“I got a present for you, Luv. It was from your Nan. She meant to give it to you before…you know. She couldn’t wait for today.” Nan passed away last week. Nothing dramatic. She was old and died in her sleep. She was looking forward to the Jubilee. She loved…

We all have one. As much as you love the band or singer, there’s this one tune that has been played to death. You hear it in every supermarket, every elevator, and every car passing. The sheer scale of its popularity, its ubiquitous siren call, have you gnashing your teeth…

As of today, The Bad Influence will cease to be run by me. This is goodbye. After two years at the helm of The Bad Influence, it feels like the right time to step away. It’s a classic break-up case of “it’s not you, it’s me.” I was here from…

“Everybody has their problems.” Four words. That’s all it took for my mum to see red. A single sentence that carried the weight of a thousand challenges. The lack of empathy for my mum’s situation was startling. Behind the wheel of my car, I could see my mum slowly turn…

Do Revenge on Netflix is the latest film release from the streaming giants. It’s a modern take on Heathers, full of catchy buzzwords, a tight script, and a superb cast. I loved watching this film. But then it took an even darker turn. First up the positives. This film seriously…

Every day I’m sent an email of highlighted stories from Medium. The odd one catches my eye making me twitch as I detonate the click-through button. It’s a great system and keeps me entertained. But what if you combined all the clickbait, headline-catching titles together and made one bizarre…

Samsung — I’ve never owned an iPhone. There, I’ve said it. I hated the way the world turned onto Apple. It went from being iconic and cool with their Mac computers to everybody owning something Apple-related. The world was a snootier place in the 90s and I was very happy being an…

The woman behind the counter stood staring at me. She was angry. The type of anger that turns you a shade of crimson and has you bursting with volcanic lust. For a moment, we locked eyes and then I turned and walked away. Five paces down the aisles, counter-witch summoned…

The first Star Wars movie I watched at the cinema was The Empire Strikes Back. I had won a coloring competition and the prize was two tickets to go see the second Star Wars film at the local theatre. We took two long bus rides to the dodgier side of…