Mark Wright being locked out of Twitter for an hour is hardly the end of the world
Mark Wright – who formerly appeared in The Only Way is Essex – went into meltdown on Monday after his Twitter account was temporarily hacked. (more…)
The snakes and ladders of society.
A chronicle of drama, scandal and success in London, Paris, New York and elsewhere


Kelly Brook’s stupidest statement (yet)
A contestant on The Apprentice, Stuart Baggs, once was derided after describing himself as “a brand”. This week, former Page Three girl Kelly Brook did just the same and in the process made herself look equally ridiculous. (more…)

‘Made in Chelsea’s’ Spencer Matthews tweets a £488,000 bar bill
Whether it was his bill or someone else’s, the vulgarity of the 25 year old Made in Chelsea participant Spencer Matthews tweeting an image of a receipt for £488,706.08 is yet another example of distasteful excess. (more…)

20 questions with artist William Cookson
The Steeple Times shares “wit and wisdom”. What’s your guiding force?
“Onwards and upwards”.
“Don’t get even, get medieval” is, in our humble opinion, a great motto. What’s yours?
“Get medieval on your ass”.

20 questions with Zain Latif, founder of TLG Capital
The Steeple Times shares “wit and wisdom”. What’s your guiding force?
Hakuna Matata.
“Don’t get even, get medieval” is, in our humble opinion, a great motto. What’s yours?
The enemy of good is better.

Robin Thicke dismisses campuses who banned his song as ‘ridiculous’
When Robin Thicke’s Blurred Lines became a worldwide No 1, it also became a talking point on BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour after Edinburgh University started a UK-wide movement by banning it from their campuses. (more…)

20 questions with international lawyer Alexander Kassandrinos
The Steeple Times shares “wit and wisdom”. What’s your guiding force?
My guiding force is my well being and enjoyment of life. If I am well and enjoying life, everything is fine, so I make it so. It’s a painfully easy concept to live by.
“Don’t get even, get medieval” is, in our humble opinion, a great motto. What’s yours?
The big secret in life is that there is no big secret. Whatever your goal, you can get there if you’re willing to work.

20 questions with broadcaster Caroline Feraday
The Steeple Times shares “wit and wisdom”. What’s your guiding force?
Never be boring. You may now pass judgement on whether I achieve this below.
“Don’t get even, get medieval” is, in our humble opinion, a great motto. What’s yours?
Kind thoughts, kind words, kind deeds. Sometimes this occurs for me through very gritted teeth though.