Since we’re on the topic

10Mar09

My first record (RECORD!) was Cyndi Lauper’s ‘She’s So Unusual.’ We were a record family: My mother (who was/is a music person) didn’t really buy a lot of tapes. She held onto records until the bitter end and then gleefully switched to CDs.
(My father is not a music person. I think he owned two [...]

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Tags: 80's, 90's, me me me, music

And the infinite sadness

09Mar09

So the other day I had the radio on, and some Smashing Pumpkins song came on. I was never really a Pumpkins ‘fan’ per say, but I do believe they were a damn fine radio band. To be honest, that’s most of how I experienced music throughout the 90’s – via the radio. I’m just [...]

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Tags: 90's, music

Stuff it, Oprah

11Dec08

Does the most powerful woman on TV really need to keep making such an issue about how much she weighs? Kate and Dodai make the points.
Oprah is, for the most part, a nonentity in my world. I’m aware of her but I don’t love her and I don’t hate her. But the fat thing… Well.
I [...]

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Tags: celebs, fat, tv