Recent Articles:
Review: The 39 Steps
Review: Nine Black Alps at The Duchess
The generation power
York research into the importance of the pub
31 Days of History: Our Tudor thread
Role at One&Other:
Writer
Favourite time of year:
Either Spring or Autumn. The transitional seasons are always more interesting to me.
Favourite travel destination:
London both terrifies and excites me. It's the ultimate metropolis and nearly always provides some undiscovered treasures when I return to it.
Secret hideout in York:
Me & Mrs Fisher cafe...you can always win me over with tea and cake. And the promise of a knitted sock puppet.
Favourite things about living here:
Nearly everywhere is within walking distance whilst never feeling too small or isolated. The city centre is like a Tardis.
Best bars:
Best insiders tip:
Always be prepared to give tourists directions!
Icon:
At the moment, Katharine Hepburn...a woman who taught me it was okay to want to wear trousers and sensible shoes.
Best view of the city:
The view of the Minster at night. From wherever you are, it's like a beacon.
Favourite shop:
The Money Spinner on Gillygate, because they feed my DVD addiction without burning a hole in my pocket.
Best place to eat:
Somewhere cheap and cheerful with good friends and a lovely soundtrack.
This time next year I will be:
Wondering why I always forget to pack a pair of gloves at this time of year.
Top 5 bands:
Belle & Sebastian
Pink Floyd
Foo Fighters
Mansun
Kings of Convenience
Favourite era:
Not an era for great fashion like the '20s, or for music like '60s, or indeed as prevalent for greed and Cold War obsession as the '80s, but I choose: '90s- a decade of awkward transition, great telly and the setting for my childhood memories.
If I was an animal I would be a:
Andrex puppy or a Dulux dog...taking full advantage of an advertising deal.
A student in York with writing aspirations and a passion for books, music, film/TV and politics. Born in Bradford with Greek/Irish heritage and likes to think this excuses her destiny to be terrible with money. A life of varied interests followed: period dramas, cult sci-fi shows, Charles Dickens, Alfred Hitchcock, The Doors, musicals with Julie Andrews, French and Saunders and the brain of Stephen Fry . All of this accumulated in a starting a degree studying English Literature and Film Studies which allowed her to study both her favourite things and a suitably far-reaching humanities subject she was always good at. She also writes for Soundsphere Magazine, a great York music publication (if she does say so herself).
