Apparently, there is a new definition of creative control. Pay for the entire television series, cast yourself as the leading lady, personally select your leading man and then insist on more than 60 kissing scenes. Yes. Sixty. A recent Chinese short-drama production reportedly became so kiss-heavy that the […]
I’m writing this from my bathtub. Not metaphorically. Not “I need a moment to myself” bathtub. An actual, porcelain, slightly-too-cold, mid-thunderstorm, power-is-out, phone-at-17% kind of bathtub. The lights snapped off about twenty minutes ago. One dramatic flicker, then darkness like a stage cue. Outside, the sky is doing […]
I recently watched Triangle of Sadness, which is not my usual cinematic comfort zone. I prefer my movies with a touch more joy and a touch less existential nausea. But this one? This one stuck. It’s satire with a scalpel slicing into beauty, wealth, class, and the elaborate […]
Ok. Ever since I saw Terminator many moons ago, I’ve been afraid of the day when the machines rise up against us humans. It’s coming. Every day, we are an inch closer. However, considering the current state of humanity, I’m not too sure humans should continue in this […]
Everyone gossips. Or so some say. I don’t readily believe that. There are some who are vaults and can take a secret to their grave. However, I do believe 99.9% do gossip. But there is a spectrum. Gossip can go from mild and vanilla to spicy and a […]
Towards the end of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamiliton, George Washington muses: “You have no controlWho lives, who dies, who tells your story?And when you’re gone, who remembers your name?Who keeps your flame?Who tells your story?” As a kid who grew up as a storyteller, I readily get the power […]
This may sound odd. Everyone likes a compliment. Well, some curmudgeons may not. Compliments are a supposed desirable transaction. After all, one doesn’t get the latest handbag and put on eye shadow to not be complimented. Here’s another side to compliments. They also allow others to possibly to […]
Last year, during the height of the pandemic, everyone was talking about Tiger King. Well, not me. I didn’t care for it even though I didn’t even know the premise. Then one night late, late summer I caught a few episodes. I felt caught up in a surreal […]
This past week, there was an opinion piece about US Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg. It was an extremely biting piece about his leadership style. I don’t know much about him and have no idea how true that opinion piece may be. It is an opinion piece so I […]
I don’t know about you, but this year has just gone by too quickly. I still very clearly remember the 2018 lettering exploding in bright colors on New Year’s eve. Each day since then has been a whirlwind. Each month has passed by without me being able to […]
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