The Professional Footballers' Association has taken advice from Amaechi over how to tackle homophobic abuse in the game. "There's no point beating around the bush," says its chief executive, Gordon Taylor. "Football is a macho world but then so was the armed forces, and that has changed."

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Reading Equality Bill Debate in the Lords:

Baroness Miller of Hendon: ...I added that my husband did not mind a bit; he was quite happy to be called "Mr" as long as he could use the car park outside. That caused a laugh, as it has done now. He is currently sitting in the Chamber listening to the debate. I made him type out my speech for me last ( Read more... )

Today I watched 'Guest of Cindy Sherman'.  It's a very strange film, disturbing even.  ( Cut for spoilerage... )

Hmmm, is it wrong to want to watch Glee (which seems to mostly be some kind of extended hsm/sister act thing) purely because Jane Lynch is in it and I love her?

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So, I've started watching Torchwood.  Only managed about half an episode, but am worried about developing all consuming crush on John Barrowman.  Not helpful, and doesn't happen based on his presenting personality at all.  In which case, maybe it's just a crush on Captain Jack, which is probably ok ( Read more... )

Went to see Leonard Cohen at the o2.  Was absolutely incredible.  There is always the danger of disappointment when you finally see the people you have idolised in the very tiny and far away flesh.  This was most definitely not one of those occasions.  Got three hours of the great man (with interval and a couple of songs from members of the band ( Read more... )

I just watched the first episode of Tess of the D'Urbevilles. Love what little Hardy I know, but do wish sometimes it could be just that little bit more upbeat...

Seem to be having a bit of a Germaine Greer phase at the moment. Liberation not Equality! No more vagina hatred! Have only just started the book, I'd imagine it goes into a bit more

...Thea Gimore, who writes beautiful, moving and intelligent songs and performs them with such presence and poise that  you can't help but love her.  I've realised that much as I love her (enough that before I went to her gig recently, I raved so much about her wonderfulness that a friend wished me off with the phrase 'Have fun, don't get a wide on ( Read more... )

I just got back from the pub quiz, where I spent some time attempting to convince my team there wasn't a shuttle called 'Enterprise'.  Turns out I was wrong.  Enterprise isn't one of the five main ones (Atlantis, Challenger, Columbia, Discovery and Endeavour), but was the first shuttle.  It was originally going to be named 'Constitution' but a ( Read more... )