The Internet has changed everything; we all know that, and it’s being proven time and again. The latest and best example is the US elections of last month, where the Internet played a crucial role in raising awareness. Did the Internet help fan the flames of Twilight-mania? Of course they did! From endless numbers of… Read More My Obsession with Edward Obsession: the Essential Role the Internet played
While I do not wish to start a regular review of each LMOTP episode (yet…?), I was inspired to share the following exchange, which I found absolutely priceless. On Episode 7 of Season 3, Fred Tupper (a local rather abrasive radio talk show host) and Fatema (the rather opinionated owner of Café Fatema) had a… Read More Commentary: Little Mosque on the Prairie, Season 3, Episode 7
Dearly beloved reader, I’m afraid my fascination with the Edward Cullen/Twilight phenomenon is far from over, and I loved the following review so much that I felt compelled to share some of it with you. Twilight, the flim, is actually … good? By Darren Mercer I could barely tear my eyes and ears away from… Read More It wouldn’t be an obsession were I to stop looking into it
Ah, the joy of the Holiday Season. Shopping mall mania, credit cards maxing, relatives coming, receipts to keep track of… Well, I am always willing to help, so if you have a Twilight fan on your shopping list in need of perfume, find some great suggestions here. And… Good luck!
In need of a mid-afternoon pick-up? Check this out: For a little bit of background and a little more amusement, go here. Enjoy 😉 PS: Yes, it’s snowing on Sahar’s blog.
I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined,and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.
Something disturbing is yet again happening in Zimbabwe, and I don’t know how to help – at least, not directly. UK PM: Zimbabwe cholera outbreak is ‘an international emergency’ (CNN) — UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has branded the cholera crisis in Zimbabwe “an international emergency” and called on the world community to confront President… Read More Zimbabwe: the new international let-down scandal?
It seems like the month of December isn’t just ushering in cold winds from the North (can’t Santa stop being so generous and keep those winds for himself?), but also a whole slew of obsessions. From the avid Twilight fans that seem to wait for me at every street corner to my personal obsession with… Read More The resurgence of an old obsession: Welcome back, Harry!
Something interesting found its way into my inbox today. A lovely Sahar’s blog reader saw a preview to a show called ‘True Beauty’ and knew I’d find it interesting, so he sent it to me (thank you honey). Here is an excerpt of the official press release from ABC, taken from The Futon Critic: Executive… Read More Trying to make a Self-Centred and Superficial Country go beyond looks: True Beauty, the reality show
American industry is doing just fine outside of Detroit. We should be getting used to the depressing spectacle of once-great corporations begging for assistance from Washington. Yet perhaps nothing is more painful than to see General Motors and other big U.S.-based car companies–once exemplars of both American economic supremacy and middle-class aspirations–fall to such an… Read More Forbes Commentary: Help Mississippi, Not Michigan
