Hi, Friday! You look great – is that a new haircut? That fringe is so you. But you know what is even more you? A bunch of hot dudes just lounging on this here blog, waiting to be admired and casually perved on. Fight the patriarchy! Ogle a chap or two! It’s that time of [...]
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“Why Can You Still Feel This?”
Below the jump is an essay about my recent dental surgery. I’ve had three procedures in the last month or so; each one has felt like being stabbed in the face by one of the Nazgûl. My next appointment is in February 2012, when I hope the prognosis will be positive. Who knows, maybe I’ll [...]
The Friday Pretty: Start 2012 As You Mean To Go On Edition
FRIDAY! FRIDAY! GOTTA GET DOWN ON FRIDAY! Right? How are you all doing? Ready for the weekend? Of course you’re not. Because you haven’t had a dose of handsome men to lead you gently into the green pastures of Saturday and Sunday. No worries, TFP is here to provide that service. So take a deep, [...]
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Hey Ya!
Is it too late to wish people a happy new year? Tough. HAPPY NEW YEAR, READERS! (here, have some Matt Bomer looking into the future, dreamily.) Listen, there was a bit of a kerfuffle in the media at the beginning of the year, and that meant I was less able to perform my blogging duties. [...]
At Year End, A Look Back
Everything happened this year. Revolutions, riots, dictator deaths, economic crises, royal weddings, the release of Captain America, featuring Chris Evans’ giant pecs, Kelly Rowland and a selection of wigs appeared on a painfully mediocre X-Factor, , a fictional Prime Minister boffed a pig, and I cut off all my hair… I could go on, but [...]
The Friday Pretty: Bye, 2011 aka ‘The Year of Ryan’
Hello, everyone! Hope you’re all settling in for the next week-and-a-bit of enforced family time. Bought the tofurky? Or is it turducken this year? Got the bougie goose fat? How about the balsamic vinegar glaze for the roast veg? Most importantly, have you invented the story that will allow you to extricate yourself at a [...]
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The Nigerian-British History Project
For the last few months, I have been thinking and vaguely discussing with my sister the idea of ‘something more than an oral history of Nigerians in Britain.” We all know Olaudah Equiano (hold tight, Nigerians in pre-1800 UK – braaap!) but how much do we know about the lives of British Nigerians over the [...]
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“YOU AIN’T BRITISH, YOU’RE BLACK!” – The woman on the tram
I think every black British person on my Twitter timeline had seen the video of the woman who launched into a racist tirade on a tram somewhere in London before noon on Monday morning (watch it here if you fancy topping up your daily dose of rage, avoid if not – it’s pretty vile). A [...]
“Dear Primark…” A Letter I Never Sent
Hey, y’all. Last week, at a literary night called ‘Letters You Never Sent’, I read out a letter to a roomful of strangers (and a few friends). It was the first time I’ve ever read any of my fiction in public, to a paying audience (eek!) and I enjoyed it very much – thank God [...]
The Friday Pretty: Happy Birthday Edition
Hi kids! How’s life? Good? AWESOME! Why in such a good mood? It’s only mah flippin’ birthday this weekend! As is traditional, TFP will be celebrating with complex carbs, perving on famous handsome men, friends, a birthday outing and then more carbs. It’s the natural order. With that in mind, let’s just jump straight into [...]
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Are The Players Playing?
I’m currently in a job which gives me Fridays off. I’m so grateful for it – as well as having a designated day of non-work writing, it allows me to have a lie-in on a weekday (woo!), and I get to do the necessary-but-boring stuff like paying bills and returning library books.
The Friday Pretty: Fireworks Special
Hey kids! How’s your Friday going? It’s been a hell of a week, huh? Monday was Halloween, and I heard that the trick or treat pickings were slim this year – this recession makes fools of us all! Monday also brought the tragic news of Kim Kardashian’s divorce – another blow for the sanctitiy of [...]
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The Friday Pretty: ‘Eating My Feelings’ Edition
It’s Friday, chaps and chappesses! This week was epic for all the wrong reasons – work reached tortuous lows, which resulted in TFP falling face first into soothing cheesecake aka ‘eating my feelings’. Before we get bogged down in the vice that is emotional eating, let’s all just agree it’s sometimes necessary before life can [...]
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Side Project – Alternative Black History Month Facts
Hey guys! For the month of October, my friend @RubyA_79 and I are running a small side project called Alternative Black History Month Facts. It’s a Tumblr blog, and we’d appreciate it if you followed us on there. Some of you who follow on Twitter will already be aware of the blog, as well as [...]
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The Friday Pretty: Crushes of the Week
Hola, beautiful people! It’s Friday, it’s pretty and a little pervy – IT’S THE FRIDAY PRETTY! Hope you’re all doing swell. It’s been one of those weeks around these parts – mass production of snot, nosebleeds, aches, pains, a stupidly busy week at work and still no sign of John Cho to whisk TFP away [...]
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