I also thought "Clueless" and "Mean Girls" used it appropriately.
I also thought "Clueless" and "Mean Girls" used it appropriately.
My *favorite* is from the third book, when they have to write poems about colors. The girl writing "pink" can't think of rhymes (despite her pen running out of ink!), and ends with "John is a ratfink".
When I was in Adolescent Psychology in college, we had to write a 10-page paper on a young adult book, analyzing the main character. Because I had read "There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom" approximately 20 times in my youth, I banged that thing out like it was busy work. And the end, in which **SPOILER** all the…
I was obsessed with Neve Campbell from fifth to seventh grade. I wrote songs and poems about her in English class and she appeared in any short story assignment. And yes, she had a "peak", but I saw "Scream 4" and didn't think she'd aged a damn day. She remains my last shot at heterosexuality.
I know! I'm still bitter that she was pushed for three weeks in 2003 for a last title run and then she went back into oblivion. She did a two-part interview promoting the GLOW documentary, in which she ripped on Stacy "The Kat" Carter, and the combinaton of feuding divas, backstage gossip and the Attitude Era warmed…
Is Lisa Moretti (better known as Tina Ferrarri, and later Ivory in WWE) among the commenters? She did some interviews about this movie on wrestling podcasts that made it sound rather illuminating.
"Ennis, girls don't fall in love with fun!" is my favorite line from "Brokeback Mountain". I remember an article that I read about Heath Ledger, who was known to be a Method actor, and therefore stayed sad and distant throughout much of the filming of the movie. Linda was laughing when they weren't shooting, and was…
He was actually in *two*, because "We Belong Together" was the sequel video to "It's Like That". I have no shame in knowing this.
I saw that movie by myself as a kid when my brother and all his friends saw "Minority Report" (he was worried he would have to explain things to me too often, so when I went up to the booth saying 'One for Lilo & Stitch' after five dudes saying 'One for Minority Report', the girl working here initially thought I was…
Thank you! I remember never watching the finale and that's why my memory got confused. Interestingly enough, now I remember that they were going to do a third season, but also re-tool it to a multi-camera sitcom to save money. It's like a Christina Applegate Curse.
I wish entire talk shows were available on DVD. "The Rosie O'Donnell" show at 4 PM was an essential part of my childhood. She did a retrospective for Season One on QVC, but I don't think it sold well enough for them to follow up.
"Samantha Who?" (at least in its first two seasons) was hilarious. Other than Jean Smart getting an Emmy, it didn't get the attention it deserved (a pre-"Bridesmaids" Melissa McCarthy and Jennifer Esposito were rivals and Sam's best friends, stealing almost every episode).
I've only seen a few episodes, but I did see the gem where Megan Mullally (who apparently has been on every sitcom this year) played Maya's nemesis and they had to run a marathon together. Any show that gives us Maya Rudolph defiantly saying, "I have been sober for 80 hours" deserves a more dignified death.
The grocery store episode is the WORST. I first saw it as a kid and couldn't get over the fact that Roseanne poured an entire quart of milk over poor Jackie's head (upon re-watch, it's sillier because the entire third act has to consist of a lame humorless storyline between Mark and Dan).
I was in middle school when that first aired, in mixed company. The only girl in the room and I got it and had a mutual unspoken understanding, and all the boys stared at the TV blankly. Finally one of them said, "I don't know a lot about the Civil War."
I was related to an awesome aunt by marriage. When the union dissolved, she made a mix CD full of "indie" music for me to enjoy, and this song was on there. I only distinctly remember the lyrics you mention. I still find them prescient.
I was related to an awesome aunt by marriage. When the union dissolved, she made a mix CD full of "indie" music for me to enjoy, and this song was on there. I only distinctly remember the lyrics you mention. I still find them prescient.
The picture is from the video she did with Justin Bieber for a remixed version last year. 1994 "All I Want for Christmas" was curly-haired, sweet and innocent, pre-divorce Mariah.
The picture is from the video she did with Justin Bieber for a remixed version last year. 1994 "All I Want for Christmas" was curly-haired, sweet and innocent, pre-divorce Mariah.
I am a Scrooge, and yet I will listen to "All I Want for Christmas is You" in July. Both her Christmas albums are great.