The Truth About Valentine’s Day

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The perfect card, the perfect gift, the perfect date . . . Isn’t there enough pressure in relationships without having to live up to some romantic ideal on Valentine’s Day? This is not how the celebration of February 14 started out. Its origins stem from fertility festivals of ancient Rome, when young women were not […]
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Ted Talk
You may or may not know TED. No he’s not the hottest toyboy on TBW but the acronym of an organisation which stands for Technology Education and Design and the website is www.TED.com. TED has the most amazing speakers from all over the world talking on their own particular field of research which can be […]
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Sin Tropez novel
Interview with Aita Ighodaro, 27, recently published first-time author. The interview took place on Tuesday 30th Nov at The Groucho Club. Aita was interviewed by Julia Macmillan, founder of Toyboy Warehouse.   JM: “Aita, tell me how you first came up with the idea of writing Sin Tropez?”   AI: “I think subconsciously since I […]
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Bastian Dash
You know, there’s this really unassuming guy who must work near my building. We crisscross every day on the pavement and have done for ages; although not so much as an acknowledging nod has ever passed between us. Imagine my surprise then when he walked into a west end bar I happened to frequenting with […]
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Men and women they’re pretty different aren’t they? Anatomically ladies have inny bits fortunately placed where men have outy bits. At certain points in their lives these opposing organs come together and complete the anthropomorphic jigsaw puzzle: and the participants either make affirmative celebratory noises at the puzzles completion or even more little people with […]
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Well it’s not everyone who gets invited to watch the finals at Wimbledon but yesterday I got lucky!  A dear friend from TBW had 2 tickets and invited me to go with her to watch Nadal v Berdych in the finals. It was a beautiful sunny day with blue skies and the occasional cotton-wool cloud […]
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I’m unable to understand why they – whoever ‘they’ are – say that women can’t have unemotional sex. Translation: A woman has to really like a guy to sleep with him, or if it’s a drunken accident, then the woman really wants it to develop into something more. It’s rubbish if you ask me. I […]
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I have a confession to make. Actually I have a few confessions to make. But I’m not going to make them here. Sorry. Still, I don’t really owe you any do I – I mean you already know most of what I want to confess anyway… The Miranda incident up at Oxford has really been […]
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In his theory of evolution Darwin suggests that female birds choose the most striking males to mate with and that the, ahem, ‘male ornaments’ are thought to be a genuine indication of a male’s vitality. Far and wide in the animal kingdom from parrots to fish everyone’s flashing their colour credentials. Even the humble female […]
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With the UK release of Sex and the City 2 next week we thought we’d give you a sneak preview of Samantha’s new love interest, Noah Mills. Here’s some of his personal details: He’s … 26? 28? Reports vary. Either way, he’s legal. His on-screen sex with Kim Cattrall was “very professional.” He’s from Baltimore, […]
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