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Some of Helen’s Favourites
Some of Helen’s Erotic Review columns
Comment & Opinion pieces
IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
METRO
26th March
Shouting about sex loud and proud (link to article) or (PDF)
We’ve had Sex blogs and memoirs, now niche discussion groups are popping up for women to ‘explore’ sex.
THE SUNDAY TIMES: Style magazine
18th March
From Ukraine with love (link to article – Times subscribers only) or (view PDF)
I join 25 men as they pay $4000 for a ’romance tour’ in search of a soulmate.
THE GUARDIAN
6th March
Why women are writing about sex – without shame: (link to article)
The first ever sex writers conference Eroticon
THE METRO
16th January
Love Eventually – No time to browse internet dating site (PDF or link to article)
I find a company who promises to manage my dates!
THE EROTIC REVIEW
Thursday 29th September
Sweet Success: Why did Catherine Hakim’s Honey Money upset women so much? (link to article)
THE METRO
Monday 26th Sept
Are they pulling my leg? (PDF)
I am ‘divinely straightened’ by therapists of the latest craze.
THE TIMES (Times2)
5th September
The Family: But not as we know it. (Link to article – Times subscribers only) or (PDF – online version) (PDF – print version)
I speak to three women at the forefront of the ‘Alternative Family’
THE SUN
25th August
My One Day Diaries (link to article) or (PDF)
As One Day hits screens, I too share twenty years of diary extracts, charting all my 15th July’s from teen to adulthood.
PRESS GAZETTE
August issue
Freelancer of the month – interview (pdf)
THE METRO
Monday 22nd August
Sharing the love – yes we’ll take that (link to article) or (PDF)
PRESS GAZETTE
August issue
Freelancer of the month – interview (pdf)
COSMO
September Issue
Best Sex Ever – Five writers share their most memorable er…event (PDF)
THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH: Stella Magazine
31st July
Meet the co-parents: Why broody, straight women are ditching romance in favour of reproduction (PDF) or (link to article)
SHE MAGAZINE
July 2011
What’s love got to do with it – The real reasons why women settle down (PDF)
THE EROTIC REVIEW
June 2011
The relationship contract – Relationships are based on the same economic model as prostitution (link to article)
MADISON MAGAZINE
May 2011
The dating diaries – Four writers share their wildly different approaches to dating. (PDF)
THE EROTIC REVIEW
March 2011
The merits of older men (link to article) or (PDF)
THE METRO
28th March 2011
Fannying Around: A place to get personal (PDF) or (link to article)
I report on a new even for women to share about their ‘secret place’
REVEAL MAGAZINE
1st March
Confessions of a sugar daddy addict (PDF)
BEST MAGAZINE
8th March
How a Sugar Daddy Dream turned sour (PDF)
THE TIMES (Life Supplement)
Monday 21st Feb
Your Hot Tub or Mine: I look at the secret debauched world of the Chalet Girl (link to article – Times Subscribers only) or (PDF – Online version) or (PDF – Print version)
THE SUNDAY TIMES (STYLE MAGAZINE)
Sunday 20th February
My life with the Sugar Daddies (Serialisation extract of Helen’s book) (PDF) or (Link to article – Times subscribers only)
FORUM MAGAZINE
February 2011
The Intimate Adventures of a Call Girl’s Cabbie (link – subscribers only) (PDF)
I interview an ex driver to a particulalry low-brow escort agency working out of an industrial estate near Heathrow as he prepares to put his experiences into a book.
EASY LIVING
February 2011
My search for a sugar daddy (PDF)
THE TIMES (Life Supplement)
7th February
Kiss and break-up: Can you really have a happy divorce? (link to article - Times subscribers only) or (PDF – online version) or (PDF – print version)
THE EROTIC REVIEW
4th February
Comment: A body-hair raising experience in Thailand (link to article)
Getting a wax shouldn’t be this difficult
FORUM MAGAZINE
January 2011
The death of Soho Sleaze (PDF)
Sexy, raucous, bustling, gay, grinding, forever entertaining. Soho has been the homeland of artists, writers, lovers and the badly behaved for half a century. But is this the end?
THE EROTIC REVIEW
January 2011: The Free love issue
Monthly column: Love Costs (link to article – ER subscribers only) or (PDF)
THE EROTIC REVIEW
15th November
PwC and the sexless office (link to article)
Comment piece for non-subscription online edition: Why was there such a fuss about PwC staff ‘rating’ their female colleagues?
