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I be nominated…

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…for a 2010 National Entertainment Journalism Award, given by the Los Angeles Press Club. How’s that for Notability? The finalists were announced a month ago, and I only just accidentally stumbled across this news this morning. I’m a finalist in the Online Critic category. My fellow nominees are: Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor Tom Tangney, … more…

I’m crushed…

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…to discover that I’ve been deleted from Wikipedia. The editors’ objections would also seem to apply to James Berardinelli and The Filthy Critic. I wonder why they get to stay and I get the boot… Oh, I get it: I’ve never been mentioned by Roger Ebert. And I don’t rate movies by extending my middle … more…

Hit Girl hysteria…

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…where are the women at Cannes, the politics of hair, and more. Yes, it’s The Week in Women — or, rather, last week’s Week in Women, finally — my regular column over at the Alliance of Women Film Journalists. Enjoy.

because I am *such* a dork…

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…I’ve posted more Doctor Who fan fiction over at my other site. One is a story about Nyssa and her life on Terminus (featuring a visit from the Peter Davison Doctor), and the other is based upon the notion of “gumblejack,” the “finest fish in the galaxy, maybe the universe,” according to the Colin Baker … more…

me on a Rough Review podcast

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Rough Review is an smart Australian blog about analyzing media run by Elizabeth, a media and communications university student, and recently I was the first guest on Liz and Loz… whenever, the site’s new podcast. We talked a lot about fan fiction and about, as Liz terms it, “finding a balance between ones’ interests and … more…

me on Saskatchewan radio

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Today, 6:15 Eastern time, 4:15 Central, I’ll be on Afternoon News with Cory Kolt on News Talk 980 CJME. We’re gonna be talking about Conan O’Brien — guess my post earlier about what O’Brien should do next popped up on someone’s Google Alert. I have no idea how many readers I have in Saskatchewan. Not … more…

it’s our culture of misogyny…

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…that allows Star Wars fans to be likened to female victims of serial killers, and more… Yes, it’s The Week in Women, at last, my regular weekly column over at the Alliance of Women Film Journalists. Enjoy.

was out all day at screenings…

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…and meeting the kids from Kick-Ass. Thought I’d have time in between to check email, post something, etc. No such luck. Hauled the laptop around all day for nothing. Such is the life of the independent critic/film blogger/whatever the heck I am. You know, with criticism dead and all, I’m gonna have to find something … more…