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Getting things done
Yesterday’s blog post caused a small wave of muttering to pass across Twitter and Facebook. It turns out that many people do have things to finish that they need a bit of extra motivation for, however,...
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Happiness
I’m pretty sure I vowed at the end of last year to not be this busy in 2011. After months and months of my evenings and weekend being packed full of exciting things, I decided that I needed to cut down...
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Taking sex ed to the next level
Pretty much all of us had some form of sex education at school. All I can remember from my early years was the “when a man and a woman love each other very much…” talk, followed by a video of...
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Be inspired by London College of Fashion
I don’t usually like to boast about my life, but today I really feel like I should. I am lucky enough to work at the London College of Fashion, where I spend my days dealing with amazing academic staff...
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Give Girls Power
Last night I attended an event run by Save the Children to raise awareness of their Give Girls Power campaign. We discovered that, without the right information about sex and adequate contraception,...
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Ada Lovelace Day: The 3D Game Artist
I was keen to write something for Ada Lovelace Day this year, but have to admit that I’ve found it extremely tricky to narrow my inspiration down to just one woman. Do I tell you about an...
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Sex Positive: Laci Green
Today I want to introduce you all to someone quite fantastic. While others are posting videos of cats and people falling over on YouTube, Laci Green is using her channel to educate people about sex....
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Gender: Why do you need to know?
Why do you need to know someone’s gender? What the fuck difference does it make? Most of the time, it makes no difference whatsoever. It is possible to talk to someone and interact with them on a...
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XES – We can’t go backwards!
I’ve been on the contraceptive pill since I was 18. It’s almost 20 years since I plucked up the courage to ask my family doctor for it but, thanks to the sex and relationship education (SRE) provided...
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FPA: Talking sense about sex
In an age when many people erroneously confuse good sex education with the idea that this can somehow ‘corrupt’ the nation’s children, talking about sex is still often seen as taboo. Kids aren’t given...
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Time to learn something new?
As summer draws to a close, many of us decide to take up a new hobby or learn a new skill. Whether it’s because we want to distract ourselves from the slowly darkening evenings or simply a response to...
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Things teen mags never told you about sex
When you’re a teenager, losing your virginity is often quite a big thing on your agenda. I remember wondering how I’d find a boyfriend, whether it was easy to kiss like they did in the movies and,...
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Fashion Theory: Studying the how and why
This time last year, I sat down with a bunch of strangers who were all about to embark on a similar journey to me. All with different backgrounds, we had a common goal. Whether we’d studied literature,...
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How to have better sex, but not the Cosmo way!
If the covers of the best selling women’s magazines were to be believed, you’d think we were all on a quest to have better sex. Even if that’s true, the thing is… we don’t all want to do it their way....
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Ada Lovelace Day 2013
As you probably already know, Ada Lovelace Day aims to celebrate the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) by encouraging people to shine a light on the women in...
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Prize Draw: Moments that Mattered
When I was a child, I was always the academic one. I loved school and genuinely enjoyed my lessons. My only life plan was to do A-levels and then go to university as I couldn’t really imagine spending...
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Fashion Theory: The Joy of Archives
I’ve always had a fondness for old clothes. Whether I’m looking through my mother’s lovingly saved garments, rummaging in a vintage shop or browsing an antique market, touching a piece of the past has...
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The tale of a lingerie obsession
I have always had a passion for clothing and, more recently, underwear. A personal search for a decent suspender belt a decade ago began an obsession with the design of lingerie, and my subsequent...
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On hiatus…
I’ve been throwing my opinions at the internet for quite some time now. Even if you don’t include the stuff I wrote before I got my own domain, or the inane hand coded HTML updates that were the very...
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Research, awards and the future
Bayer advert for their Dorlastan fibre, featured in Draper’s Record, 28th March 1981 You may have noticed that I have not been posting as much as I have in the past, and that’s because I’ve been busy...
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