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Balls

Posted on 13/11/2012 by

When it was first released, Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002), was savaged by the critics and cold-shouldered by the general public. To quote Wikipedia: “In March 2007, the movie review site Rotten Tomatoes ranked the film #1 among “The Worst … Continue reading →

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PunkWatch: Lucy Liu

Posted on 09/07/2012 by

[Contains SPOILERS... or does it? Yes, it does. Or does it? Yes, I’ve already told you it does.] Have you ever wondered what True Romance would be like without all the violence and drugs and suspense and passion and sweary … Continue reading →

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Short Answer: No

Posted on 18/05/2012 by

After logging out of Hotmail, I was faced with the question in the graphic you see to the left: “Is society sexist against men?” My initial, knee-jerk reaction was to snort with sceptical contempt… but then I slapped my wrist, … Continue reading →

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Irish Ayes

Posted on 17/03/2012 by

When I logged in this morning, Yahoo! challenged me to name my favourite Irish celeb, in honour of Saint Patrick’s Day… and I was totally stumped. At first the only Irish women I could think of were the all-girl pop … Continue reading →

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Marie The Maven

Posted on 05/03/2012 by

While checking my Astrostyle horoscope t’other day, I noticed a testimonial from a lady who kinda looked like Nigella Lawson, so out of curiosity I clicked the link, and found myself at the website of “Multi-Passionate Entrepreneur” Marie Forleo… who describes … Continue reading →

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‘Tis The Season

Posted on 23/12/2011 by

In honour of the Solstice, I thought I’d take this opportunity to wish all of my readers (and random way-laid Googlers) a Happy Winterval, or whatever you wanna call it. Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we diet! Note: … Continue reading →

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Vive le Cinéma!

Posted on 25/08/2011 by

I wrote about Sandrine Voillet’s BBC2 programme Paris: An Insider’s Guide when it first aired back in 2007… but I was lucky enough to find the DVD in a charity shop recently, and decided to give it another spin. The … Continue reading →

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Working For the Yankee Dollar

Posted on 21/08/2011 by

Curious to learn more about Arielle Dombasle (of Raging Angel fame), I had a quick Google and found her brilliantly bizarre video for a song called “Rhum and Coca-Cola”… which features a much higher body count than one might expect … Continue reading →

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Monstrous

Posted on 11/08/2011 by

In his review of Monster-in-Law (2005) for The AV Club, Nathan Rabin opined: “It’s not hard to imagine the militant Jane Fonda of 1972 angrily denouncing [this movie] as insulting Hollywood claptrap trafficking in regressive, reactionary, blatantly sexist gender codes.” … Continue reading →

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Tee hee?

Posted on 05/06/2011 by

Apparently indie darling Zooey “Zoey” Deschanel has launched a new lifestyle website, along with her Los Angelean gal-pals, Sophia Rossi (former producer of The Hills) and Molly McAleer (self-described “Internet Sensation”!). The site, HelloGiggles.com, is pitched as “the ultimate entertainment destination … Continue reading →

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