FORUM MAGAZINE
October issue
Sexless and happy (pdf) or (link to article – subscribers only)
How would we be different without sexual attraction? I look at the world of an asexual
THE TIMES: Body & Soul
Tuesday 12th October
Truly, Deeply, Loving – Just not madly sexual (pdf – print issue) (pdf – online issue) (link to article – Times subscibers only)
When is a lack of a sex drive a mental health disorder? I meet the asexuals determined to shed their label.
THE HOSPITAL CLUB: MEMBER’S MAGAZINE
Autumn issue 2010
The Pedigree of the self-employed (pdf) or (link to article – not available yet)
What makes some employees thrive in the security of a job, and others – such as the entrepreneur – wilt under the authority of an institution?
THE TIMES: Body & Soul
21st September 2010
Extreme Break-up therapy (PDF – print issue ) (PDF – online issue) or (link to article – Times subscribers only)
As the film Eat, Pray, Love is released I speak to three other women who embarked on amazing journeys of discovery following a break-up.
THE EROTIC REVIEW
August issue
Monthly Column – in which I learn that holidays do not mix with part-time lovers (pdf) or (link to article – ER subscribers only)
THE INDEPENDENT
Monday 9th August
Monogamy is not our natural state (pdf) or (link to article)
Comment piece on why monogamy is an out-dated and delusional ideal
THE MAIL ON SUNDAY
4th July
Why a pink pill won’t solve you marriage crisis (pdf) or (link to article)
Ghost-written comment based on interview with Psychologist Dr Petra Boynton
THE EROTIC REVIEW
June issue
Monthly column – in which I discover the joys of sommeliers (pdf only)
THE TIMES
15 June
Daddy’s Girls
(pdf) or (link to article – Times-subscribers) or (link to archve article- non-Times-subscribers)
I look at the role of a father in a grown woman’s world and the special relationship between dads and daughters
JOURNALISM.CO.UK
14 June
Cerebral sex goes online (link to article)
I ask if online is the only future for the thinking-sex reader?
FORUM MAGAZINE
June Issue
Japan’s Dirty Secrets (pdf)
Why Japan’s sex industry has given a platform to a genre of artists that couldn’t survive anywhere else
THE EROTIC REVIEW
May Issue
Monthly column – In which I find myself inappropriately dressed for Fleeceland (pdf) or (link to article)
THE INDEPENDENT
3rd May 2010
A place where sex is never a dirty word: Behind the scenes at The Erotic Awards (pdf) or (link to article)
I take a look at the art contenders in the Erotic Awards 2010 giving my opinion, both as judge and journalist.
THE EROTIC REVIEW
April Issue
Monthly column – In which two missed flights lead to a model encounter (pdf) or (link to article)
As a long-term proponent of singlehood and ‘low-maintenance’ relationships – each month I share my exploits.
THE METRO
26th April 2010
The Erotic Awards: Whatever turns you on (PDF) or link to article
I write about my experience as a judge for The Erotic Awards 2010.
THE TIMES: Body & Soul
6th April 2010
Do you have Adult ADHD? (PDF) or (link to article) or (online version)
How missing two flights gave me a more startling revelation than I’d ever imagined
THE TELEGRAPH
28th March 2010
Is British Summer Time bad for our health? (PDF) or (link to article)
I look if light nights means we trick our bodies into sleeping less than we need.
THE EROTIC REVIEW
February issue
The painted lady: (pdf) or (link to article)
I try permanent underwear to see if it’s any less hassle, or any more erotic, than the shedable kind.
THE GUARDAIN
Monday 8th February
How to Flirt: Lessons for women: (pdf) or (link to article) and listen to Helen’s radio interview about the article
I try out a learn-on-location flirting crash course around the bars of London, only to find male rivals are also out in force.
THE INDEPENDENT
Thursday 21 January 2010
Will the real road signs please stand out: (pdf) or (link to article)
Comment piece on Downing St road sign auction.
THE INDEPENDENT
Tuesday 24 November 2009
Reading between the sheets: (pdf) or (link to article)
Comment piece on the Erotica ’09 exhibition.
SUNDAY TIMES
Sunday 22nd November 2009
The other Belle de nos Jours: (pdf) or (link to article)
High class call girls like Belle de Jour are not uncommon.
THE TIMES
Thurs 19th November 2009
Happy Hookers: (pdf) or (link to article)
After Belle de Jour exposed herself as a scientist with a PhD, why are we so shocked?
THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH: STELLA MAGAZINE
Sunday 15th November 2009
The way we woo: (pdf)
I join four other writers to give my views and experiences of dating.
THE TIMES
12th November 2009
Is sex for the disabled the last taboo? (pdf – printed version) (pdf – online version) or (link to article)
I report on a sex and disabilities conference aimed at raising awareness of the sexual needs and of disabled people and whether carers should be allowed to help them access sex workers.
