It’s been a while since I gushed about One Life to Live, so I figure there’s no harm in dusting off my pom-poms today. Catching up on the Oct. 20 episode (Hi, Kevin! Nice to see you!) hammered in for me again how well OLTL has done with integrating its cast and treating everyone like normal… Read More Cheering OLTL’s diversity
We Love Soaps‘ Roger and Damon kicked off their premiere episode of WLS TV this week, and I got to be a part of it! Check it out! We dish the treatment of women in daytime (specifically GH and ATWT), the exit of Y&R’s Eric Braeden (Victor), and Dorian’s big, gay wedding on OLTL. Additionally,… Read More Video killed the radio star — or did it?
I don’t understand the upper echelons of the fashion industry. I get that, objectively, you could look at it as a form of art, using cloth as a medium instead of paints or clay. But when it comes to creating things for people to actually wear, that’s when my brain starts to shut down. Look,… Read More Women, fashion and unintelligent design
Love You Hate You Miss You – This stark, first person POV novel about Amy, a problem drinker, is more on Elizabeth’s Scott “rip out your spleen” side of the spectrum than her lighter funny, charming, coming of age tales. The reader meets Amy as she finishes a stint in rehab, still reeling from the… Read More A week in reading: more quick hits
Since Guiding Light wrapped up on Sept. 18, I’ve been following the official Telenext Media Twitter account for Mindy Lewis (http://twitter.com/melindasuelewis or @melindasuelewis), and it has gone a long way in soothing the sting of the show being canceled. Not just because it picks up where the show left off, but because whoever is writing… Read More Following the Light
Have y’all seen the BANK OF MOM & DAD promo that runs during SOAPnet’s evening lineup? I was watching OLTL last night and utterly horrified. It’s a jaunty little tune set to the ol’ “Hello Mother, Hello, Father” camp song that enforces every negative stereotype there is about women and finances. Basically, “Like omg I bought… Read More Soap Opera Weekly: Blogging With Mala
Fragile Eternity – I was looking forward to Melissa Marr’s third young adult novel meshing the world of faerie with that of mortal teenagers, but after finishing what is clearly the lead-in for a fourth novel, I’ve reached the end of the line. It’s my stop, time to get off. Urban fantasy is a hard sell for… Read More A week in reading: some quick hits
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