by Fortysomething Fan Girl | May 19, 2019 | Arts, Entertainment
Three weeks ago the internet was awash with images from the Met Gala, the theme of which was ‘Camp: Notes on Fashion.’ The title alluded to Susan Sontag’s 1964 essay, ‘Notes on Camp’ which posited the myriad ways in which we might understand camp as a construct and as...
by 40somethingfangirl | Mar 10, 2019 | Arts, Family
MOMENT IN THE SUN: HUGGING As if we didn’t know it, hugging is good for us. That’s according to a new book: ‘Burnout: The Secret to Solving the Stress Cycle,’ by Emily and Amelia Nagoski. I will save you the £16.99 cost of the hardback edition by letting you in on...
by Fortysomething Fan Girl | Jan 27, 2019 | Arts, Music
Last week I did something I have previously only done by accident. I turned on Radio 3. Long standing readers of my blog will know that I am a dyed-in-the-wool Radio 4 listener. I love speech radio. The voices of Radio 4 presenters are as familiar to me as those of...
by Fortysomething Fan Girl | Jan 6, 2019 | Arts, Health
MOMENT IN THE SUN: BEING TALL Somebody once told me my legs were ‘shapely.’ I think it was a compliment but I am not good at receiving compliments so I retorted, “Yes, but they’re too close to the ground.” I continue to hold firmly to this belief. I am short. 160cm...
by Fortysomething Fan Girl | Oct 7, 2018 | Arts, Entertainment
It is Sunday, 9 November 1976. I am about to experience an evening I’ll never forget. The final episode of ‘Ballet Shoes,’ a TV series in six parts, is in the opening minute of its transmission. The titles are rolling and I am transfixed by the pointe shoes...
by Fortysomething Fan Girl | Sep 2, 2018 | Arts, Stand-up Comedy, Travel
As that well-drawn character of Middle Eastern literature once said, ‘It is finished. This gig is done.’ The Edinburgh Fringe, my first as a performer, is over. And I didn’t die. Not even once. I am very much alive, if rather tired now. The final...
