There used to be show on television I would have been perfect for, Grumpy Old Men. Unfortunately, or indeed fortunately, I am only 23 years of age. Nevertheless, here is a list of the things I feel people must not do.

1) Wear football kits on holiday:...

Saturday night saw the debut of Tom Daley's Splash! on ITV: another show where celebrities try their hand at a completely foreign pursuit, get judged by a panel of quasi experts and face eviction from the public. Nothing new so far.

However, with Tom Daley as the face of the...

The festive period has passed, and yeh sure you had a good time blah blah blah. Yet now a sobering thought as you gear up for a return to the mundane: you may have fattened a tad over the festive period. It is true I'm afraid, cower all you like!...

Last night, as others around the country dressed up as scary vampires and skeletons, I dressed up as my mum. Sourcing the costume was easy enough, and involved a brief foray into her bedroom cupboards. The end result was uncanny. Had it not been for my facial hair, which I...

The other day I was asked if I wanted to go on a day trip to Brighton. This is normally the sort of offer that I shun as I like to stay well within my comfort zone, and this felt, well...outside of it. However,...

Today I was asked whether, given the choice, I would plug myself into a machine that guaranteed happiness for the rest of my life.

Having mused over the semantics of what this happiness machine would look like (an intravenous drip that followed you around, a wired charger that you plug...

I fly economy. I am neither proud nor dismayed by this fact. It is the way of the world: your finances dictate where you sit on a plane. That said, once there strap in and enjoy the discomfort! The old turn of phrase, the body is thy temple, no longer...

It is Lent term, week seven. The alarm sounds on my iphone, and nostalgia sets in as I catch a glimpse of my phone's screensaver. It's me on the top of Machu Picchu with walking poles in hand and a weathered smile on my face. The alarm sounds again, and...

There is nothing worse in this life than the disease of solitude. As such, in my eyes at least, there is nothing more respectable than going out and seeking a life partner. If that search turns you to the path of online dating, then so be it. The social taboo's...

When I discuss Tom Cruise films with certain people they immediately announce a disliking for the man and thereby declare no interest in seeing his films. I ask why and get pointed in the direction of his beliefs in the controversial practice of scientology, his outburst on the Oprah Winfrey...