Natalia Antonova

Where the sheep are sheep

And the boys are nervous. I doubt this will be another slice of parody genius akin to “Hot Fuzz,” but a girl can dream.

What Jill Fillipovic said… Well, maybe not

Excuuuuuuse me ladies, for liking the cover of Jessica Valenti’s book. Yep, liking it. Not tolerating it, or excusing it on grounds of potential marketability, but actually thinking that it was both funny and fun. As a person in love with book cover pop-art, as someone who regularly browses the “new arrivals” shelves just toContinue reading “What Jill Fillipovic said… Well, maybe not”

With apologies for the atrocious grammar and other crimes against humanity

Here is something that I wrote when I was very, very annoyed. Oh, and this bit of chin (and other parts)-stroking in regards to “300” was recently published on the newly launched Arab Comment.

So you think it’s funny that I speak a foreign language in public.

Let’s see now. Here are the things I find funny about you: The fact that you pointed and laughed and elbowed your friend when I was talking on the phone to my auntie, because if I was going to make fun of a person for being foreign, I probably wouldn’t do it while simultaneously admittingContinue reading “So you think it’s funny that I speak a foreign language in public.”

Hooters

I’d never been to one before, so a friend of mine decided to treat me to lunch there as a kind of way to alleviate my suffering following yet another round of dental surgery (I might as well live at the dentist’s office). I was in a bit of a haze throughout the experience, butContinue reading “Hooters”