Claire | October 28, 2011
The Three Musketeers is the third film adaptation of the classic Dumas novel I’ve seen, and falls somewhere in between the fantastic 1993 The Three Musketeers with Chris O’Donnell and Kiefer Sutherland, and 2001′s lackluster The Musketeer. One might think that it’s really hard to screw up a story involving four sword-wielding heroes taking down [...]
Category: Film & Television |
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Claire | October 27, 2011
Mindy Kaling, The Office actress and author of “Is Everyone Hanging Out without Me?” (due out November 1), lists these 12 rules for guys on how to succeed at manhood. I find them surprisingly true. Guys Need To Do Almost Nothing To Be Great Being a Guy is so easy. A little Kiehl’s a little [...]
Category: Life or Something like it, Miscellaneous |
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Tags: advice for men, life advice, MIndy Kaling, modern dating, Republic of Brown, romance, tips for men
Claire | October 27, 2011
Single from Daughtry’s new album “Break the Sprell” premiering November 1 (why so far away why??). Daughtry crafts some of the best rock ballads out there in my opinion.
Category: Music |
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Tags: Daughtry, Daughtry Crawling Back to You high quality, music, music video, rock, rock/pop
Claire | October 26, 2011
Maple leaves turn black in the courtyard. Light drives lower and one bluejay crams our cold memories out past the sun, each time your traces come past the shadows and visit under my looking-glass fingers that lift and block out the sun. Come—I’ll trace you one final autumn, and you can trace your last homecoming [...]
Category: Poetry |
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Tags: Annie Finch, autumn, autumn poem, Final Autumn, Final Autumn Annie Finch, Poetry, read this
Claire | October 23, 2011
I dare you to listen to or watch this ridiculously upbeat music video without getting a huge grin on your face.
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Tags: bring a smile to your face, graham colton, love song, music, music video, pop, pop love song, running, upbeat, upbeat music, upbeat pop song, youtube
Claire | October 21, 2011
Since the beginning of time publishing romance publishing, there has been criticism of the entire genre of romance and chick lit. Chick lit today remains the most popular genre in the publishing world, yet it is constantly being marginalized and dismissed by critics and all those who don’t read the genre. One of my friends [...]
Category: Books Art Literature |
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Tags: chic lit, chick lit, emotional porn, publishing, romance, romance novels, the chick lit debate
Claire | October 17, 2011
YUM. Shahrukh Khan returns to his roots, playing a sociopath. This looks sleek and moody with just a hint of Bollywood cheese around the edges.
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Tags: bollywood, Bollywood film, Don 2, Don 2 teaser, shahrukh khan
Claire | October 17, 2011
“We are in easy understanding. Scarcely talking, thoughts pass between us. It is memory. As I search to find this day’s sweet drifting. The fog out to sea, the wind.” -Joanne Kryger, “When I used to focus on the worries, everybody“
Category: Poetry |
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Tags: Joanne Kryger, modern poetry, Poetry