Streetlife

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 acceptance. It was the price girls paid to belong to the 80-strong gang where being abused was part of the culture. It ...

Capello Quits As England Manager

Capello quits as England manager Fabio Capello has resigned as England manager after a meeting with FA chairman David Bernstein and general secretary Alex Horne at Wembley. Click here for full story Nevada Republicans favour Mitt Romney in caucuses vote Mitt Romney has declared victory in ...

Don’t Look Down

The day The Wowster had to tell himself, don't look down...but failed. I suffer from a fear of heights. Have done so since I was a small child and fell off a window ledge breaking both my legs. However, my vertigo, my ...

World’s Most Expensive City

The Wowster is agog at the news of what is the world's most expensive city. The captital of Angola is not the first candidate that springs to mind as the world's most expensive city. Potholed and scarred by years of civil war, ...

Worst Possible Scenario

The Wowster on the gun happy militias bringing Tripoli to its knees. It was inevitable. Tripoli now seems to be breaking down in to firefights between various militias as the ruling body's grip becomes more tenuous by the day. The real shocker ...

Good Bad Movie

The Wowster on the difference between a good bad movie and a bad bad movie. You want to see a very good bad movie then check out Underworld: Awakening, an excellent example of the genre. The good? A superb action flick starring ...