Why do so many female comedians struggle to be taken funnily? Is your mother to blame? Do you like broad beans? And why is there an ‘X’ in First Person?
Are Men Just Funnier Than Women?
Tag: confessional journalism
It’s Time To Get Personal: Conversations With The Internet
Why is everybody writing personal stuff these days? Do we have to talk about ourselves in order to get cultural traction? How much do you really want to know about somebody, and have you read personal things you wish you hadn’t?
They Opened The Floor, And You Won’t Believe What Happened Next
Ten years ago we could never have envisaged a situation where we could be personally insulted by lots of people we’d never even met. Aren’t we the lucky generation to have all these opportunities, and more? What upsets us most on the internet? Is it trolls? Contradictions? Or simply someone who doesn’t agree with what we’re saying?
Tara Sparling writes 