What I Watched Last Night: Wallander, BBC vs. Swedish Editions
How I ended up being really interested in a more high-brow variety of crime television, I’m not entirely sure, but both the English-speaking and original Swedish versions of Wallander satisfyingly scratch that itch. Related Posts: Best of Etsy: Valentine’s Day Cards Five Shakespearean Characters Who Ought to Be on Once Upon a Fibonacci Ain’t Nothin’ But a Number Discussion Link: …
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What I Watched Last Night: “The Legend of Korra”
Listen up, Persephoneers! Let me tell you about The Legend of Korra. Related Posts: What I Watched Last Night: Wallander, BBC vs. Swedish… Gif It to Me, Baby: High Fives and Fist Bumps This Week’s Best of Pinterest: Funny Things Edition…
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In Defence of Imperfection
Last weekend’s New York Times Magazine featured a funny, insightful, self-deprecating piece by Carina Chocano, in which she discussed one of my favourite hopeless clichés — the Strong Female Character: “Strong female character” is one of those shorthand memes that has leached into the cultural groundwater and spawned all kinds of cinematic clichés: alpha professionals whose laser-like focus on career …
Read MoreGetting a Sense of Humour
As a self-identifying feminist, I would be a rich woman if I had a quarter for every time I’ve heard, “It’s just a joke! Have a sense of humour!” in regards to innumerable movies and TV shows with which I found issue. Understandably, this pisses me off. But, I can’t help but think that there is a point where a …
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