
The five emotional stages of becoming a Londoner. What stage are you at?
The Kübler-Ross model for facing the reality of death holds that someone diagnosed with a terminal illness will experience five stages of emotional reaction: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. Ever since Homer Simpson ran through all five stages in 10 seconds flat, this serious, scientific model has misused in idiotic, ill-informed pop culture parodies by unoriginal, second-rate humour pedlars.
So without further ado, let me introduce you to Snipe’s wholly original, rigorously researched, five stages of becoming a Londoner model!
04 Nov 2013

Random Interview: Abigail Mortimer, Greenpeace Volunteer, Activist, and Campaigner
I received an email from a Greenpeace mail-out asking people to join them on a peaceful protest outside a Southwark Shell station. It was there I met the protest organiser, Abigail, a volunteer Greenpeace activist and campaigner.
22 Oct 2013
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Singer-songwriter Victoria Hume turns near-death delirium into musical escapology.
17 Jun 2013
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