The City's Top Model Entrepreneur

Do you have a fantastic business idea that you would like to see become a reality? Do you have what it takes to become an entrepreneur? Does no one ever take you seriously because you’re just too damn attractive? Well, I think we may have just the thing for you: The City's Top Model Entrepreneur.

BITCH:NEWS
27 May 2010 18:00 GMT

Rape Discussed in School: Shocking or Sensible?

‘Pupils aged 11 debate rape, pornography and prostitution’ – it’s certainly the sort of headline you can guarantee will have Middle England keeling over with rage.This week, the Daily Mail and Daily Telegraph were reporting that ‘irresponsible’ and ‘controversial’ education packs produced by Rape Crisis in Buckinghamshire – dealing with issu...

BITCH:NEWS
26 May 2010 09:26 GMT

Abortion "Adverts" on TV? Oh the Controversy

When the news headlines announced that next week an abortion advert will be airing on the UK's Channel 4, I suspected most people's minds start resembling the Daily Mail. Unsurprisingly knickers are in twists, and despite the flippant turn of phrase it's pretty important.  The loud mouthed moral panic came out, worried about what this will mean for society. It’s not surprising. The key concern is that it's an advert.  If advertising persuades us towards a product or idea, and ...

BITCH:NEWS
22 May 2010 10:18 GMT

How to Be Better at Buying Old Things

Old stuff is brilliant. It looks quirky and beautiful, and nine times out of ten will last longer than an IKEA shelf or a Topshop jumper. And if you know how to do it, it can be cheaper.That’s the problem though – you need to know how to do it. I’ve been known to go into Beyond Retro and feel a vague level of desire for pretty much everything in there but not actually want to buy anything. I’ll stare at a mental jumper for a while, trying to decide if I’d look 'edgy' or 'like a knob' (...

BITCH:NEWS
21 May 2010 14:00 GMT

Poetry, Satire & the #TwitterJokeTrial

While it's faded a bit from the news, the Twitter joke trial (#twitterjoketrial) will have a lingering impact, not only for its outrageous assault on reason and human rights, but for its less immediat...

BITCH:CULTURE
20 May 2010 13:00 GMT

Is Theresa May the Right Woman for the Job?

For the past month we’ve been incensed about the lack of coverage involving women and the general election. Yes, you’d be forgiven for thinking that women didn’t have much to do with this politics business, unless of course we’re talking about the party leaders’ wives, whose sartorial choices have been picked over incessantly.

BITCH:NEWS
19 May 2010 09:00 GMT

Maybe Miley Cyrus Does Need to be "Tamed"

Normally, when the media and convservatives freak out about children “growing up to fast” or the “sexulization of teens”, I tell them to calm down and take a cold shower. The idea that teenagers are sexual beings still freaks people out, especially when the teenagers at hand are female. (Which means that they're usually “slutty” or “need help”.)

BITCH:NEWS
17 May 2010 09:00 GMT

Lady Gaga at The Rainforest Foundation Gala

Last night Lady Gaga performed with legendary artists and musicians such as Elton John, Sting and Bruce Springsteen at the 21st Rainforest Foundation Gala at Carnegie Hall, produced by Sting’s wife, Trudie Styler.

BITCH:NEWS
14 May 2010 13:00 GMT

Danny Dyer is Axed: What Next For Zoo?

Last week you can’t have failed to miss the outpouring of disgust expressed when actor Danny Dyer advised a man to cut his ex-girlfriend’s face as part of a column for Zoo magazine.As Rebecca Thompson wrote at the time, it was almost unbelievable tha...

BITCH:NEWS
13 May 2010 08:19 GMT

Betty White's Stellar Performance on SNL

We all know that Betty White kicks ass. From beer pong with Jimmy Fallon, to her days on Golden Girls, Betty White is a seriously funny lady. This Saturday, 88-year-old White hosted Saturday Night live, and as we mentioned earlier this weekend, she was joined by some of SNL’s most hilarious women, including Tina Few, Amy Poehler, and Molly Shannon, just to name a few.

BITCH:NEWS
10 May 2010 09:23 GMT