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VIFF 2012: No Job for a Woman & A Liar’s Autobiography

By monnibo | Published: November 12, 2012

I’ve been remiss posting on the blog. Partly because I’ve been busy and uninspired, but also because I’ve also been writing for my university’s student newspaper, The Peak. The Vancouver International Film Festival celebrated their 31st annual event from September 27-October 12, 2012. I saw two film screenings (although I wish I could have seen many more) and reviewed both for the paper. Here they are (including links to the paper’s website). No Job for a Woman: The Women Who Fought to Report WWII Published October 15, 2012 in The Peak, SFU’s Student Newspaper Women in the media sphere are Continue Reading »

Posted in Out & About, TV/Movies | Also tagged a liar's autobiography, eric idle, female journalists, feminism, graham chapman, john cleese, journalism, monty python, no job for a woman, the peak at SFU, vancouver international film festival, viff 2012, wwii | Leave a comment

The Little Shadows by Marina Endicott (book review)

By monnibo | Published: September 20, 2011

The Little Shadows will be published on September 27, 2011 but is already receiving a ton of buzz (including the Giller longlist Reader’s Choice). And I have to say that the praise is well-warranted. Gentle prose, quiet plot, and enticing characters are all present in Endicott’s latest novel about three sisters beginning a career in vaudeville. The Little Shadows revolves around three sisters in the world of vaudeville before and during the First World War. We follow the lives of all three in turn: Aurora, the eldest and most beautiful, who is sixteen when the book opens; thoughtful Clover, a Continue Reading »

Posted in Books, Reviews | Also tagged book review, canadian author, canadian novel, doubleday canada, fiction, giller prize, marina endicott, random house of canada, scotiabank giller, the little shadows | 2 Responses

Why I will be at SlutWalk Vancouver today

By monnibo | Published: May 15, 2011

The very first SlutWalk happened in April of this year in Toronto, but it has since taken local, national and even international media by storm. SlutWalks are popping up all over major cities in Canada, USA and across Europe in response to victim-blaming. SlutWalk Toronto is a rally that began in response to the victim-blaming that occurs throughout society in response to rape and sexual abuse. The tipping point was when Constable Michael Sanguinetti of the Toronto Police Service advised women at York University to “not dress like sluts” to avoid getting sexually assaulted. Unfortunately this is not an isolated Continue Reading »

Posted in Alongs, Out & About, Personal, Rant, Sharing | Also tagged canada, empowerment, human rights, international women's day, politics, pop culture, rally, rape, sex, sexual abuse, slutwalk, vancouver events | Comments closed

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