So West End plays and musicals? A night out on the town? Perhaps a nice glass of wine over supper before a Royal Opera House performance?
Be my guest. But only if you want to get laughed out of your position as "Culture Vulture 2008". Getting dolled up and watching high-end stage shows are so early noughties. It's all about being too cool to have to go out and prove yourself.
Have you heard of Heroes? Or Lost? Well if not, you'd better start listening. Right now, the most popular conversations around the dinner table revolve around what was on TV last night. And believe me, you do not want to get caught not knowing what's happening on Heroes/Lost/Grey's Anatomy/24/Prison Break (delete as appropriate to last night's programming).
It is therefore worthwhile to knock out a bit of the old savings and invest in a Sky+ Box. Don't have Sky? Then don't bother reading this blog again. The little white box is so brainy, it can record any programme you choose literally at the touch of a button. And by touching just another button you can create a series link, so that every episode from a particular series is recorded. Just like that!
So after a hard day playing lots of Rock Band and checking your Facebook account upward of 15 times, make sure you order some cheap chinese food and watch as vast a selection of American serials as possible.
To break it down, or give you some handy knowledge just in case you couldn't fit every show in last night, here are appropriate comments for the above listed shows, should you find yourself caught out:
Heroes: "Yes, I still can't decide whether I like the dad or not."
Lost: "I tell you, I keep hoping questions will be answered, but I still don't understand a bloody thing."
Grey's Anatomy: "Urgh, why can't Meredith stop whining!"
24: "Yeah, it's great. When's Season 7 coming out already?"
Prison Break: "Season 2 was definitely the worst season. Although season 3 should have ended properly." or, "Yes, Michael is sooo fit!"
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About Me
- Shari Last
- I'm a freelance writer specialising in film and lifestyle. I've had work published in Total DVD and the Sunday Times Magazine, as well as in the giant coffee table books Superyacht and New York.
Some more info...
I've always been into film and popular culture, although before I decided to make these areas my career, it was more based on the fact that I enjoyed going to the cinema, reading books, listening to contemporary music and generally enjoying life around me.
Choosing what degree to study at uni, I settled on English with Film for no other reason than that it sounded fun. I'd always liked English - reading and writing were my strengths - and film, well, why not?
Two years into my degree at King's College London, I realised that I did actually want to pursue a career in this field. So, I told myself, I'd better get a move on in terms of work experience.
During that summer I worked - for free - at various magazines, newspapers and publishing houses, including Total Film, Total DVD, NME, The Jewish News and Penguin. Although I didn't earn money, I gained experience and assurance that this is what I want to do.
The following summer I secured two internships, one at Tatler and one at The Sunday Times Magazine. By then I was looking for a full-time job.
A few months and what seemed to me a few million job applications later, I was appointed freelance Assistant Editor at Gloria, a publishing house specialising in huge-format, luxury coffee table books on diverse topics. I contributed to the books Superyacht and New York.
I am now writing freelance articles and working on my first novel. I've also started a new blog: Diary of a Cool Girl, partly because I thought the name was too good to waste, and partly because I wanted to try my hand at blogging. It's meant to be tongue in cheek and slightly amusing. But we shall see...
Choosing what degree to study at uni, I settled on English with Film for no other reason than that it sounded fun. I'd always liked English - reading and writing were my strengths - and film, well, why not?
Two years into my degree at King's College London, I realised that I did actually want to pursue a career in this field. So, I told myself, I'd better get a move on in terms of work experience.
During that summer I worked - for free - at various magazines, newspapers and publishing houses, including Total Film, Total DVD, NME, The Jewish News and Penguin. Although I didn't earn money, I gained experience and assurance that this is what I want to do.
The following summer I secured two internships, one at Tatler and one at The Sunday Times Magazine. By then I was looking for a full-time job.
A few months and what seemed to me a few million job applications later, I was appointed freelance Assistant Editor at Gloria, a publishing house specialising in huge-format, luxury coffee table books on diverse topics. I contributed to the books Superyacht and New York.
I am now writing freelance articles and working on my first novel. I've also started a new blog: Diary of a Cool Girl, partly because I thought the name was too good to waste, and partly because I wanted to try my hand at blogging. It's meant to be tongue in cheek and slightly amusing. But we shall see...
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