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what once common phrase or sentence you used to hear will you never hear again?

Sat, Nov 30, 2013
24 comments

Such as: “Send a self-addressed, stamped envelope for more information.”

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has a movie or TV show ever so inspired you that you actually changed something about your body, wardrobe, or home?

Mon, Nov 25, 2013
7 comments

If not, what film or TV show would come closest to getting you to change your personal style?

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what are you reading at the moment?

Sat, Nov 23, 2013
28 comments

Got any recommendations from your recent reads?

| 28 Comments

what are the greatest or most iconic movie quotes spoken by women?

Mon, Nov 18, 2013
56 comments

Another way of looking at the issues that the Bechdel Test raises about the paucity of women onscreen…

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what feature or attraction of the area you live in have you never visited?

Sat, Nov 16, 2013
17 comments

Would you like to see it? Why, or why not?

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is there any downside to rating films as to whether they pass the Bechdel Test?

Mon, Nov 11, 2013
40 comments

Seems to me that the only possible “downside” to such a rating would be the discomfort some people may experience when they are suddenly forced to see how poorly women are represented on the big screen.

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what city that you’ve never been to would you most like to visit?

Sat, Nov 09, 2013
16 comments

It’s nice to go back to places you’ve already been — the touristy pressure is off a little. But it’s nice to visit new places, too.

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what movie has most inspired you in your life?

Mon, Nov 04, 2013
12 comments

Perhaps a film actually inspired you to do something or learn something. Perhaps it’s merely a positive feeling that a particularly film left you with.

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will we ever get rid of Daylight Savings Time?

Sat, Nov 02, 2013
12 comments

Would you want to get us all back on the same clock year-round? What would it take to make this happen?

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who — if anyone — has emerged as an indisputable movie star since the year 2000?

Mon, Oct 28, 2013
41 comments

We’re nearly 15 years into the century — it shouldn’t be so hard to think of names to fill this roster.

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