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Does Vanity Fair even know it has a heterosexual male readership? Does it care?

It’s one of the finest monthly magazines in the English language. Certainly, it’s the only one to keep me occupied through return transatlantic flights. But even at the best of times, I doubt many straight men would feel 100% comfortable being seen reading Vanity Fair in public. It doesn’t matter how mature, well adjusted and secure in your own masculinity you are. Sooner or later you’re going to find yourself weighing the quality of the journalism against how gay the cover is likely to make you look on the Luas. Read the rest of this entry »

THE TOP 10 MOST ANNOYING PEOPLE I WORK WITH

While I’m giving out about freelance journalism (above), it’s worth remembering just how much I loved life as a PAYE worker. From Mongrel Magazine in 2005, here are the Top 10 Most Annoying People I Work With…

THE TOP 10 MOST ANNOYING PEOPLE I WORK WITH

Before I became a full-time writer, I used to work for a living. I was employed by quite possibly the most disfunctional company in Ireland. From Mongrel Magazine in 2005, here are the Top 10 Most Annoying People I Work With…

The Top Ten Most Annoying People I Work With

10. Lance Armstrong boy
Walks around with his sleeve rolled up and his arm stuck out like he’s carrying it in an invisible sling. W-why? Because he’s got a motherfuckin’ Lance Armstrong bracelet dude. Seriously, if he was second class he’d be an idiot. In an insurance office at 24 years of age he has to be either a mental defective or an interloper from some strange parallel universe in which people in offices are impressed by shitty yellow bracelets. Read the rest of this entry »