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We can all officially feel it; Summer is here, the pressure is on. How did it creep up so fast?  January 1st you gave yourself the classic new year...

My entrance into culture writing was as a cantankerous shoe-scuffing teenage ingénue with an encyclopedic knowledge of Indie Rock bands, arthouse m...

Looking for a healthy glow? How does ingesting a bottle of radium powder grab you?  Don’t be like Eben Byers, the poor guy was convinced the radium...

31% annual surge in UK freelancers Insurance Providers Simply Business revealed data trends to show how important Freelancers are to the UK economy...

You may not have noticed, but we’re currently living in a golden age of design. I don’t mean aesthetically; that’s a matter for debate. But what is...

Loneliness affects approximately 1 in 4 people, and if you’re a freelancer you may be particularly prone to this.  Loneliness usually refers to the...

In her 1983 autobiographical novel Heartburn, Nora Ephron chews over the miscellaneous foods which accompany us through the maelstrom of life’s mos...

Although I only discovered yoga towards the end of my corporate career, I remember that every time I sat down at my desk I would instantly kick my ...

The woman with the long, tappy nails. The guy who sniffs every five minutes and the boss always looking over your shoulder. Yes, you made the right...

Fiverr represents a turn in the gig economy with its successful IPO Freelance marketplace Fiverr had a good first day on the New York Stock Exchang...

There’s a scene in Joe Dunthorne’s 2018 novel The Adulterants where Ray, a freelance tech journalist, sits down at his laptop one morning to begin ...

Ah, the daily struggle. You have loads to do today. Deadlines are pending. The last thing on your mind is planning out a whole day of healthy eatin...

As a freelance reviewer, press nights never fail to instil an antithetical mixture of imposter syndrome and cockiness in me, the two humours in per...

The gym and I have been in a long-term relationship since I was 16. We’ve had ups and downs, but managed to stick it out for 7 years and counting. ...

Remember the days when all ‘Netflix and chill’ really meant was lying semi-conscious on the couch and binge-watching Arrested Development for about...

Whilst making the leap to full-time freelancer is hugely exciting, it’s not always practical for everyone. Plenty thrive on the security of permane...

Freelancers face a looming tax nightmare The off-payroll rules were first introduced in 2000 by the then chancellor Gordon Brown. Known as “IR35”, ...

Flexibility, variety, the ability to set your own agenda – on a good day, freelancing can feel like the best job in the world. As we well know, thi...

Is it just me, or is there pressure these days to have it all? To excel at work, have an active social life, eat healthily, exercise regularly, hav...

When it comes to editing Food Photography, you want your images to look as clean and unedited as possible. The objective being, we want the food to...