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Lady T Recommends “Yellow Brick Wall”
An update for Prince and Ekaj: the film is now at $1,922 of its $30,000 goal, with 25 days left for fundraising. Here’s the link to donate if you’re interested but didn’t get a chance to do it yet: Prince … Continue reading
“You Give Feminists a Bad Name”
More than a year ago, I wrote a post about the “Competitive Wine Tasting” episode of Community, where Troy pretended to have been molested as a child to a) pass his acting class and b) keep Britta interested in him. … Continue reading
Robb Stark: Romantic Hero or Spoiled Brat?
When I watched season 2 of Game of Thrones, I got the sense that the show creators, David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, are rather fond of Robb Stark. I may have gotten this impression because Robb had more screen time … Continue reading
“Game of Thrones” Season 2 Wrap-Up
The second season of Game of Thrones has ended, and I wasn’t sure how to talk about it. As a book-reader, discussing the show without discussing the books is a little difficult for me, especially because the show is starting … Continue reading
Lady T Recommends “Prince & Ekaj”
Good news – Haberdasher Theatre’s The Wizard of Oz has been fully funded, and Futuredazehas $1061 of its $1700 goal pledged with 22 days still to go. The next project I’m recommending has a much larger goal of $30,000, but … Continue reading
New Careers for Rom-Com Leading Ladies
After writing my “Battle of the Sexes” post last night, I started thinking about the leading female characters in romantic comedies and the careers they follow. Mindy Kaling has pointed out in a great New Yorker article that romantic comedies … Continue reading
Battle of the Sexes in Romantic Comedies (Spoiler Alert: The Guys Win)
The month of May in The Rom-Com Project was originally going to be Bickering Bickersons month, where I focused on romantic comedies that had a bickering couple at the center. Then I remembered that “bickering couple at the center” described … Continue reading
“Veep” and the Politics of Pregnancy
[Note: This post contains discussion of abortion from a pro-choice viewpoint. If the pro-choice point of view offends or upsets you, you’re entitled to your opinion, but any comments denouncing me or an attempt to change my mind will be … Continue reading
Lady T Recommends “Futuredaze: An Anthology of YA Science Fiction”
Before I promote a third consecutive project in my Sunday recommendation post, let me give you an update about the other two projects I’ve promoted so far. First, The Quiet Girl’s Guide to Violence has been fully funded, making $8050 … Continue reading