Dreams of Gold, And Other Colors: Oscars Post-Script

…look, you all knew this was coming. Here’s the thing about last Sunday’s Oscar ceremony: I don’t remember most of it. That might be a good thing. In my mind, the inability to recall vast swaths of the show signals the following: Nobody said anything embarrassing (a’la Travolta introducing Idina Menzel as Adele Dazeem) Nobody said … Continue reading →

Meryl’s Out of Africa

Did you think the world let Meryl Streep too easily off the hook for describing herself as “a humanist” rather than a feminist? Are you of the opinion that she should have gotten more, not less, flak for participating in Suffragette‘s “I’d rather be a rebel than a slave” photo shoot? If you answer yes to … Continue reading →