(Not) Like a Virgin

The October 2009 issue of Glamour has an article by Elna Baker called “Yes, I’m a 27-year-old Virgin.” It isn’t available on line, but here’s a Youtube video of Baker’s standup act that goes over much the same territory (although the bit about making a Halloween costume that’s supposed to resemble a fortune cookie but [...]

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Some Things Never Change

I recently rented Taken (2008), a generally serviceable thriller starring Liam Neeson as a retired CIA agent who goes to Paris to rescue his daughter, Kim, after she’s been snatched by white slavers. While the film itself isn’t bad, the gender politics are so reactionary they made me cringe.

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