Belle de Jour: A New Addition to the Criterion Collection
My boyfriend (who I lovingly refer to as “the manz”) loves movies. Actually, that’s an understatement. He adores movies; everything from the screenplay, to the cinematography, to the smell of the paper in the DVD case when it’s opened for the first time. The manz, most likely as a pregame pump up for shooting his graduate thesis film, has been …
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Bunny Bunny: Gilda Radner – A Sort of Love Story by Alan Zweibel
For as long as I have wanted make people laugh, I have been in love with Gilda Radner. Now, if you are not familiar with Gilda, 1) that’s a bummer and 2) she was an original “Not Ready for Prime Time” player on Saturday Night Live. Known for her wide berth of characters and infectious personality, Gilda has been named …
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Getting My Health On
In the past, I have prided myself on my laissez-faire attitude towards wellness. My whole life, I’ve had the great fortune of being as healthy as an ox, and I was a pretty active child/teenager, so my punk attitude about health really didn’t affect my life all that much.
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Lunchtime Poll: My Underused Treasure Trove of a Closet
I have lots of clothes. It’s sort of ridiculous. Even after paring down my wardrobe and donating a huge chunk of it, I still have more clothes than I can handle. At this point, every piece in the closet is something that I adore and treasure.
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Ladyguide: How to Keep on Keepin’ On
The past couple of months have been very hard for me. I’ve been jobless and broke, and I know that a lot of you are in the same position. My normally optimistic demeanor began to fade and an oppressive fear began to take its place. This fear was unlike any that I had experienced before. I mean I’ve been scared …
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Ramen Tips from a Lady Who Eats a Lot of Ramen
For today’s food post, I decided to write about a subject very near and dear to my heart: Ramen
Read MoreThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Start Kicking Ass Instead
I went into The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (henceforth known as TGWTDT because I have lazy sloth fingers) having no concept of the story or the characters. My mother, who has read all of the books and saw the movie last week, assured me that the movie was very true to the book and that I would enjoy myself. …
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