what am I keeping? my good china
One of the things that I absolutely could not bear to part with is the set of china I bought years ago: I hardly ever used it, but somehow it feels like it defines me, or at least a part of me…
maryann buzz
Disqus is down…
…and it’s not anything I have any control over…
my apartment is almost empty…
…and the rooms echo not only with sound but with lost opportunities…
first working day of the new year…
…the very first day, and the site crashes for 12 hours. Not the best way to start what I’d hoped would be a better year than the one that just ended.
Online Film Critics Society 2010 Awards winners
The winners of the 2010 Online Film Critics Society Awards have been announced… and there aren’t many surprises…
what am I keeping? some Christmas ornaments, for one
I think it was the first Christmas in my own apartment when I found — in a Conran’s store that is long since gone — a collection of ornaments made of heavy paper depicting Robin Hood and his band of merry men (and woman)…
the year in movies by and about women…
I have some stuff to say about how women were depicted onscreen this year, and how women made movies this year, over at Women and Hollywood…
Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2010 EDA Awards nominees
The AWFJ is one of the critics’ groups I belong to; my input helped determine these nominees, and I will vote in the final balloting to narrow it down to the winners. I still have to watch a few of these nominees…
Online Film Critics Society 2010 Award nominees
The OFCS is one of the critics’ groups I belong to; my input helped determine these nominees, and I will vote in the final balloting to narrow it down to the winners. I still have to watch a few of these nominees…
one good thing about preparing to move house without most of your stuff
There was a disgusting greasy dirty bowl in the sink. It had a chip in it, which meant it couldn’t even be donated to the thrift shop like I’ll do with a bunch of other kitchenware. So I threw it away instead of washing it.
