I complain a lot about women in film and tv. I complain a lot about the lack of varied interpretation and interesting characters – about the fact that “women’s shows” are often relegated to a “lady business” ghetto while “men’s shows” are seen as real art. But while I obviously still think this is going […]
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Discrimination. Fish tank of segregation. From a master plan? Aaryn: “Asked, not axed.” The Paula Deen of BB. “Whatchu gon do guuurl?” She will meet Chenbot. Chenbot will have no mercy. Neither will the world. Aaryn and Kaitlin. Mean Girl allies on the block. Lucky Jeremy. Helen works the house. “There are bigger fish to […]
I seem to have terrible luck with The Toronto Fringe Festival. Actually, let me amend that: some years I have terrible luck with The Toronto Fringe Festival. I seem to remember 2011 being just full of win. 2013? Not so much. I caught more bad breaks in my attempts to cover this year’s festival than […]
Glittered high-end designer goods, expensive rides, plush celebrity mansions, teenagers without control and…not much else. Accompanied by trash talk and a loud, vulgar rap soundtrack, Sofia Coppola’s new feature The Bling Ring provides an accurate visualization of Nancy Jo Sales’ Vanity Fair article “The Suspects Wore Louboutins” revealing the true story of “a gang of well-off […]
It seems like we have just finished a period of time in pop culture where 80’s nostalgia was in vogue. Wall Street got a sequel, Teen Wolf became a tv show, Red Dawn got an unnecessary remake, and Hot Tub Time Machine just went right back to the decade itself for the maximum amount of […]
Jack Your Body A dance performance that makes me want to go out and get my boogie on always boasts the audience leaving with smiles plastered on their faces. The Mix-Mix Dance Collective certainly brought in a mixed crowd but gave universal satisfaction. An elderly couple in front of me at the show commented “Well […]
Sunday: Naughty girl Aaryn Is she as bad as it seems? Almost certainly. Wednesday: Three go on the block. Can Nick wiggle his way out? His vagueness cries “No!” Helen is there too. Moving company is pleased. A tear for Elissa. Thursday: No one gets along. A slice of America! Must I continue? Phone: ring […]
In an industry that has a few “real” solid singing voices comes along a young man that stands out due to his talents. The young Stay Key is not a stranger when it comes to “cutting your teeth” in the music game. He was baptized into the pool of music at a very young age […]