by Sarah Tinsley | Aug 19, 2016 | Blog
Today I had the joy of experiencing a running buddy while out on the streets. As I ran past him, he came into step beside me, waving his arms and making silly high pitched noises. After which he collapsed in giggles, so amused by the sight of a woman running down the...
by Sarah Tinsley | Aug 5, 2016 | Reviews
I first heard about ‘Empress Cixi’ through a BBC documentary called ‘The Ascent of Woman.’ An impressive summary of a huge swathe of human history, the programme asked questions about the subjugation of women over the centuries, and examined the reasons behind it....
by Sarah Tinsley | Jul 31, 2016 | Reviews
There’s something immensely satisfying in a novel that appears to start out one way, and then takes you somewhere you weren’t expecting.Initially, A Little Life appears to be a well-written if slightly superficial account of a group of young men in New York. The prose...
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 | May 23, 2016 | Blog
Genderspecs – unpicking gender stereotypes, one blog at a timeThere’s an awful lot that can empower you these days. Shower gel, pants and even socks are being held up as things that allow us to assert our rights. To a certain extent, this can be true. The physical...
