Category Archives: showbusiness

HTTYD: The Hidden World’s Villain

Posted on March 5, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Grimmell Animators have a lot of leeway when it comes to creating their characters. Take Grimmell, for instance, in the latest How To Train Your Dragon instalment. He spoke in a somewhat foreign accent, like Spanish (I thought). His character … Continue reading →

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JWR’s Portrayer?

Posted on March 3, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Tatiana Maslany  

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Let’s Drop a Little…

Posted on March 3, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Joy (2015) It’s hard to believe that this little gem of a movie is three years old. They had it on TV the other night. It still makes me cry (well, that’s not really too difficult, as I feel great … Continue reading →

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Self-Harm is a Cry for Help

Posted on February 21, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Jussie Smollett’s Crime (Cry Me) It’s been a weird three weeks since Smollett told Chicago Police that he had been mugged by two anti-black, anti-gay masked men who doused him with bleach, beat him and hung a rope around his … Continue reading →

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Do You Believe in Magic?

Posted on February 19, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Shin Lim wins AGT: The Champions Well, the magic I believe in is not prestidigitation. Shin Lim is definitely a smoke and mirrors type of magician, one who makes you wonder ‘how did he do that?’ Of all the (worldwide) … Continue reading →

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The Launch Season 2: Non-Binary Artist

Posted on February 9, 2019 by cdsmiller17

T. Thomason The second career to be launched on this second season of The Launch came out in 2015 as a gender neutral ‘non-binary‘. Before that they were known as Molly. This is news. It means that the individual does … Continue reading →

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Choose Wisely

Posted on January 19, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Walls and Bridges (1975) John Lennon’s fifth studio album featured songs that he’d written, recorded and released during the 18-month separation from his wife, Yoko Ono. The title says it all. Whatever Gets You Thru The Night Nobody Loves You … Continue reading →

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Peace Symbol: Misappropriated or…

Posted on January 18, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Marginalized? We’ve all seen the Peace Symbol. Did you know that it will be 61 years old on February 21 this year? It was first used by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) on a peace march from Trafalgar Square … Continue reading →

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What’s the Best a Man Can Be?

Posted on January 17, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Gillette: The Best a Man Can Get It’s a subtle, and yet not-so-subtle, change. They alter one word, do an advertising campaign about ‘toxic masculinity’ and let the rest of the world (via social media) do their advertising for them. … Continue reading →

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AGT: Superfans? What Superfans?

Posted on January 15, 2019 by cdsmiller17

America’s Got Talent: The Champions For most people, this will not be an issue, but AGT has a new voting system for this six-week special run of the show. In the first show, last week, ten ‘champion’ acts were brought … Continue reading →

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