The day I spent £90 on a haircare product was a big day for me. I was brought up in a household that still embraced the glory days of 1950s Austerity Britain and the very idea that you could spend that much on something that did your hair secretly appalled me. Still, once you've broken the seal … [Read more...]
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Twitter fashion: tights, t-shirts and trinkets
Twitter has been popular for a while now, but it's gone mainstream since a ton of celebrities have jumped on board and started tweeting their day to day lives. Suddenly, everyone wants to know how Jonathan Ross spends his Sundays. Understandably this upsurge of interest in Twitter has led to … [Read more...]
Snap happy camera necklaces
I wouldn't be a Dork if I didn't covet some geek inspired jewellery. Jewellery doesn't get any more geeky then this Snappy Happy Pink Camera Necklace (£10) on the right from Love, Hearts and Crosses. The necklace comes in an alternative blue variety and hangs on a black suede necklace, much like … [Read more...]
Top 5 Firefox Addons for Bloggers
If you spend a lot of time blogging you'll probably have developed all kinds of shortcuts and labour-saving techniques to get those posts out in a timely fashion. Fiddling around with outbound links and photo editing can take up time that could be better spent reading Top 5 lists on the … [Read more...]
Six things about modern-day vampires that are better than Twilight
Twilight is not a good vampire story. This is mainly because it doesn’t have any vampires in it. They can go outside in the daytime. They glitter in sunlight. What you have there, people, is more of a murderous, blood-drinking pixie. Here are six shows and films that are better than … [Read more...]
How the internet is *totally* changing punctuation
I noticed it a while back when I used to lurk on the Popbitch board in order to see human interaction taking place (it was a bit quiet in our office and Twitter was years away). Punctuation marks I'd not seen used before started appearing in people's conversations, highlighting the moments when … [Read more...]
The best sites for secondhand clothes
I'm always on the lookout for ways to save money so that I can spend it on fun things, hence my recent move onto a pre-paid Visa card. eBay used to be my old faithful for updating my wardrobe on a shoestring. Annoyingly I recently got stung by their new charges when selling my Wii, and have now … [Read more...]
Leila Johnston: How to make a spoof Fighting Fantasy book
Leila Johnston, creator of Worry Friends and friend of Dork Adore asked if we'd help pimp out her latest book. Instead, we told her to write us a few words about Fighting Fantasy novels and her other influences, and she duly obliged... My new book, Enemy of Chaos, came out last month. It's … [Read more...]
Why I love my O2 Cash Manager card
Finance isn't usually my favourite subject. Checking my bank balance usually requires a glass and a half of wine and crossed fingers. You see, I love to shop...and I have a bit of a denial issue when using my debit card. It's not real money if you're not handing over cash, right? At the ripe old … [Read more...]
How to buy the right laptop
I started out my gadget career reviewing laptops for What Laptop magazine and while the specs may have changed beyond all recognition, knowing how to pick a good one is the same as it ever was. Here are five simple rules to follow when choosing yourself a new notebook. 1. Look beyond the … [Read more...]
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