Cherie Gilmour
Cherie Gilmour is a freelance writer.
Opinion
Non-alcoholic drinks
Non-alcoholic booze is the dumbest invention since the appendix
Zero-alcohol beverages are framed as the lesser of two evils, a gateway to sobriety. But what if the gate swings both ways?
- by Cherie Gilmour
Latest
Let’s have some self-respect and not fall for celebrity group pictures
This is the modern-day “last supper” image? People, please.
- by Cherie Gilmour
I used to love Black Mirror, but it’s completely lost the plot
Charlie Brooker’s boredom shows in the latest season’s pivot to the supernatural and horror.
- by Cherie Gilmour
Opinion
Charity
Does saying ‘no’ to checkout charities make me a bad person?
Many charities appeal to our emotions, which can get in the way of our logic.
- by Cherie Gilmour
Opinion
Video games
In an era of time-hacking, I just want to decorate fake bedrooms
We’re obsessed with making every minute of every day count. But what if we dropped the optimisation expectations and embraced hobbies that simply make us happy?
- by Cherie Gilmour
Grieving my friend, I began crashing the funerals of strangers
A premature death leaves a fellow mother searching for answers in burial rites.
- by Cherie Gilmour
Opinion
Religion
The Hillsong experiment is over. Christianity was never meant to be cool
When I was a teenager, I joined Christian City Church. We were young, affluent and #blessed. Every girl (and maybe a few guys) wanted to marry Joel Houston, Hillsong founder Brian Houston’s son.
- by Cherie Gilmour
Opinion
Trends
I’m 36 and on the cusp: cosmetic injectables or age disgracefully?
At 81, Martha Stewart looks amazing in a swimsuit, but shouldn’t ageing be about not giving a damn what people think?
- by Cherie Gilmour
Opinion
Sex & relationships
Could an AI hologram really be better than a wife? Some men think so
Relationship issues could be a thing of the past if you opt for a friendly domestic robot instead – but it’s a false utopia.
- by Cherie Gilmour
Opinion
Real life
When I’m asked, ‘What do you do?’ I feel I have to prove myself
Party small-talk can be tiresome. If you want to ask someone what they do, fine, but please have better follow-up questions.
- by Cherie Gilmour
Opinion
Real life
How Swede it is: The Allen key to happiness, or maybe not
I sit in one of the display living rooms at IKEA thinking about how my life would be different if I lived like this.
- by Cherie Gilmour