backs A Midsummer Night’s Dream and turns it into … well, that’s up to the audience. With a genuinely inebriated actor selected at [...]
April 22, 2013
Good Mood Books
With summer on our doorstep, finally, I feel we should prepare for the overwhelming joy that comes with sunshine. We’ve been cold for months now, and so some of us may have forgotten about good old sunny positivity. Here is a little selection of books that will bring a smile to our frozen, frowny faces. [...]
April 12, 2013
April’s tune of the month: Need U by Duke Dumont ft. A*M*E
Hello! We’re fairsharemusic and we’re thrilled to be giving you our song of the month from here on in. Now, it’s a tricksy task selecting just one song for the whole month. So, this is by no means a claim that the featured song is the best song in the world. Or the universe(!) Each [...]
March 27, 2013
Otley: where there’s wool there’s a way…
Ah Otley, Leeds’ long lost brother! Whilst Leeds has grown in stature and reputation, Otley has remained the missing and unrecognisable sibling, despite having the same postcode. But there is a change in the air; a spring has been newly added to Otley’s step. And it happens on the last Sunday of every month. Otley [...]
March 25, 2013
Brighten up your kitchen with an ethical tea towel!
Using colours – especially bright ones – in interiors can sometimes be tricky. It is a big decision to change the hue of a room, but sometimes all you need are a few key accessories to brighten up a space, and completely transform its character. Changing a kitchen is a particularly large (and expensive) project, but getting [...]

















May 21, 2013
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