Little victories can count for a lot in this world. Like finally getting out of bed and brushing your teeth after not being able to move for a week. Or managing to pay your rent on time for the first time in your life. Or finally...
Come walk through the minefield with us. 10) Ruth Connell: Live 18th July What: Scottish actress and dancer Ruth Connell, known for her role in CW's Supernatural as Rowena, will be holding a live, interactive ballet dance lesson. Why: Because the notion of celebrity somehow validates a person enough to think that...
There's seemingly no end to the horrors of 2020. But there's jazz. 10) Uncle Floyd LIVE at Roy's Hall 15th July What: Uncle Floyd's now legendary TV show aired in New Jersey and New York from 1974 to 1998. It could be read as a children's show or a parody...
When you've been in a certain mindset for an extended period of time it's hard to get yourself out of it. A massive change in your regular state of being being occurs once in a while that removes many of your usual obstacles and sets up...
The fact that we're all in our own kind of pain is a difficult thing to admit. It can feel somehow psychologically clarifying to look at someone and say to yourself that their kind of pain in no way matches yours. You may be disgusting in...
Did you think you'd never get to experience the majesty of the Royal Albert Hall in London? Well, you were wrong! Hope costs nothing. Especially when you factor in a deadly worldwide pandemic. 10) Up, Up and A Ray 8th July What: Check out this livestreamed variety show created, hosted...
Let's get over the mental illnesses we all rapidly developed as a result of quarantine together. 10) Concert Confessions: Cailin Russo 9th July What: Go behind the scenes with Cailin Russo, American model and musician, best known for her appearances in Justin Bieber music videos. Why: Who are we to say what's...
It's difficult to find reasons to be happy these days. Largely because the restrictions put in place by COVID-19 have left the street drug trade somewhat paralysed, but also because we're constantly being beset by reasons to not be happy. Experiencing spontaneous happiness can feel as...
Punk rock legend, Joan Jett. She's still alive. You know, like how the Rolling Stones are still alive. Just barely. And not all of her has to be completely present to pull a crowd. We can understand her enduring appeal. We need the nostalgia of old revolutionaries....
So few things are for certain these days. Job security, an abusive nuclear family unit and Russia annihilating the world in one fell swoop as opposed to an agonising decades-long clown show serenaded by Kid Rock are just a few of the many comforts which...