It’s funny to think the film was once criticized by the Washington Post for product placement. After all, this month an entire film, Barbie, is launched and co-produced by Mattel. It may have been jarring then, but it barely registered to me watching the products placed in this movie ...
Have you ever decided not to share something even though you thought it was awesome? Maybe you found a great article breaking down a complicated conflict in a foreign country, or a Particularly Funny Internet Cat Video, or a thoughtful piece about the economy. You wanted to say “I...
SAVE YOURSELF is full of funny and insightful recollections about everything from coming out (at a Catholic college where being gay can get you expelled) to how joining the circus can help you become a better comic (so much nudity) to accepting yourself for who you are–even if you’re a...
As my young coworker said about that scene, “It made my mom cry. And it made me cry!” Girl, same. That segment was equal parts pain and beauty – the two things that make me cry the most. I’m happy to see these young women writing and performing hit songs about self-loathing...
Instead, think about the times when you know your partner can focus on you and isn’t wrapped up in the chaos of life. Maybe you show them a meme that cracked you up over coffee, if they’re a morning person, or share gossip about a coworker after the kids have gone to bed at ...
Fine. I’ll be a Good Citizen. ® It’s funny to me, how much that frostedmoiself’sbutt, to realize that I’d been placed in a Category. The next day I was still a bit steamy.[3]Perhaps I’m overreacting… <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attach...
I type this from work right now, having shooed one stressing-out coworker out the door early, and performed a shrug when the other had last-minute “but I can’t make it!” I only wish my brain were working well enough to write fiction right now, but as it is, I have the coffee...
They did the same to one of my coworker before. Terminating contract on a short notice, acting passive aggressively. Firing an employee is very expensive in Belgium. It is a disgusting way to conduct business IMHO. At least now I'm free to find a better things to do. I have "fuck ...
on Wednesday as the HFStival was announced as returning, and went to a farewell lunch for a coworker at Sweetwater in Centreville where I saw some of my coworkers in person for the first time since the pandemic. Also Wednesday was the Cabaret Showcase with Nina in the crew. At the ...