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 Fortysomething Fan Girl | Mar 24, 2019 | Entertainment, Fashion
MOMENT IN THE SUN: BARBIE Hard to believe but Barbie turned sixty years old this month. You have to hand it to her, she still looks great. Where many sixty year old boobs are already heading south for the winter, hers are still pert and up there, even if they’re not...
by Fortysomething Fan Girl | Feb 24, 2019 | Entertainment, Music
MOMENT IN THE SUN: LOVE SONGS When I think back to my teenage years, a soundtrack starts playing in my head. It is the mournful accompaniment to the images of me sitting alone in my bedroom in a well of unrequited love, or sitting at the bottom of the stairs waiting...
by Fortysomething Fan Girl | Dec 23, 2018 | Entertainment, Family
MOMENT IN THE SUN: BOARD GAMES Hurrah for Christmas! There are so many things I love about this seasonal holiday: the guilt-free consumption of Mr Kipling Festive Bakewells for breakfast, the tense anticipation of the Ambridge panto and… the board games. I love...
by Fortysomething Fan Girl | Dec 2, 2018 | Entertainment, Sport
MOMENT IN THE SUN: NOEL EDMONDS! I have of late been most distracted. My head has been filled with an unexpected admiration for Noel Edmonds. Noel Edmonds. Lover of helicopter flight, beard dye and cosmic ordering. This will be a shock to those who have seen my show,...
by Fortysomething Fan Girl | Nov 18, 2018 | Entertainment, Health
MOMENT IN THE SUN: INSOMNIA Ok, so this week we learned that insomnia is not, as previously thought, linked to early death. This is great news for people like me who don’t sleep well. And I really don’t sleep well. Until recently I didn’t believe I had anything...
