Underwire Film Festival

In November I was lucky enough to attend Underwire; a film festival dedicated to shedding light on the best female talents in contemporary short film. The event was a great success, and you can read my review of the Best Cinematographer award over at Short Sighted Cinema. Chloë Thomson’s work in Jonah (pictured below) bagged the evening’s trophy,…

Artwork by Jack Branscomb

My Handbag

I recently wrote about the fact that my backpack is actually a handbag, and that in many ways I have a vagina (okay, so only in one way, and even then I don’t really claim to have a vagina, just vaginal properties). If this doesn’t make any sense, then you can read the article over…

Artwork by Jack Branscomb

The Revolution Will Not Be Sanitised

A friend of mine recently took the liberty of tucking his penis between his legs and urinating on my garage floor. He was a tad worse for wear, but I realised something quite profound: Real men wee sitting down (strictly speaking, he squatted, but I think the point remains). I know a fair few males would consider…

Artwork by http://www.rowanabbottstudio.co.uk/

Equality at the mercy of a vote

I was recently asked “Why should we care what the Church does?” in response to my criticism of the General Synod’s failure to pass a motion allowing women to become Bishops in the Church of England. As a male atheist it seems that what I was being asked was really this: ‘Why get so worked up about…