You know what frequently drives me crazy on soaps? The concept of what defines a “real” parent. Often, daytime television tells us that only DNA matters. Just look at GH’s Sonny, who thinks that learning Dante is his biological son automatically means they have a bond and a relationship… despite the fact that he pumped… Read More Soap Opera Weekly: Blogging With Mala
This is kind of ironic, given that I posted a few months ago about Candace Sams and the nature of criticism, but I’m starting to feel pangs of guilt for writing about books. For my day job, I get paid to offer my thoughts on daytime television, and there’s a certain amount of distance in… Read More My moral qualms, let me show you them
Seeing the trailers for the big budget action flicks The Last Airbender and Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time during the Super Bowl last night added a touch of racefail to the primarily misogynistic slant of this year’s commercials. Both films — one based on a cartoon and the other on a video game —… Read More Airbenders, Persians and Racefail, oh my!
I don’t know why people are so surprised that Vanity Fair‘s “New Hollywood” cover and feature story is composed solely of thin, fair-skinned women who are dressed and made-up to look as waifish and generic as possible. Forget the publication’s name referencing Thackeray’s novel, I think “Vanity” and “Fair” kinda says it all. Yes, these women… Read More Vanity UnFair: Going Beyond the Pale
I raved last year about Christopher Pike and the Last Vampire series, and how one benefit of the Twilight phenomenon is that stories I read as a teen are being re-released. Now, as I make my way towards the end of Pike’s second compilation, Thirst: No. 2, I have mixed emotions. First, reading as an adult,… Read More Perne notice: The Last Vampire and racial representation
Nina Paley’s Sita Sings the Blues made waves last year, and continues to ripple throughout the South Asian community, the film community, and across the Internet. When I spoke to the writer/director/animator for a feature at ABCDlady magazine, I had so much of our discussion left over that I knew I had to share some… Read More Nina Paley Offers Some Blues Clues
In the words of Harry’s father from NIGHT COURT, “I’m feeling much better now.” So here’s 5 things I LIKE about GENERAL HOSPITAL. In no particular order: 1. Dante and Lulu. I think this is the first Lulu pairing I’ve really connected to. They’re funny, warm, sexy and I really like how the relationship has been… Read More Soap Opera Weekly: Blogging With Mala
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