THE INDEPENDENT
9th November 2009
You won’t get me back into flatties: (pdf) or (link to article)
Comment piece on the great conspiracy to topple the high heel
THE INDEPENDENT
19th October 2009
Younger men aren’t worth it: (pdf) or (link to article)
Comment piece on the growing trend of women ‘cougars’.
THE TIMES
26 Sept 2009
Two weeks of Steroid hell: (pdf) or (link to article)
As gyms record an increase in members using anabolic steroids, I try an experimental course.
THE EROTIC REVIEW
September 2009 issue
Little Sins’ grand ambition: (pdf) or (link to article)
I go to a high brow swingers party to investigate the concept of voyeurism
MEDIA GUARDIAN
10th August 2009
Reporters matter – if they’e western: (pdf) or (link to article)
Comment piece on the release of US journalists from North Korea.
VENUE MAGAZINE
20th July 2009
Ball games: (pdf only)
I go to a highbrow erotic cape and mask party and ask if sophistication makes swinging acceptable
THE INDEPENDENT
16th July 2009
There’s nothing wrong with a polite orgy! (PDF) or (link to article)
What the press didn’t know about the Bristol manor house sex party
THE TIMES (TIMES 2)
2nd July 2009
The pay-as-you-go girlfriends (pdf)or (link to the article)
I investigate the time-hungry but cash-rich gentlemen who are prepared to pay for relationships.
THE DAILY MAIL
11th June 2009
From Russia without love (pdf) or (link to article)
I go to The Ukraine to investigate the thriving ‘bride agencies’ and reveal most of the women are just after the money of desperate and gullible men.
THE GUARDIAN
11th June 2009
Will we be loving when we’re 64? (pdf)or (link to article)
A look at how the booming world of dating for over-60s, as part of The Guardian’s online ‘Aging Britain’ project.
TELEGRAPH
6th June 2009
First out of the plane on D-Day (pdf) or link to article
Hollywood heart throb and war veteran Richard Todd takes me back to his stroke of luck on D-Day
SUNDAY TIMES
24th May 2009
Sellers’ guide to sex online (pdf) or (link to article)
America banned Craigslist erotic services ads amid a storm of protests. Yet the similar ads in Britain haven’t raised a single eyebrow. I set up a fake ad advert on the UK version of the site to test demand.
COMPANY MAGAZINE
June 2009
Escort Agencies turn to Myspace to recruit young girls, (pdf)
Traditionally girls who chose to work as escorts go seeking the work. In a worrying new trend some agencies are turning to the web to spy on potential new recruits to lure in.
JOURNALISM.CO.UK: PROFILE PIECE
12th May 2009
I give a Q&A session on journalism and freelancing(pdf)or (link to article)
GUARDIAN
1st May 2009
Burlesque: Art of stripping?(pdf) or (link to article)
After Camden council ruled a popular burlesque night requires an adult entertainment license, I look at whether anything slightly risqué can remain highbrow for long.
JOURNALISM.CO.UK: COMMENT
17th April 2009
The high cost and limited rewards of investigative journalism (pdf) or (link to article)
Why saving journalism is like saving the environment
THE MIRROR
25th March 2009
Undercover with the escorts who want to recruit YOU online(pdf) or (link to article)
I go undercover to reveal the real truth behind the glamorous promises of sex industry scouts
THE GUARDIAN
13th March 2009
The Cost of Love (pdf) or (link to article)
A look at why men are forever doomed to be the providers.
THE GUARDIAN
17th March 2009
The Night Worker’s Tale (pdf) or (link to article)
Comment to accompany news story on UN health report into night shifts.
THE LONDON PAPER
12th Feb 2009
A day to single out (pdf) or (link to article)
Why it’s good to be single on Valentine’s Day
THE GUARDIAN
24th January 2009
A pinch of spice (pdf) or (link to article)
A review of a class for singletons on how to entertain your date
THE LONDON PAPER
January 13th 2009
Combining romance and resolutions (pdf) or (link to article)
How to keep up your love life if you’re following strict New Year’s resolutions
THE LONDON PAPER
December 2nd 2008
Coffee, toast and a big bowl of romance (pdf) or (link to article)
Breakfast dating is the new dinner dating
NW MAGAZINE
2005
The Marathon Rocker (pdf)
An interview with a legendary Elvis impersonator with a huge kebab shop following.
NW MAGAZINE
2005
The mysterious bunker (no clipping available)
STEELE PRESS (University of Sheffield paper)
1998 – Helen’s first ever article
Bosnia and the shadow of war(pdf)
Helen’s first ever printed piece of work! An account of a visit to Bosnia as a student on an inter-railing trip.
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