Personal Development

Stop Talking (I’m too busy communicating)

The Wowster asks are we communicating so much we've stopped talking to each other Chatting to my friend Marianne last night about a bio I read on Steve Jobs. Despite the fact he could be a huge arsehole, he contributed greatly to the advance of humanity, I said. She wasn't impressed and said she didn't think so. Why, I asked? Well he made it too ...

Binge Drinking Solutions (possibly)

The Wowster on 10 solutions to stop binge drinking It's that time of year again. How to stop binge drinking before it wipes out the UK population. Ten ideas have emerged as follows: Subtly make drinks weaker...somewhat whacky and unlikely to work... A minimum ...

Steve Jobs Revealed

The Wowster on the unexpected pleasure of reading about Steve Jobs revealed It was with no great enthusiasm that I bought Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography by Walter Isaacson I didn't quite expects a snow job (sorry, no pun intended) but my ...

When Rape is OK

The Wowster on a mentality that accepts rape as an occupational hazard Isha Nembhard was once a Peckham gang member in London. One of the trade offs was a willingness to be sexually abused, even rape is ok, in order to gain ...

Next to Godliness

The Wowster on Facebook being next to godliness Facebook in order to counter its image as a spying, prying monolith has cosied up next to godliness. We're talking no porn here, we're Facebook. Zuckerberg or whoever gives a rat's arse about those things ...

Upside Down World of Mitt Romney 2012

The Wowster on why Mitt Romney 2012 may be too electable for the Republican supporters The politics of the madhouse has descended on the Republican party with Mitt Romney 2012 being too electable to be elected by Republicans to face Obama. Try ...