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Lovestruck poets or DIY handymen? Romantic heroes take the Billy Bragg test
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Lovestruck poets or DIY handymen? Romantic heroes take the Billy Bragg test

Helena Fairfax6 Comments

This week the brilliant Billy Bragg (see what I did with the poetic alliteration?) released a great new single.  It’s called Handyman Blues, and here’s the clever clip that goes with it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=2YmHtISRcz0 A group of ordinary blokes are sat around in B&Q feeling down because everyone expects them to be able to do DIY,…… Continue reading Lovestruck poets or DIY handymen? Romantic heroes take the Billy Bragg test

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The rise of the geek as romantic hero

Helena Fairfax2 Comments

A long time ago, in a bedroom far, far away, the geeks were passing their days happily ignored by romantic fiction readers.  Our romantic heroes were no nerds.  They were alpha males who’d dominated their way to the top of their macho worlds, with their ripped bodies and chiselled jaws, hunky men who would offer…… Continue reading The rise of the geek as romantic hero