Are you sick of lovelorn and wistful retro-tinged female singer-songwriters? Here are some ladies offering something a bit different and altogether feistier...Azealia BanksThis 20-year-old New York rapper doesn’t take kindly to comparisons with Nicki Minaj. Her cutesy smile, Mickey Mouse sweaters and pigtails hide a fierce and filthy musical talent, not to mention a healthily high opinion of herself - she readily describes herself as “fucking talented”. She’s perf...
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16 May 2012 09:12 GMT
Conventions and conferences are a fantastic way for like-minded people to get together, learn new things and be inspired. There seems to be a conference for everything you can think of in the US - including burlesque - but most of us in the UK don't have the money to travel to those. Thankfully, there are plenty of women in Britain who are stepping up and organising conferences of their own.
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14 May 2012 12:00 GMT
Christian Louboutin first coated a shoe sole with red nail polish. This trademark flash of red has since become a status symbol, instantly recognisable and instantly desirable.It is more than the blood red leather bottom that has placed Louboutins in the shoe stratosphere. His shoes are breathtakingly beautiful - from simple heeled pumps to jewel encrusted slingbacks, each pair has an almost sculptural quality.
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30 Apr 2012 11:34 GMT
Are you sick of hearing about Fifty Shades of Grey yet? The erotic novel by E L James seems to be everywhere at the moment. Even if, like me, you haven't read the story of how an emotionally damaged man enters into a relationship with a naive young woman, you won't have been able to ...
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27 Apr 2012 10:36 GMT
The northwest of England has given the world some of the finest names in rock music. And this summer, it is set to be home to a rocking revolution of the lady variety.On Saturday 26 May, Manchester Rugby Club will be home to LadyRock – a celebration of ladies who rock. KT Tunstall, New Young Pony Club and
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23 Apr 2012 10:45 GMT
Greta Grewig is a 28-year-old American actress with an impressive track record in lo-fi indie masterpiecesWriter, Bret Easton Ellis has described her as “probably the most interesting American actress in movies now”. And he is a pretty interesting guy himself, so go figure.In a year where Charlize Theron seems to be making a move for blockbuster domination, think of Grewi...
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17 Apr 2012 09:34 GMT
Bourbon fans - there is something very special headed your way!To celebrate the launch of Jim Beam Honey, Central London will play home to a giant beehive where Londoners can be the first to try out the delicious flavour from the world’s number one bourbon.This honeybee pop-up will be in Broadgate Circle, London, on Thursday 26 April and Friday 27 April from 6 - 9pm, where you can step inside the ‘hive and ‘bee-surprised’ by what the folks at Jim Beam have to offer! Even better,...
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16 Apr 2012 10:33 GMT
This week marks the 100th anniversary of the Titanic's fateful voyage. James Cameron's movie is back on screens and you can't move for media coverage of it all. It's time to revisit a 90s obsession.If you're a woman of a certain age, you may be regarding the resurgence of a fixation on all things Titanic
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13 Apr 2012 12:00 GMT
It can be hard to find books for younger readers, particularly girls and young women, that aren't about relationships, or where being female means being obsessed with boys. Here are a few suggestions for a better balanced bookcase.
I Capture the Castle. But as my daughter, who already shows reassuring signs of loving books, gets older I want to be able to surround her with books that tell all sorts of stories, and where the interests of th...
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11 Apr 2012 11:08 GMT
I’d never really thought about matching beer with food. I knew that it worked with crisps, pork pie and pork scratchings. On special occasions it could be supped with a dish of Wasabi nuts, but only in posh pubs.Or so I thought until I went along to FemALE 2012, a women-only beer and food matching evening organised by Purity Brewing Co. and
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03 Apr 2012 13:00 GMT