Cathy Leaves
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Cathy Leaves' Cellar Door Blog
http://cathyleaves.blogspot.com/
Reviews of current television shows, Orphan Black, The Good Wife, Orange is the New Black, and complete reviews of Bomb Girls, Skins, Popular, Caprica, My So-Called Life, Dollhouse. Pop Culture and Politics.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 781 )
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Sarah Waters - The Paying Guests
“The rest of us become narrow and mean when we live falsely. I'm sick to death of living falsely. I've been doing it for years. Read more
Posted on 16 September 2014 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Links 11/09/14
Politics: IS edition of sorts:US President Obama's speech regarding air strikes in Syria to fight and destroy IS (which may be impossible any way, but... Read more
Posted on 11 September 2014 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
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At a moment when the prevailing sentiment was grief, she’d already moved on to critiquing the language, and she came across as insensitive at best. Read more
Posted on 11 September 2014 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Classic Movie Night. Love, Love, Love - What is It Good For?
If love is an asset, a good to be sold to the highest bidder, then what happens to romantic love? It’s a question that both Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Irma La... Read more
Posted on 11 September 2014 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Defiance
In Defiance, Earth in 2046 is radically transformed in many ways. It is transformed literally, the shape of the surface rendered, its fauna and flora altered... Read more
Posted on 10 September 2014 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Links 6/9/14 Compact Version
Politics: In thinking about IS (ISIL/ISIS), a throwback to 2013 and "What could have been done differently in Syria?" and Slate on whether the US could have... Read more
Posted on 06 September 2014 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Reading List: August.
Non-Fiction: Roxane Gay: Bad Feminist. Fiction: Donna Tartt: The Secret History.Donna Tartt: The Little Friend.Donna Tartt: The Goldfinch.Megan Abbott: The... Read more
Posted on 31 August 2014 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
The Girl in the Video
Mona Vanderwaal lives in a normal house, in a normal teenage girl room, decorated with too many dolls to count. She had a very normal mother, who baked cookies... Read more
Posted on 29 August 2014 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Random Mixtape - Half Empty, Half Full.
Johann Erdmann Hummel [via tumblr]waxahatchee | grass stain. andrew bird | pulaski at night. alina simone | half of my kingdom. the front bottoms | flashlight.... Read more
Posted on 28 August 2014 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Orange is the New Black - Please Tell Me Where We’re Going.
Orange is the New Black: 2x01 Thirsty Bird.Thirsty Bird is disorienting and terrifying. It throws the viewer into an unknown environment, into a cast of... Read more
Posted on 25 August 2014 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Poisoned Fruit
"Self-damage"? All the literature about terrorism emphasizes that the harm directly done in an attack is nothing compared with the self-destructive reactions... Read more
Posted on 16 August 2014 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Links 15/08/14
Politics: In a much discussed interview with The Atlantic, former Secretary of State and potential future Democratic candidate for the presidency in the 2016... Read more
Posted on 15 August 2014 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
The Grand Budapest Hotel
“To be frank, I think his world had vanished long before he ever entered it, but I will say: he certainly sustained the illusion with a marvellous grace! Read more
Posted on 11 August 2014 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Three Films I Could Not Do Justice
It's odd, how three completely different films could tap into seemingly collective fears about the state of the presence. The Lego Film, starring a product... Read more
Posted on 08 August 2014 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Random Mixtape - i Know This Space Exists.
Dan Holdsworth [via tumblr]kate tempest | the beigeness. kyoka | piezo version vision. the acid | basic instinct. elektro guzzi | rough tide. paume |... Read more
Posted on 29 July 2014 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Links 29/07/14
Politics: Israel launched a ground invasion of Gaza, causing a widely critisized high number of Palestinian civilian casualties and a discussion on whether... Read more
Posted on 29 July 2014 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Links 17/07/14
Politics: Following the death of three Israeli teenagers and increased rocket attacks from Palestine, Israel started a bombing campaign in the Gaza strip (this... Read more
Posted on 17 July 2014 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Das Lied Zum Sonntag
Lil Silva - Mabel [via XLR8R] Dent by Clockwork, Zepz by Sylphe, Son by Fran Seven, a Neana remix of Femme En Fourrure, an Ellie Herring remix of Doss. Read more
Posted on 13 July 2014 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Good Faith
"...despite the undoubted good faith of US decision-makers, it would be difficult to conclude that US targeted strikes are consistent with core rule of law... Read more
Posted on 10 July 2014 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Remapping
When governments do not protect their citizens in the harsh and brutal conditions of war, people turn to paramilitary organizations for their security. Read more
Posted on 08 July 2014 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO