In the Shadow of the Valley of the UltraVixens

Tina Fey as “Liz Lemon”

nobody@vox.com(CrowSeer) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:15:16 +0100

Over here in the UK, Saturday Night Live is usually only discussed when one of their alumni makes a movie. I think I can vaguely recall a time when the show was broadcast over here, but that was a long time ago, so basically to us it’s just “tha...

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Sandra Bernhard as “Minerva Mayflower”

nobody@vox.com(CrowSeer) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:31:46 +0100

Sadly, I did not discover Sandra Bernhard’s work in chronological order, or in qualitative order either. My first exposure must have been through the sitcom Roseanne, where her tall, slim frame made her stand out rather dramatically alongside the...

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Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam (aka M.I.A.)

nobody@vox.com(CrowSeer) — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 15:17:55 +0100

I was a bit of a latecomer to the Arular party, partly because my ears didn't entirely understand what they were hearing and partly because I belligerently refused to believe the hype. There's always a natural turnoff factor when all the music ma...

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Lee Miller (1907-1977)

nobody@vox.com(CrowSeer) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:31:32 +0100

As part of my research for a script, I’ve been working my way through Francine Prose’s book The Lives of the Muses: Nine Women & The Artists They Inspired, and yesterday I was introduced to Elizabeth “Lee” Miller. I can’t say I’d heard of her bef...

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Webby Woohoo!

nobody@vox.com(CrowSeer) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 08:12:46 +0100

Big S received an award at The 13th Annual Webby Awards for “I’m F-cking Matt Damon” and her work on “The Great Schlep.” Here is the video of her 5-word acceptance speech (check it out, it's v. educational!):

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Brace Yourself

nobody@vox.com(CrowSeer) — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:45:04 +0100

Last night I watched the first part of the new Shirley Henderson comedy May Contain Nuts. To get her underachieving daughter into a fancy new school, Henderson decides to substitute for her at the vital entrance exam. Realising that the 30-someth...

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Hollie Andrew as "Tara"

nobody@vox.com(CrowSeer) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:59:08 +0100

"Are you fist worthy?" Not the sort of question one should ask of strangers (unless one happens to be in that particular sort of nightclub at the time), but it is a tag-line for the Series 2 DVD of Double the Fist! I was giddy with excitement whe...

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Scottish Belles

nobody@vox.com(CrowSeer) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:18:57 +0100

It’s quite bracing to watch Wedding Belles, shortly after catching up with the first series of Mistresses. Both focus on the ups and downs of a group of four female friends, but the latter is a glossy, glamorous romp compared to the gritty, crack...

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Canadian Gothic

nobody@vox.com(CrowSeer) — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:57:31 +0100

When I first rented Ginger Snaps, many years ago, I was unlucky enough to get a disc that was scratched to buggery. I was drawn in by the characters, but once the story kicked in, weird coloured blocks began to dance across my screen, the player ...

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Respekt

nobody@vox.com(CrowSeer) — Wed, 27 May 2009 11:02:20 +0100

Last year Regina Spektor cast a spell on me. I was in a local second-hand CD store, tightly clasping a copy of Luke Haines' Oliver Twist Manifesto in my sweaty little paw, when the "now playing" CD switched, and the shop was filled with the sound...

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