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Where Are the Women? wrapup essay in two alt-weekly newspapers

Thu, May 12, 2016
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[This post is not behind the paywall.]

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Where Are the Women? T-shirts!

Wed, May 11, 2016
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Support my Where Are the Women? project and stick it to the Hollywood man at the same time. [This post is not behind the paywall.]

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London photos: tulips in the park

Tue, May 10, 2016
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St. James’s Square, between Piccadilly and Pall Mall.

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The Family Fang movie review: family bites

Tue, May 10, 2016
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Strikingly original, a truly rare pleasure in a cinematic environment clogged with cookie-cutter films. Jason Bateman and Nicole Kidman are splendid.

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Bite movie review: it has no bite at all, actually

Tue, May 10, 2016
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Pro tip, ladies: A pregnancy test that comes up positive might just mean you are incubating some exotic fish-bug nasties. Ask your doctor!

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London photo: excellent advice

Mon, May 09, 2016
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Makes me just a little homesick…

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Bad Neighbours 2 (aka Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising) movie review: the misbehaving girls next door

Mon, May 09, 2016
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Teenaged girls behaving badly, depicted with a positive vibe. Progress? Turns out grossout movies don’t work even when they’re kind of feminist.

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London photo: rainbow windmill aeroplane

Fri, May 06, 2016
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“Rainbow windmill aeroplane” sounds like a code…

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Florence Foster Jenkins movie review: don’t worry that it’s not good enough for anyone else to hear

Fri, May 06, 2016
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When FFJ sticks to farce, it works wonderfully, like something P.G. Wodehouse might have loved. But the longer it goes on, the more maudlin it gets.

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These Final Hours movie review: armageddon a hint of emotion

Thu, May 05, 2016
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It’s the end of the world. Finally, a legitimate reason for a man to experience emotion. We’ve seen this all before… except not quite so ridiculous.

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