Is it hard to call a spade a spade when you know the person who crafted the tool? You betcha. I write critical commentary for a living, and keeping a certain objective distance can be incredibly difficult when you have what some would regard as a personal relationship with the subject being analyzed. If you’re… Read More Calling a spade a spade when you know who crafted the tool.
I’ve been a little behind with my soap hopping, so I haven’t tuned into AMC for a few weeks. But judging by the unhappy mail we get, it seems like watching the show is a cross between watching the live feed of an execution and getting a root canal. So, when I offered to pinch… Read More Soap Opera Weekly: Blogging With Mala
After a brief hiatus from all things culinary, I’m finally getting back on the cooking horse again…as much as I ride, that is. So, to make sure I haven’t turned into a complete idiot, I decided to whip up my Technicolor Dream Rice, which I probably haven’t made in at least six months. Not bad,… Read More What’s cookin’?
I rave about Y&R for a few reasons in the issue of Weekly that hits stands this week (you’ll have to pick it up and find out why), but that doesn’t necessarily mean the show is pitch perfect. In fact, I have some big ol’ problems with the show at times. Like…Restless Style is a national magazine, right? So… Read More Soap Opera Weekly: Blogging With Mala
Not resolutions, mind you. Just goals. 2008 was a very rudderless period for me, and I think a little direction is in order. As such, here are some goals I hope to see to fruition before 2010 rolls around. 1. Take more vacation. I ended the year with almost 18 days leftover. That’s utterly insane,… Read More Ya gotta have goals.
Some might say I have a bit of a preoccupation with DAYS OF OUR LIVES’ Philip. What’s not to like? He’s a complex, well-written guy, and he has dimples! But I’m also fixated on him because I’m impressed that DAYS “went there” with the character’s war injuries and gave him a prosthetic leg. Since that… Read More Soap Opera Weekly: Blogging With Mala
I don’t know what it is about the change from one year to the next that lends itself to navel-gazing, but here I sit, in a pensive state, pondering what I’ve accomplished, what I haven’t accomplished, and what opportunities the year ahead will afford me. I’m turning 31 in a month. Yep, 2009 marks my… Read More A new year, a new lesson to learn.
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