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"Who wants cake?": The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
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Saturday, October 3, 2009. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. James Woods on The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. Her brilliantly reduced style, of "never apologise, never explain", seems a deliberate provocation: we feel compelled to turn the mere crescents of her characters into round discs. Posted by Unexpected Songs. Sites Which Give Me More Things to Want to See and Do. Arts In the Right Place. In A Thousand Cities. The Joy of Baking.
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"Who wants cake?": Take Care of Yourself
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Tuesday, November 10, 2009. Take Care of Yourself. I caught her exhibition at Whitechapel Gallery last week. Felt like I had read the equivalent of a novella by the time I left - so much text, part of the art, but not actually written by her. In fact, got overwhelmed with reading and will return to read/see(? Also, perhaps the emotional labour of interpreting such letters is counterbalanced by the actual 'labour' that the women do in their respective professions every day? Posted by Unexpected Songs.
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"Who wants cake?": September 2009
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Sunday, September 27, 2009. Fleetingly observed, and probably devoid of significance. 1An utterly pointless Guardian. Article in the form of an appreciation escalation, which is a really bad description made up by me. I just read a feature on Abigail's Party. And the Qu'ran if they happened to be made up simultaneously'. 2 Wine related metaphors should be banned. I noticed on the copy of Metropolitan. Posted by Unexpected Songs. Saturday, September 26, 2009. That is not a waiter, my dear, that is a butler.
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"Who wants cake?": December 2009
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Saturday, December 19, 2009. The series' excellent mix of film pastiche, uncritical depiction of teenage life (drugs, etc), and adventurous storylines (in the context of tv) make it seem really modern.the only thing that makes all this almost meaningless is the absolute misogyny in the depiction of the female characters. Even the minor female characters are similarly afflicted. Posted by Unexpected Songs. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Sites Which Give Me More Things to Want to See and Do. The Joy of Baking.
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"Who wants cake?": Some vaguely feminist ramblings AND Olay say (Don't) Love the Skin You're In
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Saturday, October 3, 2009. Some vaguely feminist ramblings AND Olay say (Don't) Love the Skin You're In. Will stitching a piece of aida fabric with 'FUCK YOU' help me understand global warming? Okay, I know that feminists have been reclaiming embroidery, knitting etc for several years and it's been a trope used by female poets (Don't put up my Thread and Needle - I'll begin to Sew- When the Birds begin to whistle - Better Stitches - so - .) but I think NOW, in 2009, it seems slightly regressive to ce...
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"Who wants cake?": October 2009
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Tuesday, October 13, 2009. Reminded me about Paris Syndrome, which has afflicted over 6 million people. I can't quite believe it, even though it's been documented by actual serious academics, mostly because it sounds like the most postmodern illness ever: "This place doesn't look anything like on the internet, or in the guidebooks, or in films! It's failed my expectations by being nothing like I imagined it to be purely on the basis of representations of it in the media! It's so gritty you'll turn mental!
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"Who wants cake?": November 2009
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Tuesday, November 10, 2009. Take Care of Yourself. I caught her exhibition at Whitechapel Gallery last week. Felt like I had read the equivalent of a novella by the time I left - so much text, part of the art, but not actually written by her. In fact, got overwhelmed with reading and will return to read/see(? Also, perhaps the emotional labour of interpreting such letters is counterbalanced by the actual 'labour' that the women do in their respective professions every day? Posted by Unexpected Songs.
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"Who wants cake?": Kvetch Up
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Saturday, December 19, 2009. The series' excellent mix of film pastiche, uncritical depiction of teenage life (drugs, etc), and adventurous storylines (in the context of tv) make it seem really modern.the only thing that makes all this almost meaningless is the absolute misogyny in the depiction of the female characters. Even the minor female characters are similarly afflicted. Posted by Unexpected Songs. Sites Which Give Me More Things to Want to See and Do. Arts In the Right Place. In A Thousand Cities.
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"Who wants cake?": ...
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Sunday, October 11, 2009. There seem to be periodic flare-ups on the issue of race, where people seem to get into some kind of collective flurry, and it just comes around over and over. There are also the periodic apologies from one-time racist tv stars, which always seem half-hearted and the best way of wringing out more celebrity juice for viewers. And then people go to either extreme of 'it's only entertainment! Posted by Unexpected Songs. Sites Which Give Me More Things to Want to See and Do.