Sophie Wilkinson
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This Is What A Socially Distanced Protest Against Domestic Violence Looks Like
"When lockdown was announced I couldn’t shake the feeling of dread,” says one campaigner. → Read More
Talk Dirty To Me: How Audio Porn Is Awakening Our Sexual Fantasies
Want your ideal sex scenario whispered into your ears? Audio erotica sites like Quinn and Dipsea deliver. But who's making it, who's listening – and why? → Read More
Greta Thunberg faces the vitriol of men because she's a 16-year-old girl who isn't being sexualised
For the millions who have joined her strike for climate justice, Greta Thunberg is an inspirational 16-year-old who is rightly furious about the global disaster her generation is due to inherit. Yet to some prominent men, she’s "an annoying little brat", "the maypole around which all the eco loonies now dance", and a "weird…lass…bless her". → Read More
‘A lot of queer people missed a decade’: Why the musical acts at Pride are rooted in nostalgia
OK, we’re going to do one of our new ones,” Melanie Blatt from All Saints told the brightly-dressed crowd at the Mighty Hoopla festival in south London last month. Most of the crowd cheered. Some booed. → Read More
This Is How Employers Screen Your Old Social Media Posts
Old tweets can lead to you being being cancelled, or not hired, quicker than ever. We go inside the social media vetting process. → Read More
The Oral History of Jamie Oliver's 'The Naked Chef'
“After the filming, we’d have the best parties. We all tried to slide down the banister when we were drunk.” → Read More
People Raised by Single Mums Explain What Home-Cooked Meals Meant to Them
“I was brought up on convenience foods. When you’ve got a parent who’s busy, they go to convenience and there’s nothing wrong with that.” → Read More
Don't Call the Squirrel Meat Lasagna a PR Stunt
The founders of London restaurant Native think “waste meat” might be the key to sustainable meat consumption. → Read More
We Spoke to the Woman Behind the Decadent Food Scenes in ‘The Favourite’
Food economist Katharine Tidy is responsible for the outlandish spreads in Yorgos Lanthimos’ Golden Globes-nominated period drama—including that Olivia Colman cake scene. → Read More
Filming 'Assassination Nation' Opened Hari Nef's Eyes
We spoke to the actress about what she learned while filming the teen revenge movie. → Read More
This Cookery School for Former Foster Care Kids Teaches More Than Just Kitchen Skills
Every year, 11,000 teenagers leave foster care in Britain. Kitchen Kick Start aims to teach them basic cooking and food budgeting techniques—two vital skills for independent living. → Read More
why shaved hair is such an important part of the lesbian identity
From full skinhead to floppy emo undercut -- whether you're a butch or a femme, everyone should try shaving their head once! → Read More
what does it mean to be butch in 2018?
With comedian Hannah Gadsby's 'Nanette' being heralded by many as a watershed moment for the industry, let’s hear it for the women who have taken the bold step of poaching the best bits of masculinity for themselves. → Read More
this is your guide to where and when the uk trump protests are
Everything you need to know about the anti-Trump protests taking place this week. → Read More
why is love island so good?
when in theory, it should be so bad? → Read More
This, Apparently, Is the Most Ethical Meal in the World
Just how easy is it to eat food that won't ruin the world? → Read More
From Ellie Goulding To Lindsay Lohan
Sometimes, celebrity endorsements are a hilarious excuse to poke fun at themselves. At other times, its all just a hodge-podge of contradictions... → Read More
What's The Only Thing Better Than A Celebrity Romance? A Showmance Of Course!
In this week's ShowbizBrief Sophie Wilkinson is so serious about Showmances. How do you define a showmance? How do you spot a showmance? And, perhaps most pressingly of all, why are showmances so lucrative? → Read More
what the facebook/cambridge analytica whistleblower's style says about him
How much is the story helped along by Christopher Wylie looking less like the IRL hackers we’ve got to know, and more like the hacker we’ve been sold in films and TV? And can we unravel what his look might say about his intentions? → Read More
Zayn's Bachelor Instagram Is Back And Better Than Ever
In this week's ShowbusinessBrief Sophie Wilkinson is so serious about Zayn Malik's Instagram → Read More