May 18, 2013Television

The Killing: Season Two: Week Nine

The_KillingWe’re baaaack! With AMC’s recent announcement that they’ve rescued The Killing from the land of the cancelled and have decided to push ahead with shooting a brand new third season, we thought it only fair that we should rescue these old posts from our archives as well.

Over the next few weeks we’ll try to get them all back into circulation. They start off slow, but three or four weeks into it, you’ll see that we get uber obsessed and start jotting down all of the details from both versions, detective style.

This week on AMC’s The Killing: Linden spends the entire episode in a psych ward talking about her feelings while Holder sniffs out a break in the case, Gwen and Jamie act annoying, Tommy and Denny get a dog, and Terry and Stan make up, but not out.  It wasn’t the worst episode of the series, but it sure was tedious and chock full of useless information about Linden’s past.  Read on to absorb our impressions of episode ten.

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May 17, 2013News

What We’re Reading / What You’re Reading 05.17.2013

What We're ReadingIt’s time for another Friday edition of the segment where we fill you in on what we’re reading, and we hope that you’ll reciprocate by telling us what you’re enjoying (or loathing) as well.

Don’t be shy, we want to hear from you! Feedback from our followers will play a role in helping us to determine what books to read, review, and feature on this site over the coming months. It will also give us a better idea of the topics and genres that interest you.

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May 17, 2013News

A Conversation with Lauren Parsekian and Molly Thompson

Lauren_&_MollyRecently we had a chance to connect with the filmmakers responsible for Finding Kind, a documentary picture that aims to raise the level of awareness surrounding girl on girl bullying.  The film helped spark a national movement and led the pair to found the Kind Campaign, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting anti-bullying education in school systems both at home and abroad.

Earlier this week we had the opportunity to watch Finding Kind and you can read our full review of the feature here.

What follows below is an in-depth discussion with Lauren Parsekian and Molly Thompson in which they each share their personal bullying stories, talk about their individual motivations for creating the film, and share how the overwhelming positive response to Finding Kind sparked the creation of so much more than they could have ever imagined.

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May 16, 2013Book Reviews

The Pink Hotel by Anna Stothard

The_Pink_Hotel ★★★½☆
The Pink Hotel
A Novel by Anna Stothard
2011 / 288 Pages

Anna Stothard’s most recent novel introduces readers to an unnamed 17 year-old narrator who has traveled from London to Los Angeles to attend her estranged mother’s funeral.  Lily was only 14 years old when she gave birth to her daughter, and the girl grew up with her father in London while Lily built an eccentric but fascinating life in California.

When the girl arrives at the pink hotel that her mother owned (and where the wake is taking place), she stumbles upon a suitcase filled with Lily’s belongings.  As she pores over photographs, letters, and other personal items, the girl becomes more and more fascinated by the mother she never knew.  But, being 17 years old, our narrator is not exactly equipped to deal with the confusing emotions heaped upon her.  Rather than returning home to London, she spends the summer traveling around California and meeting Lily’s friends and acquaintances.  Through a haze of cigarette smoke, narcotics, alcohol, and sex, the girl slowly begins to understand how a city like Los Angeles can change people forever.

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May 15, 2013Television

The Killing: Season Two: Week Eight

The_KillingWe’re baaaack! With AMC’s recent announcement that they’ve rescued The Killing from the land of the cancelled and have decided to push ahead with shooting a brand new third season, we thought it only fair that we should rescue these old posts from our archives as well.

Over the next few weeks we’ll try to get them all back into circulation. They start off slow, but three or four weeks into it, you’ll see that we get uber obsessed and start jotting down all of the details from both versions, detective style.

Oh AMC’s The Killing. Why do you continue to treat your audience like they’re a bunch of idiots? Child Protective Services is after Linden? No sweat, we’ll forget that ever happened. Mitch was robbed of all her credit cards and cash by the teenage drifter named Tina? Forgetaboutit! Bodies were unearthed at the waterfront construction site? Nope! Stan Larsen is broke because he bought a house behind his wife’s back? Didn’t happen.

Still, for all the stupidity thrown our way we just can’t stop watching. Not because we actually care anymore, but solely because we’ve invested twenty-two hours of our television watching time into the show at this point and with only four more to go we don’t want to be labeled quitters.

Hey, you’re still watching too so don’t judge!  Enjoy the recap. Comment away below.

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