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Overeducated, Underemployed: August 2012
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Wednesday, August 1, 2012. I confess that I didn't really "get" Aaliyah for a long time. Her death at age 22 was tragic and horrible. But I didn't always understand why her music career was mourned so profoundly. Surely she was talented, and she had some great songs, but her voice couldn't rival Mariah, Monica, or even a young Beyonce, right? How could I have been so wrong? Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). There was an error in this gadget. There was an error in this gadget. View my complete profile.
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Overeducated, Underemployed: February 2012
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Friday, February 24, 2012. 33 This is a practiced Beyonce pose. This girl has the right kind of stank to go far in this competition - I just hope it's not a robotic approximation of stank. But man, can this girl sing the shit out of a song. 39 Oh, Deandre. His dreamy falsetto, his curly hair, his piercing blue eyes. I am in love. 2:50 I whip my hair back and forth . Hope you enjoyed this as much as I did. Back soon with real writing! Sunday, February 12, 2012. First post, Death of an Icon. Whitney was un...
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Overeducated, Underemployed: BIG TUNE
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Wednesday, August 1, 2012. I confess that I didn't really "get" Aaliyah for a long time. Her death at age 22 was tragic and horrible. But I didn't always understand why her music career was mourned so profoundly. Surely she was talented, and she had some great songs, but her voice couldn't rival Mariah, Monica, or even a young Beyonce, right? How could I have been so wrong? August 1, 2012 at 4:50 PM. Well, well. Glad to see youve FINALLY come around! August 2, 2012 at 7:50 AM. Thanks for posting this!
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Overeducated, Underemployed: West Side Story, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Broadway
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Monday, April 23, 2012. West Side Story, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Broadway. The angst I felt when I heard Fiona Apple's Tidal. And yes, the entire soundtrack of Rent. Which I imagined as my future life story after my inevitable sojourn to the Lower East Side. I had one of those moments today, when a few notes of West Side Story. Hearing Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story. Has to be some of the greatest music ever written for American theatre, if not the absolute pinnacle. The tritone ...
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Overeducated, Underemployed: October 2012
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Friday, October 26, 2012. Romney-Ryan and the Rape Apologists. I've returned from blogger purgatory to finally opine about the presidential campaign. In lieu of TV news, I'm now getting my news almost exclusively from internet memes and Daily Show. Why does CNN give voice to inaccurate, misleading information about abortion, contraception, and rape? And since when was rape up for debate? Now you might say "Oh, but Mitt Romney says he doesn't believe that shit! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Overeducated, Underemployed: I Heart Libraries
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Wednesday, April 11, 2012. In honor of National Library Week and the recent resolution of the Toronto library workers strike, here are a few reasons why libraries are essential to a healthy, open society. 3 Reading is fun! 5 The library sure beats the noisy and crowded Eaton Centre and Yorkdale Mall. Check out the beautiful Runnymede library (2178 Bloor St. W.), housed in a preserved heritage building in Bloor West Village. 8 You can test-drive a book before you buy it; or better yet, don't buy it at all!
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Overeducated, Underemployed: The Hunger Games - Bread and Circuses
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Saturday, March 31, 2012. The Hunger Games - Bread and Circuses. The film version of The Hunger Games. Is the current tween craze a la Twilight. The expanded roles of President Snow, gamemaker Seneca Crane, and Caesar Flickerman substitute for Katniss' narration, helping to elaborate on the manipulativeness of the Games, and their importance for subduing the districts. In fact, the scenes in the Capitol are mesmerizing. With one glaring exception: Katniss' costumes. April 1, 2012 at 2:01 PM. This is a pl...
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Overeducated, Underemployed: Top 10 Harry Potter Characters, 5-1
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Monday, March 12, 2012. Top 10 Harry Potter Characters, 5-1. I'm back from the dead with my top 5 Harry Potter characters! Enjoy and share your own! BAMF She don't play. 5 Albus Dumbledore. I always felt safe when Dumbledore was around. He was like everyone's grandpa. But then came Deathly Hallows. Dumbledore is more fascinating for the guilt and regret that we know burdened him throughout his successful life. The time-turner in Azkaban. March 17, 2012 at 1:23 PM. McGonagall is a bad bitch. This is a pla...
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Overeducated, Underemployed: March 2012
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Saturday, March 31, 2012. The Hunger Games - Bread and Circuses. The film version of The Hunger Games. Is the current tween craze a la Twilight. The expanded roles of President Snow, gamemaker Seneca Crane, and Caesar Flickerman substitute for Katniss' narration, helping to elaborate on the manipulativeness of the Games, and their importance for subduing the districts. In fact, the scenes in the Capitol are mesmerizing. With one glaring exception: Katniss' costumes. Monday, March 12, 2012. 4 Dobby. D...
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Overeducated, Underemployed: My Top 10 Harry Potter Characters, 10-6
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Sunday, March 4, 2012. My Top 10 Harry Potter Characters, 10-6. War heroes, Hogwarts glitterati, fashion-forward wizards. The Dursleys, the cupboard under the stairs, the owls, and the orphaned boy who would become our hero. I was captivated. When we discover that the villain impersonating Moody is Barty Crouch, Jr . who. And now - although the list is the tool of lazy writers and journalists everywhere - I made a damn list of my 10 favorite Harry Potter characters, based mostly on the books and some on ...
