*Missy Elliott voice* HOLLA! Yes, babies – it’s Friday! After an unseasonably mild – 17 degrees – Thursday (TFP went bare-legged under a pastel-coloured pleated skirt in east London yesterday. IN FEBRUARY), it’s time for us to explore the Joys of Spring on here. And when you think of Spring, what pops into your mind? [...]
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The Friday Pretty: Is It Spring Yet? Edition
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The ‘Help News Outlets Realise The Difference Between Rappers and Singers’ Benevolent Fund
With the shock passing of Whitney Houston this past weekend (I wrote something about her for the Guardian here), it’s been the perfect time for the media to showcase their spectacular ignorance/laziness when it comes to the identification of black and ‘urban’ performers.
The First Kiss
This weekend, I came to a stunning realisation: I’ve watched You’ve Got Mail many more times than I’ve seen When Harry Met Sally. Man, I even saw it box fresh at the Stratford Picturehouse back in 1998. What can I say – I used to have a disposable income unattacked by council tax and the [...]
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The Friday Pretty: Post-Tax Deadline Euphoria Edition
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 [...]
“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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