Onstage, Bouder is a delight. Her footwork is fast, her leaps are high, and she brings a notable spunk, all of which have made her a perennial favorite with NYCB audiences. Offstage, she is just as expressive—active and popular on social media, offering fans (especially young, aspiring ballerinas) a look into her life as one… Continue reading Friday Finds
Month: March 2017
Lauren Winter SS 2017
I'm a bit of a sucker for Lauren Winter's clothes, which is hilarious, because her stuff would probably look pretty bad on me - not for lack of trying. I'm 5'2 on a brag day, and, well, pretty curvy, and her stuff is more for the willowy sort. Still, a gal can dream, especially when… Continue reading Lauren Winter SS 2017
Friday Finds
I’m also not sure that we’re being quite straight with ourselves about what we want women in parliaments for. A number of studies point to the role of women politicians in promoting legislation in women’s interests (in childcare, for example, equal pay and domestic violence). A report from the Fawcett Society recently suggested a link… Continue reading Friday Finds
IRL
I've drafted so many blog posts lately - from ones about writing and freelancing, to ones about shows and movies, books, politics, events, podcasts and one or two about blogging itself. In a way that has felt a little typical of myself the last six months, I either haven't finished them, or haven't thought they… Continue reading IRL
Friday Finds
I haven't posted a short film in a little while, which is a shame, because I usually watch and fall in love with quite a few. This one by David Romero I recently found through Cartoon Brew, and it's a terrific exercise in sound and suspense. I totally jumped like, three times, haha. This… Continue reading Friday Finds
Oscars Year 23
Man, what a year for cinema. After a few lackluster years, 1950 exploded cinematically, with so many would-be classics hitting screens for the first time. Movies like All About Eve, Sunset Boulevard, The Men, The Asphalt Jungle, Cinderella, Father of the Bride and Adam's Rib represented seismic shifts in the maturity of storytelling and how every element of filmmaking - from animation to acting to… Continue reading Oscars Year 23
Friday Finds
Because as soon as the embargo for Logan broke, my feed was filled with film writers, including many female film writers, claiming that Laura was “kick-ass,” “a little badass,” or “#goals.” Gut reactions don’t lie, but I couldn’t help but think that here we are, a bunch of smart, opinionated adult women, identifying with a… Continue reading Friday Finds
Sunday Circle: what I’m writing this week
For background on the Sunday Circle, see this post. What am I working on this week? My week is basically being dominated by tidying up a couple of short stories - namely that big ol' Australian dystopian thing, and a literary story about MURDER, because that feels like one of my favourite things to write about… Continue reading Sunday Circle: what I’m writing this week
Friday Finds
High-minded political journalism and fashion coverage have existed side by side in glossy women’s magazines—titles from Cosmopolitan to Glamour to Vogue—for at least a half-century, but Ivanka Trump’s political ascendance has forced the usually parallel tracks of fashion and politics together like never before. And it’s left the genre, which has grown more political in… Continue reading Friday Finds
Sophie Overett 