Okay, so it’s a teen movie. Set entirely in high school. You know the type. But it looked like it might be funny, and it was supposed to be about 3 girls who’ve been done dirty by the high school hunk and decide to turn the tables on him. Sounds like fun right? The movie is chock full of stereotypes…captain of the basketball team can’t [...]
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Deborah Bell
I have a confession to make. I went to see Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End for Johnny Depp. Or maybe for Captain Jack Sparrow. Let’s face it, the man is a hunk and a phenomenal actor. (Warning: this post contains spoilers below the “more” link.) Ever since the credits rolled, though, I’ve been conflicted, thinking about the movie from the side of the [...]
Have you seen the most recent King of Queens ad? Doug is apparently worried that he might be (gasp!) a woman! If you haven’t seen the show, here’s a link to the SonyPictures website for it: http://www.sonypictures.com/tv/shows/kingofqueens/index.php. Are you back? Okay. So in this ad, you see Carrie and Doug getting it on. They’re kissing, leaning back onto their bed – not a big deal, [...]
One afternoon last week I went to my mother’s house to pick something up. I had a little extra time and I was really tired, so I stretched out on the couch with a book of mine that is still on her shelves, a young adult romance I had loved in my teens. I was never one to love romances much, but I was fascinated [...]
Last night I was driving home from some charity work I’m doing to help abused children. I was on the highway in the middle of nowhere in the middle of a tornado producing storm. It wasn’t a great night, you know? So I turn on the radio, looking for a weather report, to see if I would live through the drive home, and also for [...]
Women and Food I read this in Entertainment Weekly (#826 June 17, 2005): Quote: …She’s also been invested with an ayy-dorable snacking habit. In the final scene, she returns to her hotel and practically makes love to a Ding Dong. The fetishization of women indulging in food is wearing: The I love burgers and I’m a reg’lar girl! ethos jump-started by Cameron Diaz circa There’s [...]
Written by the illustrious Firebird, with the speed of a bullet, upon request. Thank you, Firebird! The Revenge of the Sith. Hmm, has a nice ring, doesn’t it? Sith sounds like something – someone – that could get revenge if it wanted to. But it’s someone else who has taken vengeance on women. It seems they have replaced Padme Amidala with a bad clone that [...]
