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eggs
I just returned from hearing Bich Minh Nguyen, the author of Stealing Buddha's Dinner, at an event sponsored by my local library. This was my 2nd time hearing her speak as her book is set in the major city closest to where I live. Each time I hear her I am inspired to write ( Read more... ) -
secret life
bees-plus: I brought a couple of friends to see The Secret Life of Bees this weekend. We were all touched by it. I was really looking forward to the movie and wondered if it would disappoint after all of that anticipation. It did not ( Read more... ) -
stung
Secret Life: The movie version of The Secret Life of Bees is coming out this week. if you don't have enough reasons to see this, check out this endearing article about the beekeepers involved with the filming:
Jacksonville Couple Treated like VIPs at the Premiere
Check out another great article about the producer, Gina Prince-Bythewood:
'Secret ( Read more... ) -
Dixon's So-Called Life
Did anyone catch Tristan Wilds as Dixon Wilson on 90210? There was one scene in which he comes up to two friends and puts his elbows on their shoulders like on the first day of school during Season 4 of The Wire. It was painful to watch since as Michael Lee it was sweet and playful and as Dixon Wilson (formerly Mills) in 90210 it appeared to be a ( Read more... ) -
buy my medicine
if I gave a sh** you'd be the first person I'd give it to: My mom and sisters and I went to visit an open air market yesterday and within the first 15 minutes, we saw a mom with her kids wearing a t-shirt with this slogan on it ( Read more... ) -
collision
Check out one of the newest cast members of the upcoming Office spinoff: Aziz Ansari. He is a fan of, gasp!, The Wire, possibly even stalker-level. Not that I could relate to this kind of devotion. I'm just saying . . . -
what are you talking about?
In reaction to this article, Diversity: Why is TV so white? and in particular, the new 90210:
As a transracial adoptee, I'm always interested in how t.v. handles race and adoption. Naturally, you're going to wonder if this new 90210 is what Willis from Diff'rent Strokes was always "talking about." That's a really corny joke. But, the point is, t. ( Read more... ) -
oz
I was thinking over Season 4 of The Wire and wondered if it were an anti-yellow brick road experience for our characters:
Namond: as lion, lost his courage--referenced by drawings Wee-bey's cell-mate drew for him (You could argue he never had courage, of course)
Randy: as scarecrow, lost his brain (gave up information that destroyed him)
Michael: ( Read more... ) -
why I love the wire
In a GoodReads discussion board, the question was asked,
"I've been hearing a lot about this show The Wire lately. What the h*** is it about? What makes it so good?" As you can imagine, this question made my day!! I have an excuse to rave about The Wire other than to family and friends who are tired of me praising this show ( Read more... ) -
when 2 worlds collide
Did anyone notice that the writers of "The Office" finally got their real-life connection to "The Wire," a show which they so adore? Yes, Amy Ryan appeared in the finale ( Read more... )