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 ( 894 )
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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 -
Orphan Black - Table of Contents
Season One. Season Two: Nature Under Constraint and Vexed.Governed by Sound Reason and True Religion.Mingling Its Own Nature With It.Governed as It Were by... Read more
Posted on 03 July 2014 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Orphan Black – We’re So Different, All of Us.
Orphan Black: 2x10 By Means Which Have Never Yet Been Tried.It would be an unsound fancy and self-contradictory to expect that things which have never yet been... Read more
Posted on 03 July 2014 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Links 26/06/14 (while Travelling to the FUTURE)
A nice tune, BOMB Magazine with a conversation between Teju Cole and Aleksandar Hemon, a visualization of migration and the World Cup teams (and VOX with an... Read more
Posted on 27 June 2014 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Links 20/06/14 Compact Edition
Politics: In Iraq, 275 US troops are now protecting the embassy in Baghdad and are equipped for combat, the New York Times lines out the alliance between the -... Read more
Posted on 20 June 2014 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Orphan Black - You’re the Bravest Thing I Know.
Orphan Black: 2x09 Things Which Have Never Yet Been Done.Two of the most impressive scenes that have ever happened on this show which has so many outstanding... Read more
Posted on 18 June 2014 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Links 16/06/14
Politics: ISIS or ISIL (depending on whether you translate that last letter as "Syria" or "Levant" has been active in the regions since the war started in... Read more
Posted on 16 June 2014 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Divisions
In 1994, a solid third of Republicans were more liberal than the median Democrat. Today, virtually no Republicans are more liberal than the median Democrat. Read more
Posted on 13 June 2014 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO
