June 2009
7 posts
Buffy Vs. Edward Cullen →
This cracks me up. Not only were the books boring (I was only able to make it to page 67 of the first book of the tetralogy with a taxing amount of effort), the overall appeal was hard to grasp. I love handsome, adoring boyfriends as much as the next girl (probably more!), but the overall essence of these fantasies grosses me out. Like Buffy admonishes WhatsHisFace: what am I, twelve? In my...
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Abortion, Morality, and the Law →
This is an interesting article because enhancing discussion of abortion is paramount; the development of life is a spectrum, and the validation of life in all its forms is as important as acknowledging that the life—experience really—of women (mothers, would-be-mothers, victims of sexual violence, etc.) is a reflection of this very ability to create it. Of course, I’m still...
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Jon & Kate Plus 8 scares Troy Patterson in many... →
I like this article a lot—“At least when George and Martha invite guests over in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, they have the decency to offer a catharsis”— but I really wish he talked about their body language “before this [adulterous] fiasco went down”; the stuff they were telling each other wordlessly made me want to hide under my bed for ever having...
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Ms. Wolf and The Nail That Was Hit On Its Head... →
Indeed, if life is performance, then I would that mine look defiant and compassionate and sexy. (Having a litter of children with a hot man would be pretty nice, too). I’ve always felt, also, that although her narrative appears spontaneous and worthy of adulation, it is the apparent and consistent choice to continually violate the public’s expectations of women and family and fame that...
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my friend, michael, ladies.
me: It is illegal to be a prostitute in Siena, Italy, if your name is Mary.
mbforward: thats why i'll never name my daughter mary. just in case.
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The Cinderella Perplex
Earlier this week I read an open letter to Pixar by Linda Holmes on the NPR website. Although her plea on behalf of girls everywhere was appreciative and polite, I was reminded of the Disney backlash last year, when reports of the initial details surrounding the conglomerate’s return to 2-D feature animation caused a collection of disappointed head-shaking everywhere. A lot of my own frustration...