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Blog PostsThe Problem with Damon Salvatore

The second season of The Vampire Diaries lived up to the promise of the first season, and then some.  Here are a few things about this year that I loved: Caroline as a vampire.  Tyler as a werewolf.  The introduction … Continue reading

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Blog PostsThe Questionable Redemption of Dave Karofsky

Overall, the prom episode of Glee was one of the strongest of the season, and possibly one of the strongest ever.  There was a good mix of pathos and humor, Sue was funny again, and the love of performing shone … Continue reading

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Blog PostsLessons in Funny Feminism from My Mother

I’m hilarious.  This is a fact.  I also have strong feminist sensibilities.  Put together, those qualities make up a pretty excellent person.  (Humility: not one of my virtues.)  But I can’t take credit for those qualities all on my own.  … Continue reading

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Blog PostsFemale Character of the Fortnight: Snoop

(Note: I’ve decided to make my female character posts a bi-weekly feature rather than a weekly one.) This character is very different from the ones I’ve featured so far.  I usually write about characters I admire, look up to, or … Continue reading

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Blog PostsA Game of No Direwolves

It’s episode three into Game of Thrones, and I have one question: WHERE THE FUCK ARE THE DIREWOLVES?! I can accept that the book won’t include every scene from the book that I love.  I can accept that the screenwriters … Continue reading

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Blog PostsDing, Dong, The Terrorist is Dead.

It’s very rare of me to make three posts in one day, but I couldn’t NOT comment on the fact that Osama bin Laden is reportedly dead. It is truly a wondrous occasion when such a sick, evil, immoral excuse … Continue reading

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Blog PostsMay Movies I Won’t Be Seeing (And One I Might)

Spring is finally here.  In the lovely month of May, movie producers and scriptwriters have very kindly put together some films that will make me run screaming from the theater so I can spend more time outside!  Isn’t that thoughtful … Continue reading

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Blog PostsAnother Troll? How Droll!

I had my first official troll on April 11th.  A brave, anonymous commenter called me a “fucking slut” because I criticized Judd Apatow as a writer and filmmaker.  A few days ago, another brave commenter decided to weigh in on … Continue reading

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Blog PostsA Confession

ThinkProgress has a great video regarding the recent rise in popularity for Atlas Shrugged and Ayn Rand’s philosophy: I think my favorite thing about the Tea Partiers gushing and worshiping at the altar of Ayn Rand is the way her … Continue reading

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Blog PostsA Game of Tits

At least, that’s what the show should be called, because many scenes in the first episode of A Game of Thrones contained gratuitous titty shots.  I felt like a drunken Homer Simpson on the spring break episode of The Simpsons: … Continue reading

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