Let me first say that I generally object to all dissections of famous people’s weight gains and losses. I have to be realistic and say that one hand, this sort of thing is inevitable, but on the other hand – maybe if we had a slightly more inclusive beauty standard, it wouldn’t happen so often.Continue reading “Oh for God’s sake, Jessica Simpson is not freaking “fat””
Category Archives: Pop Culture Essays
The Fainting Couch: Lessons in Public Humiliation
I went to renew my visa today and after having found my way outside, I had to stand with my head against a tree. My boyfriend, noticing that I was very pale and probably not having some Silvan Elf moment, bought me a can of Sprite from a cornershop presided over by a young womanContinue reading “The Fainting Couch: Lessons in Public Humiliation”
MY List of the 25 Greatest Movie Characters Ever (So Far)
This one is purely subjective. If you agree with some of my choices, lovely! If not, that’s cool too. I have to say that I generally don’t approach movies in a progressive or affirming ways – I think that sometimes, what makes a great character isn’t necessarily something that’s progressive or affirming. I think thatContinue reading “MY List of the 25 Greatest Movie Characters Ever (So Far)”
The Bloop! The Great Wyrm Rises! And Lake Somino!
Because it has recently popped up in a Cracked article, I have been reminded of my fasination with the Bloop. Now, as I have written previously on this site – my father once had a fascinating encounter with an enormous creature that’s not supposed to exist. It happened off the coast of Crimea, during aContinue reading “The Bloop! The Great Wyrm Rises! And Lake Somino!”
Got a Bit of Hank Moody In Me
Not in the way you’re thinking, you degenerate. Showtime series “‘Californication,” responsible for the second Golden Globe of David Duchovny’s career (if you have to ask what the first one was for, just… OK, you’re reading the wrong blog. OK?), basically suggests that half of LA is comprised of naked or nearly-naked women whose greatestContinue reading “Got a Bit of Hank Moody In Me”
Natalia A. 