4 days agoMember-onlyHeroin Chic: a Dangerous Trend or a Natural Body Type?Hint: it’s both — The news is all over TikTok and Twitter. It’s coming back. Heroin chic is coming back. Are you afraid? I am, but maybe not for the reason you think. Let’s rewind: what is ‘heroin chic’ anyway? Heroin chic refers to a cultural movement popularized in the early 1990s. It’s often wrongly labelled an invention of the fashion…Feminism4 min read
Aug 2Member-onlyHow to Phase Off Anti-DepressantsThe good, the bad and the ugly of my experience — The importance of tapering slowly Everyone will tell you that you need come phase off SSRIs slowly. Because they have a short half-life, they leave your system quickly, so if you go cold turkey the side effects will hit you like a freight train. You should ask your doctor for advice on how best to…Mental Health3 min read
Published in Blow Your Stack·Jul 27Member-onlyI’m Not Bloody AmericanShockingly, other countries exist — Look, it’s nothing personal against the good ole US of A. …Rant3 min read
Jul 17Member-onlyI Didn’t Write This for YouYou’re so vain, you probably think this post is about you — I’d say that writing advice was my guilty pleasure, but “pleasure” is the wrong word. Is reading still a pleasure if you disagree with everything the author says? One thing these types of articles will always say is that you cannot write for yourself. You must write only for other…Writing4 min read
Published in Catness·Jul 17Member-onlyHow to Keep Your Cats Safe in the HeatExtreme weather can be hard on cats as well as people — It’s set to be a scorching summer, with the UK issuing a red alert over this week’s predicted extreme heat. In such times, it’s normal to worry about your pets, but there are simple things we can do to make sure they stay safe. Try these tips to encourage them to drink First of all, it’s good to…Cats4 min read
Published in Blow Your Stack·Jul 13Member-onlyNo, Londoners Aren’t RudeYou’re the one being a dickhead — I am sick to the mother-loving back teeth of people saying Londoners are rude. We’re not. What’s rude is you fuckers continually saying it. It’s like when you’re having a perfectly pleasant day and someone asks why you’re in such a bad mood, instantly putting you in a bad mood…Rant3 min read
Jul 9Member-onlyI Don’t Care Why You Don’t Want KidsDo you even have a good reason? — Give me one good reason why you don’t want to have children. Go on, I’ll wait. What’s that? You don’t have one? Fine. No, literally, it’s fine. Your reasons are valid. Your choices are valid. I read an article the other day in which the author, a parent, bemoaned some…Parenting3 min read
Published in Breast Stories·Jul 2Member-onlyBusting Myths About BoobsSpoiler alert: they’re probably going to sag whatever you do — If there’s one thing I’ve learnt while researching myths about breasts, it’s that we’re obsessed with them sagging. What we should do or should not do to stop this from happening. Well, boob-havers, let me put your collective minds at rest. They are going to sag. Whether they’re big and…Breasts3 min read
Jul 1Member-onlyIf You Hear These Words on Public Transport, be on AlertWhy you don’t want to hear this sentence in a train station — Have you ever been waiting for a train and heard this announcement: “Would Inspector Sands please report to the operations room?” Congratulations! If you’re reading this, you may just have survived a potentially deadly incident. Who is Inspector Sands? There is no Inspector Sands — it’s a code phrase for “the building is on…History3 min read
Published in Crime Scenes·Jun 30Member-onlyThey left her body fused to the sofa for 12 YEARSThe coroner who discovered Lacey Fletcher’s remains “couldn’t eat and cried for a week” — The parents of an autistic woman have been charged with her murder, after their daughter’s lifeless body was discovered fused to a filthy sofa in their home. “She was emaciated and covered in maggots” Police were called to the address in Louisiana, USA, in January 2022, by Lacey’s mother. When…True Crime3 min read
