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Entries from May 2011

Sex Crimes

May 31st, 2011 · by xJane · No Comments

I was sent a link to a tequila ad by Lessie Brown who asked my opinion on it. She sent it in the context of a page I’ll link to below, because I think it deserves to be watched on its own merit first: For Harriet has the following to say about it: The scenario [...]

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Tags: Feminism

Music…Tuesday: You + Me = Not to Be

May 31st, 2011 · by xJane · 3 Comments

I literally just discovered Ms. Maura (but was too tired to write this last night). I love her jazzy sound—it’s almost steampunky to me. I like this as a ballad between a time traveler and someone encountered during those travels. It’s likely a much more traditional relationship, but “Peace for a Place” feels like a [...]

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Tags: Music Monday

Music Monday: the Bishop

May 2nd, 2011 · by xJane · No Comments

My sister used to live in New York and my mother had decided that we would visit her to see Broadway shows. She would be there for longer than I, and I longer than dad, so she’d see a total of 3—we each got to choose one. Dad chose Les Misérables. In preparation and, I [...]

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Tags: Music Monday

…Yay?

May 2nd, 2011 · by xJane · 2 Comments

I know I’m the militaristic of the two of us here at MoF, but I find myself ambivalent at the recent news that Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has been killed by US forces (a week ago, whereupon they “took custody” of his body to make sure it was him). I have been told [...]

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Tags: Current Events · Death