Posted by Coni Longden-Jefferson
So, my eagerly awaited (and partially dreaded) date with the winner of the 'Dear Coni' competition went down last night. When TNT first launched the competition I honestly thought it would be one of those things that people agreed to in good humour but that never actually materialised, like the time...
Posted by RocknRolla Novelist
THE MEAN FIDDLER, TNT MAGAZINE, REDBACK TAVERN, THE CHURCH(1995) So there I am in London,the year is 1995 and I’m in ...
Posted by admin
As most of you will know, we've ben running a competition to win a date with our courageous single girl blogger Coni. We asked Coni's fans to write a blog entry impressing her with their wit and charm. It was a close call, but Coni has made up her mind and the lucky winner is Clayt...
Posted by Clayton Breeds
I'm sorry, but it's just not meant to be. It's not you, it's me. That is to say Coni has, for better or worse, chosen my blog as the winning entry for a date at the Grand Imperial!! (Woop!) I'm quite excited about the whole thing (as you can imagine), ye...
Posted by Clare Vooght
CAIROIn the last 24 hours I have seen a woman dangle her toddler over train tracks and a man sitting on the roof of a pickup truck while it jerked in and out of traffic on a motorway without any lane markings. But I've also seen one of the world's seven wonders. Straight after arriving in Cairo last...
Posted by James Matthew Thomas
Well this is a new concept, or is it? Trying your best to hit on a beauty in a public forum. Less drunken than that final push at the end of the evening, only far more permanent with joys of google caching... Certainly a new concept for me in that this is my first ever blog post! So... Why am ...
Posted by Simon Castle
Dear Coni, Would you care to go out for dinner with me? I was thinking we could go to this nice little place over in Victoria – it’s called Grand Imperial London or something. We’ll have a quiet dinner, a glass or two of champagne between us, some scintillat...
Posted by Bob Narda
Hiya Coni, I love your look. As well as your beauty you seem to be intelligent too (very rare these days). I love to make a girl laugh and the smile on your face makes me wanna give you laughs all night long. By the way, you good at Maths? Cause i'd sure like to: Add us two Subtract your ...
Posted by What's trending in travel?
Valentine’s Day next week will no doubt cause a flurry of last-minute bookings for those whisking the object of their affections away for all manner of ends (sealing the deal; a limping apology; perhaps even romance). But is travel really that sexy? Sure, there are moments of giddy elation: h...
Posted by Dan Thorne
Is it a case of the emperor's new clothes or can Apple really do no wrong in the eyes of the masses? It's been bothering me lately as the time has come to replace my worn out old Nokia, donate him (with a fond farewell for good service and medals for good service even after lots of drops, frustrated...
Posted by Geek Girl
This week I really am at a loss to know where to begin! There are so many cool things going on at the moment (remember it’s all about context people!) I am jumping out of my geeky little socks with excitement! (neon blue with duck faces on the heel if you were curious!) Firstly...
Posted by Toffy Mak
My first thought was "why does she even need to do this". I mean, you're gorgeous like you stepped out a painting and you don't sound retarded in any kind of way, so my obvious conclusion is you'd have more guys after you than hitler.. I can only hazard a guess as to the contrary, could it be that y...
Posted by RocknRolla Novelist
The Red back Tavern (Acton Town, West London) 1995 Harlesden in West London back then in 1995, remained mesomewhat of what maybe the New York district area of the Bronx would look like. For me though with all the many cultures that were easy tosee among the folk walking down the Hi...
Posted by Jon Waring
"Who the eff is George Bailey?" was my first thought when I heard the news Australia had made him their T20 skipper. "And why the eff is he their new captain?" came next. Not only did these thoughts prove to me that I probably need to extend my vocabulary, but also that I don't know as much...
Posted by Coni Longden-Jefferson
As much as my regular posts may imply otherwise, I haven't always been so disastrously unlucky in love. Oh no, truth be told, I have only been totally single for about 5 months and before then I was quite the lothario, or whatever the female version of a lothario is. A harlot, perhaps? But not a bad...
Posted by Art Rat
More hyped than the Lennon’s second coming, A Bigger Picture at the Royal Academy is a true David Hockney extravaganza (nearly every major exhibition room in Burlington House) and has plenty of hyperbole to live up to. Judging by the queue snaking around the Academy&rsq...
Posted by Sam Wood
Our documentary, On Hannibal’s Trail is on BBC2 now - fridays 8:30pm for 6 weeks - sorry for the early plug but if you are reading this you have great timing because you have missed the first episode (friday 20th Jan) in which Ben and 1 are pretty rough presenters! Luckily we had Danny who is ...
Posted by Frankie Mullin
As fresh revelations about the Costa Concordia tragedy hit the headlines, including allegations of rich passengers paying to be given lifeboat places as the ship sank, murky moral questions linger. When push really does come to shove and decisions must be made about whose life is ...
Posted by What's trending in travel?
“Shame upon @tntmagazine for promoting #tourism to occupied #Tibet.” Seems lobbying group Tibettruth wasn’t too impressed with our Tibet travel feature last week, and took to Twitter to denounce us. The organisation’s anger poses an interesting question: how fa...
Posted by Boris Rupnik
Considering your predicament, I am the definitely what you need in the current situation. I am a tall, dark stranger (read foreigner, but with legal documents in order) from a non descript Eastern European country you have never heard off. I have an amazing sense humour with which I will amuse you ...
Posted by Clayton Breeds
Ah Coni, you're a funny gal. And I'm not just referring to your highly amusing writing style. First you're determined to stop the madness of becoming romantically involved with people you don't know. Then you jump at the chance to date a stranger from a pool of potentially psy...
Posted by Thom Sullivan
There’s a particular phenomenon with Americans. Americans, being so isolated from the rest of the world, find almost every accent alluring and exotic. Americans accents, by contrast, are interesting to a...
Posted by Jon Waring
I've never been particularly good at introductions, especially when sober, so it's lucky that instead of revising for an exam tomorrow, I've been drinking beer and watching sport all day in true lad style. Jon Waring, nice to meet you... Continuing on the lad theme, I've just told ...
Posted by Caylen Fleming
I would be bang up for taking Coni on a date. I've done a bit of stalking on facebook and reckon she is quite hot. Certainly looks like she knows how to have a good time and doesn't mind a drop.Since I’ve been in London, I haven’t really been on a date, but I have a reputation back in Ad...
Posted by Tom Sturrock
Runs alone are unlikely to persuade those who feel he lacks gravitas, writes Tom Sturrock. Australian captain Michael Clarke has been in imperious form against India, prompting his supporters within the establishment – former skippers, respected pundits – to insist the tide of public se...
