Jessica ennis
After reality stars and footballers, the Olympians are just what we’ve been looking for
Since the dawn of the millennium, we’ve seen reality television spread like wildfire. Fortunately, these last two weeks have seen a different kind of role model come to the forefront of national media. That of Olympic athletes.
By Laura Davis | Notebook, Olympics, Opinion | Monday, 13 August 2012 at 5:07 pm
After the gold rush, why so many tears?
In the end, it wasn’t the union jack painted faces, “Team GB” hash tags or unpredicted boasts of tickets for an obscure event in a remote London hamlet that gave the games away; it was the tears.
By Mark Donne | Notebook, Olympics, Opinion, Sport | Monday, 6 August 2012 at 10:03 am
Top of the posts: Fascism in football, sexism on the street and ruffling royalist feathers
The most read blogs this week, as determined by stats.
By Steve Anderson | Notebook | Friday, 1 June 2012 at 5:22 pm
Not just the Mail or males: We need to look beyond the usual suspects when asking why so many women have such terrible body image
Women think they’re complimenting other women by commenting on how thin they look: this, in my eyes, denotes that thin is best.
By Grace Jacobson | Health, Notebook | Wednesday, 30 May 2012 at 12:37 pm
The potential British sports stars of 2012
2012 will see the Olympics come to London and the Euros take place in Poland and Ukraine in what promises to be a cracking year of sport. Here are some of the potential British sports stars to look out for…
By Charles Reynolds | Sport | Saturday, 31 December 2011 at 12:01 am
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