Dan Hanks
Dan’s career in writing got off to a rocky start when he was tasked by his primary school newspaper to review the now infamous ‘Hand of God’ Mexico ’86 World Cup clash. He was promptly sacked after it was revealed he had no journalistic integrity whatsoever when it came to England and football, but given he was only paid in sweets he was unduly concerned (and ironically now writes for much less).
Since that time he has moved into novels, screenplays and advertising, while cramming in a job as an editorial consultant and writing the odd article his co-commuters get to ridicule before anyone else.
The bare bones of his writing life can be found on his website (http://www.danhanks.com), or you can follow his bi-annual tweets on Twitter (http://twitter.com/dfrhanks)
Articles by Dan Hanks
Whatever you eat, there’s better ways to make meat
There are lots of things in our lives that cause animal, human or environmental harm. Some we already know about.…... Read more
ICB: Hey weatherman, just tell me if I need a jacket!
I freely admit that in the past few years I’ve remained unable to acclimatise properly to this beautiful country’s extremes,…... Read more
Giving birth really ain’t what it used to be
As a general rule, men and women know squat about babies. At least until they have to raise one. Then…... Read more
We can all love animals without being weird about it
We like to think of ourselves as a nation of animal lovers. We bay for blood when a woman throws…... Read more
Sing-a-long sex: talking dirty on iTunes
I was browsing iTunes this week, searching for distractions to avoid whatever I was actually supposed to be doing, when…... Read more
A journey into the dark heart of troll country
Once upon a time there was a writer who lived in a cottage nestled among the hills. The cottage was…... Read more
It’s called Christmas folks, with a capital C
Ho! Ho! Ho! Yes, it’s that time of year again, when political correctness rears its ugly head and the majority…... Read more
When good toys go offensive
You know the scene. We’ve all been there, checking out the shelves of goodies in Toys ‘R’ Us, searching for…... Read more
Justin Bieber as Luke Skywalker, would they dare
There was a collective, global sigh yesterday, when it appeared that hell had indeed frozen over and the inevitable had…... Read more
Why we should remember not to forget
But for a sniper’s sticky trigger, I would not be sitting here writing a last minute article about forgetting to…... Read more
Losing the plot over the Rafters’ family death
In the past week we have all grieved in our own particular way over something lost. For some it was…... Read more
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