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Sarah Palin to Resign as Governor of Alaska

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Our Interview with Robyn Hitchcock, Part One

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Re-Working Fairy Tales for the Modern Reader

Homemade Takeaway: Chicken Kebabs

The dirty donar kebab has got a lot to answer for. Quite rightly, the popularity of spiced reformed meat, rammed onto a large skewer, and spun around in a chip-shop window at optimum bacteria breeding temperature, has given the K word a pretty bad name. Done properly though, marinated, grilled chicken with warm toasted pita bread and fresh, crispy salad can be a delicious, healthy meal that deserves far more than being forced down after 5 pints of cider. A kebab is not...

Get The Look: Drew Barrymore's "Festival Casual" Ensemble

Before I go any further, I’d like to point out that I love Drew Barrymore, possibly more than I love my own family. She’s amazing, she’s awesome and she’s beautiful. And she has a weird squeaky voice! God she’s ace. However… what’s going on here? I understand that in this picture, Drew is on her way to a Marlins game. The Florida Marlins being a baseball team, of course (look at me talking like I hadn’t Google-d it). I know going to ‘the game’ means dressing to support your team – n...

A Problematic Proposal: Love, Marriage, & A Green Card?

I'm happy for Sandra Bullock: for the first time in ages, she has a top grossing film at the box offices. I like her, she's a good actress. But I have some serious problems with The Proposal. The basic premise of The Proposal is that Sandra Bullock's career-driven character is a Canadian immigrant to the United States. She loses her ability to work in the States, and either has to get married to keep her job, or move back to Canada and lose her job. Ever the enterprising woman, Bulloc...

'50s Fashion Advice from Costume Designer Albert Wolsky

From red lipstick to pin curls and corsets, '50s fashion is everywhere we look. Whether it's Dita Von Teese or or your vintage-savvy best friend, it seems everyone wants to look like a pin-up or  vampy '50s housewife these days. While it seems like a fairly easy look to recreate, it's actually very easy to end up just looking like an rejected extra from Grease. (You know what I'm talking about. We've all seen those awkward "pin-up" profile photo FAILS on Facebook.)

How to be a Pick up Artist (Instead of Falling for One)

Have you ever found a man irresistibly attractive even though common sense says otherwise? Have you felt drawn to that strange guy on the dance floor, the annoying one that isn't really your type at all? Maybe it's true love, or maybe you've been played by a pick up artist. (Quick disclaimer before I begin. I'm now going to describe a phenomenon that some of you may be very familiar with and that others might find a bit shocking.)

DIY Beauty: Henna Hair Dye

It is rare for me to meet a woman over the age of 16 who hasn't dyed her hair at least once in her lifetime, if not regularly. I dye mine every month or two, and this time I wanted to try something different: I wanted to try dyeing my hair with henna. Knowing almost nothing about henna, I took to the web, asked around, and talked to other henna hair dye users. Turns out, there's a lot to know about using henna hair dye.

Colbalt Blue: The Color of Summer

Cobalt blue is the official colour of summer. If Marc Jacobs say so, it must be true – that’s the way fashion works. It’s universally flattering, nice and summery and also, according to Isabelle Perrett and Yvonne Johnson in the book From Drab to Fab (natty name, I know): “It represents knowledge, decisiveness, honesty, calmness, dependability and stability – just what is needed to sooth nerves in times of recession.”

Tasty Quickie: Parma Ham Wrapped Cod with Cherry Tomatoes

Last Friday, I went to one of my favourite London restaurants, Tod’s Grill in Islington, and had some amazing Parma ham wrapped cod. It struck me as I was eating it, that it would actually be a very easy dish to make well, the quality of the fish, and the winning combination of salty pork with delicate white fish being what make it so delicious. The cod that I had at Tod’s was served with a wonderful caper and parsley sauce, but for a quick mid-week meal, this is just as delici...