“think through the possibility of subverting and displacing those naturalized and reified notions of gender that support masculine hegemony and heterosexist power, to make gender trouble…through the mobilization, subversive confusion and proliferation of precisely those constitutive categories that seek to keep gender in its place.” - judith butler I remember first reading those words by Judith …
Also blame the complicated relationship we few, proud FNL fans have with our favorite show: the reason we love it is because of its unflinching honesty and respect for the truth of its characters. And yet because we love it so much we hide our eyes when terrible things happen and we wish desperately for …
I knew I was behind in my Awards season movie viewing, but yesterday the Oscar nominations really confirmed that. So my goal in the next few weeks? To tackle as many of these as possible. Nominees I have seen in bold – and I left out a lot of categories. Actor in a Leading Role …
I might be nuts, I decided to do another Project 365, after finishing my first Project 365 in Feb. People would post on Flickr about how doing a Project 365 was addictive, and hard to stop after you did one. And they were right. Looking back through my first Project 365, I could remember taking …
The Watcher: Not That Good or just Not For Me? Thoughts on ‘Big Love’ and ‘Breaking Bad’. Fascinating. Especially because I often struggle with this same dilemma. One of my good friends loves Big Love. So at her insistence, I tried to watch it, I really did. But the whole thing just sort of bored …
Happy New Year! I have chosen to spend the first day of the New Year, avoiding confronting a task I don’t want to do and watching TV. Sounds about right. I realized that I never finished the second season of the new Dr. Who series, and I was inspired by a BBC America marathon to …
“He’s been counting on this one last shift for so long, as if it might hold some final answer. It can’t, he knows, yet he feels threatened by the idea of loosing his last chance.” - Stewart O’Nan For me this book perfectly captures that feeling of your last day at a job you sort …
But the series’ sneakiest achievement may have been the way it elevated, shattered, and remade the format of the police procedural, spider-webbing that old scaffolding with numberless subplots, bits of crackling dialogue, sickening and subtle imagery. Over the seasons, The Wire generated a sheer narrative density that demanded and assumed an intelligent audience was out …
“Of all the characters who’ve departed since last season began, he’s my Scarecrow: I’ll miss him most of all. Gilford’s quietly soulful performance has long been the heart of the show, and his character has captured everything great and frustrating about carrying all the virtues of growing up in a small town in your heart …
This summer I discovered the area U-pick farms in Ernest. Kelly and I were out picking fruit every other week it seemed. Several times we did things like cherry pick with umbrellas in the rain, but often for apple-picking the day was beautiful and clear. [Gwen Bell's Best of 09 Blog Challenge]
