it’s hip to have no hips…

…gay vampires are totally ruining everything for straight guys, help out a gal filmmaker, and more. Yup, it’s The Week in Women, my regular column over at the Alliance of Women Film Journalists, which is — for those under some mistaken impression otherwise — all about bitching about how Hollywood and the media treat women … more…

a few last bits of Nigel the Charity Pig

[previous] Our adventures in the land of Shakespeare are over, but I have a few last images of Nigel the Charity Pig to share. This may be my favorite picture of him, with the London skyline in the background: In the rolling hills of Oxfordshire: Checking out a thatched roof, the likes of which are … more…

the further adventures of Nigel (Saturday and Sunday)

[previous] Nigel the Charity Pig enjoys a final weekend of holiday-making in Stratford-upon-Avon, starting with the next to last of the yummy breakfasts at the Adelphi. Nigel wonders about all the pork on the plate, though: And then it was off for some final touring of the Cotswolds. In the village Wootton Wawen, just a … more…

home from England…

I’m back at home, and back into the swing of things… though I barely left it, actually. This year’s Stratford-upon-Avon trip was more of a change of scenery than a vacation: I did almost as much work as I would have done at home, and saw almost as many plays — five — in ten … more…

the further adventures of Nigel (Thursday and Friday)

Thursday was a day of recovery from the Bataan death march of a round trip to London on Wednesday. Nigel and I spent most of the day working in the wifi-enabled McKechnies coffeeshop, which is pretty boring for a Charity Pig. But in the evening we went to dinner at Lamb’s of Sheep Street with … more…