tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57252134925957959022011-08-24T10:36:12.765-05:00Feminist Attitudebookwoman27http://www.blogger.com/profile/16712614287235094094noreply@blogger.comBlogger351100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725213492595795902.post-79756183157834255712011-03-08T18:05:00.004-06:002011-03-08T18:16:32.523-06:00

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Snif.

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I find it pretty hilarious that after all of Adam's lies and backtracking, and after all the unbelievable events that don't quite add up, it's a tiny piece of purple cloth that has finally sent Ashley over the edge in pursuit of The Truth. Only she's not over the edge, she's right this time -- it just, you know, would have seemed a bit more likely that other questions might have occurred to her

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As is fairly common knowledge, Conan O'Brien's last night on The Tonight Show was this past Friday. As so many other Conan fans of a certain age can probably attest, losing Conan after all these years makes me feel a bit like I've been orphaned. Since 1993, Conan has always been there -- even if I didn't watch him every night, he was there, goofing off in the subconscious of my adolescence, then

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So, last night the National Book Awards were handed out, going to what appears to be a group of pretty white and pretty dudely dudes. Based on the NPR story I heard this morning, there was much back-slapping but also much hand-wringing over the state of publishing. Apparently, that thing called the Kindle freaks the crap out of the publishing folk.Also interesting was the blatant

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Ever since it came out a few weeks ago that Eric Braeden was leaving Y&R and his last day would be November 2nd, I've been preparing to write a farewell post on the subject. Now, after relishing the Victor retrospective earlier today (I mean, WOW, those old school blood-boiling Victor-Jack moments are priceless) and sensing the poignancy of Eric Braeden speaking directly to the camera/audience --

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Okay. There is some crazy shit. Going. Down.Victor could get Colleen's heart. And Jack's in favor of it, which seems unfathomable... except, how could he or Traci ever face Abby again if they just let Victor die? Strangely enough, Billy is the voice of reason here: "Trust me, she's better off." Yeah, well, that's probably true. It's sort of hard not to think so.And then there's Adam stealing

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She calls Deacon slime to his face.She doesn't take crap from NO ONE.She has female friends across the age spectrum.Despite being filthy rich, she knows pretension when she sees it.She's the only person Victor EVER listens to.She married that adorable guy Murphy.She uses her brain AND her intuition.

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About a year ago now, I finally figured out the pop culture term "shipping." I know, I'm a slow study. Turns out, I've been "shipping" for years without realizing it.Shipper (via Urban Dictionary)relationshipper; One who believes there is, was, should, and could be a relationship between two characters in a certain fandom.That's the bare bones definition. My own experience? I've found that

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Have to say, the reaction on Nick's face yesterday -- when Nikki told him (and how had she not told anyone sooner? She must have been dying inside) she'd seen New Adam kissing Rafe -- was priceless. It was an expression akin to, I didn't know we had gay people on this show!Um, yeah, you do. Just not the ones you think. I cannot wait to witness Victor's reaction. If there's any character that

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Or, why not Noel?(Spoiler warnings)This summer I marathoned the entire Felicity series with my sister. I was in college during its 1998-2002 run, but she, seven years younger, had never seen the show (and barely heard of it, actually). I hadn't seen it in years, save for a few re-runs on the WE network, although I had always, without question, reserved for it a special place in my heart. I wasn't

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(Or, how TV execs conspire to ruin my life)10. Gizzie. Need I say more?9. Big Brother will. not. die.8. Beloved soap characters recast... see Lily on ATWT for starters. 7. Female comedians rarely (basically never) get late night hosting gigs.6. My So-Called Life got cancelled after one 19-episode season. Wtf?5. The WB became the CW. It's just -- not the same.4. Carrie and Aidan couldn't make it

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And check out various blogger perspectives on "The Meaning of MJ" via Feministing.

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Y&R surprised the hell out of me this week when it actually acknowledged the existence of gay people. Y&R, as far as I can remember, has never had a gay character -- yet, on Friday's episode, cute lawyer Rafe Torres came out to Colleen after Lily tried setting them up on the fly, completely unaware of Rafe's sexual orientation.And why wouldn't she be? Soaps are notoriously awful when it comes to

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Spinoza the squirrel says, "Happy Earth Day!"

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I have a new TV addiction: Being Erica. If you haven't heard of it, it's an hour-long drama produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and airing on Canadian television since early January. Here in the States, I've been watching it on SoapNet, where it has quickly absorbed the Thursday night anticipation I usually reserve for Grey's Anatomy (a show that has steadily slipped in my must-see

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So it was child custody day on Y&R... Karen, Neil, and Tyra were in court regarding Ana, while Billy, Chloe, and Cane were gearing up for their throw-down over Delia. Things seemed to be going Karen's way until Neil stood up at the end "to say something." Who wants to bet he has something to say about the stability of their marriage? Or the total instability... caused by him, incidentally. I

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Was that our sweet, modest Murphy claiming he couldn't dance on Y&R today? Because that "evidence" he gave about stepping on Katherine's toes... well, it sure didn't match the amazing mambo I saw him do last week. But at least Katherine wasn't buying it, either.

