Yeah, color me extremely unimpressed. I mean when she moved a seat closer? cute. When she suggested that? GROSS. Poor guy.

If this song was a military rank, it would be Major Fierce. Holy Crap - M.I.A. should be my spirit guide. Girl is so good!

I'm in the "call everybody folks!" category. I haven't heard it used in a purely POC manner up in Canada before, but then my location is Calgary, Alberta/Alberta in general, so it might just be a regional all-encompassing term. I have noticed that in the States, at least according to literature/articles/written word…

I never knew that you should try to cover the cost of your plate at a wedding! I went to my first (on my own) last year, and ended up spending about $100 on the bridal shower gift, and then I spent about 50-75$ on the wedding gift (which for me, a single person without a ton of money to spend) was a lot. In total,…

Lindy - Great article. :-)

I agree both P&P and Jane Eyre are fantastic, just that Mr Rochester and Edward Cullen have more in common than Mr. Darcy.

I use ladyface, lady-roo, ladycakes (and it's fun alternate, shadylakes), and on the occasion, ladypants. The last one I'd reserve for people who aren't going to read that as a weird sexual term, unless that's the context you want it to be taken in.

I love broad and dame! those are great and kinda cheeky.

Yes and no. There's often similar struggles presented from different angles - Women's position in society, their worth and how they are expected to behave versus their desires, money, wealth, changing economic circumstances, etc, etc.

I absolutely love Persuasion. The depth of Anne Elliot. The way your heart breaks for her throughout the novel. She's just so classy and lovely. I always feel so much for Anne.

SERIOUSLY.

...This guy was the only reason I watched the OC. ADAM BRODY MAKE MORE MOVIES PLEASE.

Geez man. You had so much potential. What happened? Why am I not speaking to the evil gangster vampire drug kingpin right now?!

I love Zadie Smith. On Beauty was great for it's depictions of real women, as well as the whole 'striving for something' aspect of life. It was so bittersweet. My favourite by her has to be White Teeth though - I still find Irie's (the main female character) concern for her wieght/appearance/ethnicity/belonging, and…

Well this is dissapointing. I was expecting a movie about Ada Lovelace, inventor or the Analytical Engine, basically the first computer. I'd watch the shit out of that movie.

Ha! Canadian Nationalism?! Really? Does it often end in a conversation like "So Canadians seem to like Canada enough to pick on it all the time, just so it knows it's place in the grand scheme of things." But as I say that, I am also a huge (in my opinion) patriot. I love Canada so much, and am so happy I'm from here.…

Pretty much - there's Global and City, but they often show the same things as the CBC, but don't produce any shows (to my knowledge - I haven't had TV for about a year - I know some of them have 'partnerships' to make certain shows, but I don't know/understand enough about them). By the way, potentially you should…

Yeah, it's definitely different, from what I understand (at this point, I have never been out of Canada), but in terms of BBC shows and how they portray their society (lots of mixed-race couples with little to no societal issues coming at them to deal with), it seems a lot more like Canada than the States. It seems…

correction: I had a variety of friends from different ethnic backgrounds than my own.

Yeah, this was not my reality at all - and it may be different because I'm Canadian, but I'm not altogether sure. In college, I had a variety of friends from ethnic backgrounds, and it was really common to see interracial friend groups in the halls all the time, and hanging out in the cafeterias. Most of my room-mates…