Well, I’ve read that book. You know, the fastest-selling music biography ever. And while it would be hideously indecorous of me to review it – especially since Morrissey was kind enough not to mention my biography of him – I will say this: It certainly didn’t disappoint. In lieu of a… Read More »Dear Hero in Prison – Quotes From Morrissey’s Autobiography
Mark Simpson on how Bowie, the 1970s progenitor metrosexuality, shape-shifted masculinity (Originally appeared in High50 magazine, March 2013) The video for David Bowie’s first single in a decade, the melancholic, low-key ‘Where Are We Now?’ – featuring the faces of Bowie and an unnamed woman superimposed on conjoined puppets – is striking for all… Read More »David Bowie’s Bisensuality
After my dad had a health scare in the 1970s butter was banished from the Simpson household and replaced with Flora, probably partly as a result of this ad, which ran in heavy rotation for what seemed like most of my childhood. I continued eating it myself for years after… Read More »Flora Men: Polyunsaturated Masculinity
Mr Humphreys is no longer with us. He has been transferred to another department. One that even the cheery Grace Bros. lift – forever ‘going up!‘ – cannot reach. Comic actor John Inman, best known for his portrayal of the flamboyant shop assistant in the 1970s British sitcom ‘Are You… Read More »We Have Been Served – Mr Humphreys Hangs Up His Earthly Tape Measure