by Jeffrey Davies | Aug 14, 2018 | Blog, Books, Pop Culture |
“Trainwrecks are myths, yes. They are our monsters: cultural monsters, who embody the tensions of our moment or our expectations of women, and deeply personal monsters, who embody the parts of ourselves we are most afraid of. But there is another thing to note...
by Jeffrey Davies | Aug 10, 2018 | Blog, Music, Pop Culture |
I fondly recall a time when the world, let alone myself, could not get enough of Shania Twain. Not only was she a gifted vocalist from the very beginning, but almost immediately became a crossover star (conquering the worlds of country, pop, and rock music) and...
by Jeffrey Davies | Jul 28, 2018 | Blog, Music, Pop Culture |
Demi Lovato has officially brought tears to my eyes three times this year: the first was when I saw her on her phenomenal Tell Me You Love Me Tour in March (right after she celebrated six years of sobriety). The second was when she released a new song out of the blue...
by Jeffrey Davies | Jul 27, 2018 | Blog, Books, Movies, Pop Culture, TV |
I feel like a better title for Penny Marshall’s memoir would have been Shit Happens, but I’m sure her publisher would have said no. I wanted to read My Mother Was Nuts because I grew up watching Penny Marshall on Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley as...
by Jeffrey Davies | Jul 4, 2018 | Blog, Books, TV |
“Parents do tend to judge each other. I don’t know why. Maybe because none of us really know what we’re doing? And I guess that can sometimes lead to conflict. Just not normally on this sort of scale.” Here’s the thing, chicken wing. For the...
by Jeffrey Davies | Jun 28, 2018 | Blog, Books, Movies |
I avoided this book for a very long time, and after finding a copy of it at the library (despite it not even being on my TBR), I decided it was time to give it a shot. I avoided Room for a very simple reason: I just thought it would be too real. Real-life kidnapping...
