by Sarah Tinsley | Jun 10, 2016 | Reviews
Personally, I’m not a fan of the word ‘genius.’ It’s derived from ‘genie.’ The idea that a little imp comes and sits on your shoulder and gives you an idea, and that’s where your fantastic work comes from. To me, that detracts from the graft, the inspiration, the...
by Sarah Tinsley | Mar 31, 2016 | Blog
Genderspecs – unpicking gender stereotypes, one blog at a time.The Gendered GazeCome on, you’ve done it too, haven’t you? Described your mate Terry as a ‘man’s man’ or as ‘bloke,’ your mate Fiona as a ‘girly girl.’ These are broad brushstrokes we all recognise. Terry...
by Sarah Tinsley | Aug 25, 2015 | Reviews
One of the key pleasures of reading (and, as it turns out, the one that makes you a better person) is the way you can be completely dissolved in the experience of a person which you will never know yourself. As a white woman living in London, there’s absolutely no way...
by Sarah Tinsley | May 6, 2015 | Blog
Honestly, the way everyone keeps on going on about boring politics (apart from, unsurprisingly, The Metro) anyone would think there was a major election about to happen. Oh, hang on…So what is a person to do? In the UK, it would seem, this is a far more complicated...