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So how adorable are Kay and Murph? They got engaged yesterday -- Murphy gave her the smallest ring in soaps history! (and probably Katherine's most modest on record, yet she loved it) -- and right after, they danced their butts off to "Papa Loves Mambo." Which just might be the cutest thing ever.Then today we get the "Empress Katherine" photo shoot for Restless Style -- I was loving it! And it

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Today is the Vernal Equinox, one of two days a year when the center of the Sun lines up over the celestial equator, causing day and night to be of roughly equal durations. For those of us in the northern climes, it also marks a significant transition in the gradual move from majority darkness to majority daylight. Finally. Spring is on its way.Something silly that people like to do on the equinox

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After my last post concerning Katherine's DNA, I was thinking I would stay patient and let myself be surprised by what was around the bend... and then March Madness preempted two full days of the show, evoking much madness in me. Grrrr. (This happens every year, yet for some reason I'm always surprised by it.)And since soaps are on five freaking days a week all year long, I don't usually feel the

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So, Katherine's second DNA test came back a big whopping negative today on Y&R... and, just like that, holy crap people!!! I don't believe she's Marge, so can it be possible that she and Jill are NOT mother & daughter after all? Could that original DNA test from 6 years ago be the one that was wrong? Though, come to think of it, I can't recall if they did a DNA test at all back then. Hmmmm.Can

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Nauseating as it is to dwell on, Nice Cane was back today and was very, very nice to Lily, complete with red bed sheets and flowery harp music followed by an instrumental 80s-style power ballad. Unlike me, she seemed to dig that sort of thing, but luckily I was eating my favorite seasonal treat, Cadbury Mini Eggs, which I find impossible to vomit.Why does Billy keep beating himself up over

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I love love LOVE Brothers & Sisters. Hands-down it's my favorite primetime show on network TV right now, and on my list of all-time favorite shows EVER. It's one of very few that comes close to meeting my ideals of equality and tolerance in America, right up there with Northern Exposure and The Cosby Show. And it's damn funny.This Sunday, B&S is getting what ABC has been hyping as a "2-hr Movie

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So it's official -- Nasty Cane is here to stay. Which, for me, makes him 100% more interesting than Nice Cane. And hopefully 100% less appealing to Lily, though the verdict's still out on that one (maybe we'll know more tomorrow). But if I were Chloe, I'd be taking very specific notes documenting everything Nasty Cane does from here on out. Because if this Delia tug-o-war does end up in court,

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Senator Robert McCallister once said on the show Brothers & Sisters, "I am the most ambitious man you'll ever meet." Had he not been a fictional character, this would still not be true, as the most ambitious person anywhere has got to be President Obama. If I didn't know that before tonight, I surely know it now. Yet, Obama's ambition is not really about personal gain or achievements, which is

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If the theme of this year's Oscars was meant to something of a throwback to the 1930-40s variety shows of classic Hollywood, there were certain things I liked about this theme and others I would prefer to leave in the past.What I loved: everything about Kate Winslet and Sean Penn's acceptance speeches, the gathering of Best Actresses (I hope they continue this part of the format next year -- it

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Have to say, I'm really liking the format for the acting awards, with a handful of winners from the past introducing the current nominees. Feels personal and emotional, which is nice. When Whoopi Goldberg, Anjelica Huston, & the others got out there right before Penelope Cruz won, I was really into it. It felt like history -- and community -- rather than a single person winning a single award in

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Good stuff so far... Jackman's intro, Penelope Cruz, Tina Fey & Steve Martin, Dustin Lance Black (Milk screenwriter)... not to mention Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto! :DIn general I'm liking the format this year... it feels more authentic and less gimicky than in the past, though still uber-glitzy of course.I'll be checking in again... keeping fingers crossed for Kate Winslet.

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This is a couple days old already, but when did Derek Shepherd stop specializing in neurosurgery and start specializing in jackassery? We are told over and over again that he is the best, OMG so amazing!, neurosurgeon in the country -- and really they do say it over and over, just in case you might have forgotten -- yet, a patient dies, he feels responsible (which he probably should have), and

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Have you ever slept late on a winter weekend, like really hard & late, and woke up not entirely knowing the day, time, or season? This happened to me today and, even as the pollution of reality started to seep in, I had one moment of what if -- what if it was June and not February. Please please, let it be June. I like to play these mental games with myself.Then I got up and saw that all of the

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If you saw Y&R today, you know that this episode confirms the emergence of AWESOME COLLEEN. By getting all in Victor's face to claim her dead father's board seat, Colleen has done something that neither Nick or Victoria (or most people) have ever been able to -- possess a backbone in the presence of The Mustache. It's sheer awesomeness, first witnessed during Brad's funeral visitation when

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On this blog, "the soapbox" is a little different than what you might be used to. No, it's not about politics. Or the soap you clean with. Though that's getting closer... ahem, Procter & Gamble. No, it's about soaps, plural, as in soap operas. I love these things. It's a love that goes back to my childhood, to the days my beloved babysitter (and a good one, btw) turned off Sesame Street for The

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Back in the early 2000s, I finished up an English major and a library science master's degree and promptly lost all my creative juices. Or, more accurately, I spent six years building an academic mind that, while excellent at meeting deadlines and writing research papers, gradually crowded out whatever pure and basic need I had to express myself. I was drained... clean. Even though I had written

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