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Art & CultureSeptember 5, 2017

Things to Love in September

By Jane

The Return of Katherine Hamnett 1980s fashion icon Katharine Hamnett, is back and not before time, as we are in dire need of some activist fashion that comes from the heart, rather than some not so subtle marketing ploy. Her… Read More

Art & CultureMarch 16, 2016

Why there is a little bit of Catherine Cawood in all of us

By Jane

Just what is about female TV cops that’s so damn fascinating – Angie Dickinson as Leanne ‘Pepper’ Anderson in Police Woman, Cagney & Lacey, Juliet Bravo, Jane Tennison, Scott & Bailey, Sarah Lund, Saga Noren etc etc – these strong … Read More

Home & GardenAugust 3, 2015

See this: Life in Squares

By Jane

If you haven’t heard about the new BBC 2 drama Life in Squares where have you been. It explores the lives and loves of the Bloomsbury Set – focusing on sisters Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell – and is fabulous,… Read More

Art & Culture, UncategorizedMay 25, 2015

Watch this: Grace and Frankie

By Jane

From the co-creator of Friends, the Netflix original comedy Grace and Frankie, stars Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin as two women who form an unlikely bond after their husbands reveal they are gay and leave them for each other. It’s… Read More

Art & Culture, Fashion & BeautyFebruary 27, 2015

Style Icon: Claire Underwood

By Jane

The most ruthless couple in American (fictional) politics, Frank and Claire Underwood are back tonight in Season 3 of the outstanding House of Cards. If you haven’t watched it yet – I’m jealous – get Netflix now and binge watch… Read More

UncategorizedJanuary 26, 2015

Wolf Hall: Why you should watch it

By Jane

If like me you picked up Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall in a book shop/airport many times last year, only to put it down in favour of something less GCSE homework like, then the BBC 2 adaptation of this must read… Read More

Art & CultureOctober 20, 2014

See this: Transparent

By Jane

If you have Amazon Prime (it used to be Love Film and I had no idea I had it till I logged on!!) you simply must check out Transparent, a new show specially created for Amazon. It’s interesting that these… Read More

Health & HappinessMay 21, 2014

See this: Orange is the New Black

By Jane

Just when you think you have binge watched every great TV series there is, along comes another one and before you know it, you are losing whole evenings in the persuit of “just another one before bed.” I found out… Read More

Middle Aged MumNovember 11, 2013

Middleagemum.com: box-set fever and the lost weekend

By Amanda

I have just lost the weekend to the recently released box set of Mad Men 6. I started watching on Friday night and before I knew it, it was Sunday lunchtime. I tried to stop, really I did, but there… Read More

Art & CultureMarch 18, 2013

Watch these: Nashville and Parks and Recreation

By Jane

Remember the days when everyone used to sit round the TV to watch the same programme and then went to work the next day ready to discuss in great detail. You really felt like you’d missed out if you hadn’t… Read More