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star trek
natasha lyonne
Natasha Lyonne looks gorgeous and healthy and she has a lot to say about sexism in the film industry, the Hollywood co-stars who were there for her during her darkest hours and the fake prosthetic boobs she wore during "Slums of Beverly Hills."
movies
Here are my top "feel good" moments from "Jurassic Park."
movies
Difficult. It ís an adjective I generally associate with my adolescent tantrums.
veronica mars
Logan and Veronica may be my OTP, but I’m not 100% convinced this crowdfunded project should be a source of universal rejoicing, because it’s creating a lot of sticky thoughts about media, ownership, and production.
issues
"Zero Dark Thirty" is a movie about violence and torture and obsession, but I kind of wanted to get up and cheer. Being a first-generation Middle Eastern American is weird and complex and conflicting like that.
movies
My absolute No. 1 favorite let's get down to it pop culture question? #top5movies, baby. Here's the xoJane staff's lists so you can see into our very SOULS.
guns
In the wake of the deaths of six- and seven-year-olds in Newtown, CT, giving my kid a toy gun just doesn't seem right. And I am not at all comfortable with the violence marketed to kids through video games and movies.
Somer Sherwood in
Family Drama,
guns,
christmas,
kids,
parenting,
newtown,
video games,
first person shooter games,
movies,
The Hobbit,
explodey movies
Dec 21, 2012 at 5:00pm | 117 comments
smoking
When I look back and try to pinpoint the things that made me susceptible to smoking, I can never bring myself to fully acknowledge that the media I inhaled during my formative years must have left a mark.
race
The movie's insidious message inspires people to write things like: "Red Dawn makes me so racist to Asians now!! #imracist."
movies
Remember when I suddenly realized "Dirty Dancing" is actually a movie about an illegal abortion? That was kind of a shock.
race
I'm rattled by the idea that Summit Entertainment feels like the themes of heartache, loss, tragedy and pain have to be white-washed for audiences to “get” it.
bill murray
What's your favorite Wes Anderson movie and why? Two winners!
charlie sheen
Ladies of the 70's were so sexy. They really embodied the sort of nonchalant elegance that I think is missing from fashion today.
comics
Dealing with a sick pet: the worst or the very very WORST?
kickstarter
I talked to the impeccably marvelous Matthew Lillard, without mentioning my deep and abiding love for camp masterpiece “Hackers” EVEN ONCE.
movies
Rely on Baz Luhrmann to murder your high school lit class memories without a backward glance.
80s
Shirley is a smart, funny woman dealing with loneliness and heartbreak who is not a 26-year-old size 2 with blown out hair and a million dollar apartment.
Meghan in
Entertainment,
80s,
80s movies,
breakup movies,
british movies,
movies,
pauline collins,
shirley valentine
May 21, 2012 at 6:05pm | 32 comments
actors
Some weirdly poignant information you will never, ever use.
coconut everything
Please help me find a selection of silk chiffon robes to wear while pretending my built-in-2006 beachside condo is a MAGICAL ANCIENT CASTLE.
movies
I try to avoid throwing out accusations of “misogyny,” but it is hard for me not to think that the reason so many male viewers seem to object so strongly to these films is because they’re the rare example where they are expected to spend the entire length of the movie identifying with a female protagonist.
channing tatum
FINALLY, we have a male take on the "stripper with a heart of gold" narrative.
