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Reading for fun
Yesterday, Andrea wrote beautifully about the “literary classics” recommended to her to read as a child and it got me thinking about the less classical, more fun books I loved as a child. Unaware of...
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To believe or not to believe: is that really the question?
With recent polling suggesting that most Canadians believe the police response to the G-20 protests were appropriate, it would appear that even seeing is not believing anymore. Many news reports noted...
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60 minutes in the head of single person
Friday at 5:07 PM: Yes! Finally, boss has left. Can leave as well. 5:10 PM: But go where? Didn’t make any plans for night! 5:11 PM: Check email for last-minute invitations. 5:13 PM: No one loves me!...
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Notes to self: on surviving
Instructions: repeat every day, paste in the bathroom mirror, meditate, memorize and like a tattoo, have ‘em etched into your brain and traced through your heart. Use those skills from public...
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Just another blog post about your period.
Blogging about your period might be the most popular blog-related activity. Since I’m a trend-follower and not a trend-setter, I will attempt to follow the paths others have set for me. First, let’s...
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Benevolent sexism
Ah, academic journal articles. You dangle your well-researched insights in front of my eager eyes upon Google search. Then you cruelly snatch it away when you tell me I have to pay to download the full...
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Business as usual
I think I’ve come into it really late, but the blogosphere was alight with talk of a certain clothing retailer’s “look policies”. The most conspicuous one requires job applicants to submit a...
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“HOPA” hoax
Image from thechive.com Through email forwards, blogs or Facebook, you might have learned about dry-erase-girl Jenny, who creatively quit her job by sending 33 pictures to her coworkers and boss. After...
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That doll is not okay
Note: some of the links in this post contain images that may be triggering. I’m reading a book by Mary Flanagan, a well-known artist, game designer and game academic. It’s entitled Critical Play:...
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And I cannot lie
From Jezebel.com The politics of bootyliciousness aside, Jezebel.com believes this ad may be a fake, partially due to the fact that Nike had put out an ad with the same copy in 2005, sans the spelling...
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Looking dude in the eye
Sherene Razack writes comprehensively about Looking White People in the Eye. I’ll talk a little bit about looking dude in the eye. First, one should never walk down the street with one’s gangsta self...
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But does Barbie have a telephoto lens?
I’m all about dolls these days, as you might know. It a method of conquering old fears as much as it is interesting to read about. Female bodies in commodity form can be so creepy. And they can be...
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Get ready for your Millionaire Matchmaker interview
Millionaire Matchmaker, featuring the woman herself, Patti Stanger. And a whole heck of a lot of millionaire men with Hasselhoff-esque looks and women with a whole heck of a lot of blondness. Except...
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Your Millionaire Matchmaker interview
Disclaimer: the interview below is entirely made up, for entertainment purposes only and hopefully bears no resemblance to any real-life matchmaker service interviews. Welcome! Thank you for your...
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I Am Superwoman
I think I like Alicia Keys’ hat days best of all. While I’m not a hardcore fan like some folks I know, I like Alicia Keys. Generally, her songs are catchy and her lyrics are meaningful. Her talents and...
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The Ines Sainz affair
I stumbled across a news story about Ines Sainz, a sports reporter who reported feeling uncomfortable because of the behaviour of some players during New York Jets practices she covered. She reported...
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10 reasons I like The Thing Around Your Neck
It is a quick and easy read, and a literary read. Both the characters and situation are ordinary, yet unique. The characters, their situations and the settings where we find them are everyday, familiar...
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Big Mama and Terrell and Tye, oh my
(This is old news, but I was just reminded of it again.) In 2008, it came out that a “gang memoir” turned out to be a fake. Motoko Rich of the New York Times writes: In Love and Consequences, a …...
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Green power, salad ‘n’ things
I have salad cravings: bean salad with mangoes and lemon lime dressing, grilled chicken and greens with raspberry dressing. This is a rather stunning fact, as both of these salads – as delicious as...
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Chronicles of music (part 1): piano torture
I started piano lessons when I was seven, I think, and my sister was nine. My mother had always wanted to learn how to play and, vicarious as parents can be, decided to send us to a woman in our …...
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