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Sleepover Cinema: The Empowering 80s Lady Movie You Haven't Seen

Meghan — Mon, 21 May 2012 18:05:29 -0400

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.

Dear Super Intense Actors, Please Do a Comedy

Meghan — Tue, 01 May 2012 18:00:26 -0400

Remember when RDJ did little indie films and had silly hair?

MDNA, And Why I'll Always Love Madonna in Spite of Everything

Meghan — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 18:00:25 -0400

Maybe what I love the most about Madonna is for that what she is most criticized; she’s a total poseur.

Forming a Supergroup, and Other Bad Ideas for Trying to Impress Your Dad

Meghan — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:00:25 -0400

I've heard some of the Beatles' kids want to start a band. Dooooon't doooo it.

"Titanic 3D" is Just Sorta Sad Now (And Not Why You Think)

Meghan — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 10:00:27 -0400

"Titanic" is as much about 1997 as 1912 as a touchstone of the hubris and optimism of an age; forgive me for saying so, but I believe it is much more difficult to make an earnest, naïve love story like this today.

I Still Believe in Tim Burton

Meghan — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:30:38 -0400

I am crazy excited for Dark Shadows. You can be too. It's okay.

Keep Your Guilt Off My Cigarettes and Diet Coke

Meghan — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 17:00:12 -0500

I'm fine with having a vice or six. You should be too.

Got Post-Graduate Angst? So Does The Marriage Plot (And Other Great Campus Novels)

Meghan — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:00:13 -0500

The campus novel is great because it makes you nostalgic for being 22, and at the same time, glad that scary epoch is behind you.

Celebrity Memoir Book Club: Diane Keaton's "Then Again"

Meghan — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:00:19 -0500

The real "Annie Hall" on hats, Woody, and bulimia.

More British Class Dramas That You May Love More Than Downton

Meghan — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:00:15 -0500

More period dramas that will be perfect for a blizzard coming near you, a couple months unemployment, or your next hard break-up.

The Tricky Business of Being a Woody Allen Fan

Meghan — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:00:21 -0500

How is it possible that I can be horrified by his behavior, and still support his career?

My Baby Sister Is Beating Me to the Altar

Meghan — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:00:13 -0500

I can't help but think of Scarlett O'Hara's sister Suellen, without the whole husband-stealing part. “AND I’LL BE AN OLD MAIDDDDD!”

My Republican Father Makes Me Smarter

Meghan — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:00:53 -0500

You know when you hear Rush Limbaugh on the radio, and you're like, "Who LISTENS to this guy?" I'm here to tell you that my father is a brilliant man who forces me to listen to conservative talk radio.

The Difference Between Good Drag and Bad Drag

Meghan — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:00:09 -0500

I guarantee you ancient cavemen were pretending to be their wives for the delight of their clan, and that it killed.

Stephen King Books Were My YA Novels

Meghan — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:00:11 -0500

Many of the women I know grew up devouring Stephen King -- and he simply doesn’t get enough credit for his influence on us, to say nothing of his unique voice and imagination.

Do This Don't: Stay In Alone on New Year's

Meghan — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 10:00:12 -0500

I declare December 31 a holiday just as fit for quiet and reflection and snacking alone as for partying until you are sick.

What Bros Can Teach Us About Holiday Office Etiquette

Meghan — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:00:07 -0500

For me and a lot of my Wall Street officemates, this was our first "real job," and we learned a few cardinal party lessons the hard way.

My eHarmony Date Shot Me Down Over "The Muppets" Movie

Meghan — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:00:11 -0500

There is no shame, friendos, in being in your 20s, 30s or 90s and loving puppets.

Please Help Me Find a Non-Adele Breakup Song

Meghan — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:00:19 -0500

Never mind, I'll find another song like" Someone Like You."

Carrie Fisher's "Shockaholic:" These Are the Memoirs You're Looking for

Meghan — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:00:13 -0500

Shock treatment, pissing contests with Ted Kennedy and Christmas with MJ.