Author: Catherine Charlwood

Recaps and Revelations at MCM Comic Con Ireland 2017

MCM Comic Con Ireland has been held in Dublin every year since 2014. MCM holds conventions all over the UK, in Ireland and even Germany. This year it ran from the 1st-2nd July and although it was during the prime Summer months, it was a little quieter than previous years. …

Dove Discriminates with Anti-Breastfeeding Ad

They say there’s no such thing as bad publicity, but somehow instead of asking someone to hold their beer, they just passed it into their other hand. Yet again we are faced with a Dove campaign that gets it so wrong, so very wrong. Here’s the ad in question: Where …

I Used to Get Naked for Money

I used to get naked for money. No, I wasn’t a stripper-frankly I don’t have the rhythm. It probably doesn’t help that I’m not exactly flexible, years of running will do that to you. But I digress. The first time I went to college I was 18 and training to be …

Who is the Lone Wolf? Game of Thrones Theory

Game of Thrones has never been one to shy away from a mystery, often dropping seemingly innocuous plot points, only to have them re-emerge three seasons later. With the new season fast approaching, there are still so many questions left unanswered, and stories yet to be played out, this is …

The Truth About UTIs

Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) are a pain in the… well you know. UTIs can be anywhere from irritating to life threatening, but don’t worry, we’re going back to basics and explaining the who, what, when where and why of UTIs. Who Can Catch a Urinary Tract Infection? Everyone. That’s the …

Wonder Woman’s Marketing Mystery

In the months leading up to the highly-anticipated Wonder Woman movie, the buzz around the film was unusually quiet-and this did not go unnoticed. Summer blockbusters, especially the increasingly popular superhero movies from Marvel and DC, are usually bombarding us with marketing for at least six months before they’re released …

Winter is Here: Game of Thrones Recap

Game of Thrones didn’t pull any punches last season. No longer shackled to the books, the show shut off the SatNav and chose its own route to the inevitable conclusion. And boy, if the remaining 13 episodes are as charged as this season was, then we are in for one …

A Book of Women’s Work, Written by a Man

I inherited many things from my grandmother; antique scales, art deco sherry glasses, a widow’s peak and of course, a Household Encyclopedia, which is the subject of today’s conversation. The Household Encyclopedia (HE), edited by a Mr William H. Steer, is a one-stop shop for all of ye olde housewifery …

Murder by Wardrobe Malfunction

*Not actually murder because I manged to survive the attempt on my life by my undergarments, but it made a better title than Death by Sucky. Let me set the scene for you: it was New Years Eve, 2012. It was a mild Winter and I, a (relatively) young woman decided …
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