It’s pretty widely accepted in the writing community that it’s vital to write as often as possible… that setting aside time each day to write is The Way To Do It. Even something like NaNoWriMo feeds into this philosophy… challenging people to bang out 50,000 words in a month, like this is the pinnacle of… Read More Getting the last word
You know what’s worse than a book or a TV show being downright terrible? A book or a TV show being boring. I came to this conclusion a few weeks ago, when I was desperately trying to stay awake during the critically acclaimed HBO series Boardwalk Empire. Boasting a stellar cast, a beautifully detailed period setting,… Read More That’s entertainment
Okay, OLTL, I give up. Uncle. I surrender. Resistance is futile. I’m on board with the Ford brothers. I know what you’re all thinking: “Wait, WHAT?! Mala, you were doing so well with your seething hatred!” But, dude, it’s been like fighting a war of attrition day in and day out. Just like how, every… Read More Soap Opera Weekly: Blogging With Mala
I bumped my head earlier and felt along my hairline to make sure everything was okay. “Phrenology,” I thought, giggling and remembering some comedic bit from Men At Work, a movie I saw when I was 12. And then I remembered that Charlie Sheen was in it and a wave of nausea replaced any minor… Read More Thanks for ruining my childhood, Charlie Sheen
Fresh off yet another brilliantly paced and plotted episode of The CW’s The Vampire Diaries, I can’t help but think about how the mainstream awards show circuit…bites. Much like its groundbreaking predecessor Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Vampire Diaries is doomed to remain Emmy and Golden Globe-less, simply by virtue of the fact that it’s… Read More Type O and chopped liver…nom nom nom
Diversity on television is sort of my “issue.” Anyone who regularly reads my column in WEEKLY, The Soapbox, has gotten an eyeful, on more than one occasion, of how all I want is to see more representation of America’s melting pot culture. I’ve often said that those of us who want to see ourselves reflected… Read More Desis In Treatment
While Albany persists in being an episode of Romper Room and the MTA keeps trying to hike fares, what is New York State busying itself with? Really annoying campaigns to control its residents’ bodies! Doesn’t the NY State Health Department have anything better to do? First, there is the graphic anti-smoking campaign, with the amputee… Read More Public disservices (Never shake a lynx!)
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