Comedian, Zahra Barri pays a special homage to her favourite magazines whilst warning us of the toxicity of others ‘Sometimes I would buy Vogue instead of dinner. I felt it fed me more’ Carrie Bradshaw Sex and The City Don’t worry Carrie, no one at Vogue ever eats a proper…

Comedian Zahra Barri gives advice on the most effective ways to ask your parents for money. I’ve noticed a lot of women writing into magazines asking the question, “How do I ask my boss for a pay rise?” …

In order to save our mental health, we need to end our destructive relationship with social media. Here’s why: They say the key to happiness is, “Find something bigger than yourself and dedicate your life to it”. I don’t think this is true because Instagram is bigger than myself and it doesn’t make me happy. It does, however help me make a really big life decision. I was dead…

“Man is the creature who does not know what to desire, and he turns to others in order to make up his mind. We desire what others desire because we imitate their desires.” Rene Girard, French philosopher

“What makes you vulnerable, makes you beautiful” Brene Brown Comedian, Zahra Barri, reflects on the lies she has told men over the years and makes a resolution to be more truthful to them from here on now. I pride myself on telling the truth. My therapist says: “The Truth Will…

As always Zahra gives us answers to all of life’s big questions. Today she answers the age old question: It’s the question that plagues most of us. Along with ‘What Is the Meaning of Life?’ and ‘Will My Family Accept Me if I come out as Vegan?’ and ‘What the…

The Lost Art of Self Deprecation — why social media culture makes us more braggy, boasty and fundamentally more boring people The art of self-deprecation (not to be confused with the art of self-defecation) is a very British thing. More specifically, it’s a very female thing. (Men are more likely…

True Romance? Are We Witnessing the Death of the TV Dating Show? Zahra Barri envisions the death of Shallow (Un)Reality Dating Shows and marks the onset of Deep Raw and Real relationship TV Maybe its because February, the month of love just passed, or the fact that I’m going through…