TheSpinstress
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Up, Down, Up: A Song List
J ust like everyone else on the planet, I was lucky enough to grow up during the best years of music. My adolescence began with the millenium and involved headbanging, crying and finally dancing through the decade. These are the songs that helped to make me, or perhaps helped me to survive becoming me.
By TheSpinstress3 years ago in Beat
How to Learn Hindi for Fun
I've been learning Hindi for over a year now, and I've made an awful lot of mistakes. I don't mean grammatical ones; I mean I've spent hours doing things that resulted in me learning no Hindi whatsoever. That doesn't sound like much of an advert for this article, but the thing is I've turned it around and I'm here to help you get straight to the good stuff.
By TheSpinstress3 years ago in Education
Harris Tweed - Traditions for the Future
It's been nearly four months since my pledge to stop buying new clothes and, since unsubscribing myself from the email lists of all my former fast fashion favourites, it's hardly been a challenge. Charity shops are finally allowed to open again, the sun is tentatively shining, and I'm looking forward to being able to rummage around for summer dresses.
By TheSpinstress3 years ago in Styled
Win the Lottery, for Free!
There’s nothing to raise the spirits quite like winning something – well, maybe apart from the other kind of spirits, but day drinking is frowned upon. One of the little thrills of my day is checking all my free lotteries to see if I’ve boosted my finances by simple expedient of having the right birthday or postcode. Usually I haven’t, but a little bit of hope goes a long way.
By TheSpinstress3 years ago in Lifehack
The April Calendar of Celebrations, Part One. Top Story - March 2021.
Spring is here, hopefully, and the world is beginning to emerge from more than a year of lockdowns, shutdowns and states-of-emergency. Our freedom and safety might still be fragile but the time is starting to feel right for a celebration...or thirty.
By TheSpinstress3 years ago in FYI
Namaste Wahala
I'd be the first to admit my ignorance of Nigerian cinema, otherwise known as 'Nollywood'. Ever since reading some articles about its fascinating early days in the 1990s, when films were produced on shoestring budgets and retailed on market stalls, I've planned to get around to watching some. Namaste Wahala popping up on my Netflix recommendations a few days ago seemed like a great place to start.
By TheSpinstress3 years ago in Geeks
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