When to resign from your job

It's a sad fact that most of our generation will be working until we're way into our late sixties. As awful a prospect as this seems, it simply means we could, and should, be picky about where we work. No one says we have to stay in the job we trained in, and in the same vein it doesn't mean we all need oodles of letters after our names to be able to have a shot in a new industry. If we're to survive our working lives with some sanity - spanning five decades for some - we need a good work ethic, a little bit of luck, and an industry we want...

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Is deciding not to head to university career suicide?

We've heard from A Boy and A Laura about how university helped them, not just bag their job in an industry they love, but also build their confidence with people, relationships and friends. But what happens if you think university isn't for you? Are you doomed to a life of manual labour and friendless-ness? No. As Another Laura, here's why I think you can make it without those letters after your name. When I was 16, which was far too long ago to even remember how I felt back then, I was a bit indecisive. My parents are both successfully...

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Review: Afternoon tea with the bunnies at Playboy Club London

I have to ask this question: what do you think the Playboy Club London is like? Do you picture ladies in skimpy outfits being touchy-feely with men who leer over their boobs? Do you imagine mirrored ceilings, private booths and hidden 'extras' only the regulars know about? Do you think of silicone boobs, bums and lips? Members only? Business meetings and shady dealings? Well, you'd be wrong. There are so, so many misconceptions about this place, and I had most of them. Playboy's changed tack recently. Long gone are the notions that a woman...

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My next travel destination: Tunisia

Africa’s never been big in my travel plans ever since I discovered Asia (DJ would agree to this after an evening in Wahaca where I convinced him to give Thailand a try). But I keep reading travel blogs, and I keep thinking perhaps I’m missing a trick here. Perhaps I don’t need to think about ‘travelling’ in Africa. Perhaps I should just think about a holiday. After all, I loved my all-inc break to Egypt a few years back. Standing on the beach in south west Sicily, my mother’s homeland and the place I spent six weeks every summer as a child (and...

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We ask a boy: what's up with the grooming routine?

Depending on your source, many people believe it's actually men who take longer to get ready rather than women. My wife can testify to this. I preen like a non-gay peacock. The question is, what is wrong with a good grooming routine? For special occasions, it can go something like this... - Shower - Face scrub - Shave - Moisturise - Hair - Scent - Clothes You have the occasional one who enjoys a bit of body butter (you know who you are), a dabble on the fake tan, and those who need to ensure "their hair does not resemble a whale", again, you...

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Review: Flint+Flint Glycolic Cleanser, Primer and Moisturiser cosmeceuticals

There's a difference between the skin stuff you buy over the counter at Boots and the product of hard work and research spent over years and years. Cosmeceuticals - cosmetic pharmaceuticals - are designed to be used with caution but can give off amazing results. The concentration of the essentials needed for clean, young and plump skin are usually higher, and for that there's a premium paid. But honestly, if you're over 25 it's worth starting a good skincare routine now. Trust me, it's easier preventing wrinkles and pigmentation than it is...

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