The Rules of Spooning

Spooning. The art of a horizontal cuddle. Spooning is not limited to two people. Spoon trains are common whereby a group of people cuddle each other in a line. Spooning also is not limited by gender, size, shape or age. Parents can spoon children, friends can spoon friends, children can spoon their grandparents and so forth.… Continue reading The Rules of Spooning

Just Another Football Club

Since November 2010 I’ve had an idea brewing in my head. Often obsessing and sometimes losing sleep over it, this summer I finally got my act together and pitched it to Unltd (a fund for social entrepreneurs) for some start-up cash but mostly for something to kick me into action. So (drumroll please) this is… Continue reading Just Another Football Club

Jack Layton, you were a good man.

Today was a sad day. Jack Layton, New Democratic Party leader of Canada passed away. He will be sorely missed. Regardless of political affiliation, you have to admire Jack for his optimism and genuine desire to make Canada, and the world a better place. Even in death his work and vision will live on and… Continue reading Jack Layton, you were a good man.

London 2012

Last week I went to a fabulous event, put on by The School of Research and my friend Charlie Tims. For the past year, Charlie has been working on a project with A New Direction’s Biggest Learning Opportunity on Earth programme (Biglop), which brings together artists and cultural organisations with schools across London to explore… Continue reading London 2012

Plastic Fashion? No thanks.

For some strange reason, at this moment in time, littering the pages of many glossy magazines is plastic. Plastic fashion. I do love fashion. And I do love a good read through of a glossy magazine. But I don’t love plastic fashion. “Plastic, c’est fantastic“, “plastic is so S/S ’11“. It’s really not. Maybe it’s… Continue reading Plastic Fashion? No thanks.