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Thursday 29 December 2011
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Thursday 10 November 2011
A New Documentary: Miss Representation
Last night my college sponsored a screening of the new documentary film Miss Representation. I expected something dogmatic and preachy. Rather, I got something nuanced, thoughtful, and artistic.
The film certainly had a message, but the documentary did a good job of not choosing a single scapegoat to blame all the world's ills on. Media was certainly blamed to a certain extent, but the documentary presented its case calmly and with evidence to back up its claims, leaving the audience to make its own value judgments.
The use of statistics interwoven with deeply insightful interviews with some of today's leading female politicians, actors, and activists, was superb. From a film-making point of view the documentary was well-paced, never rushed never boring, coming in at just under an hour and a half. The use of music was also particularly affective.
It is sobering that while 51% of the US population is female, women make up only 17% of congress.
"You can't be what you can't see." says Marie Wilson, the Founding President of The White House Project. Ultimately, the film urges those powerful women out there now to mentor the next generation of female leaders.
Change is possible and this is certainly the kind of documentary I hope seems incredibly dated in twenty years. Until then I urge people to check out Miss Representation's website: http://missrepresentation.org/the-film/
The film certainly had a message, but the documentary did a good job of not choosing a single scapegoat to blame all the world's ills on. Media was certainly blamed to a certain extent, but the documentary presented its case calmly and with evidence to back up its claims, leaving the audience to make its own value judgments.
The use of statistics interwoven with deeply insightful interviews with some of today's leading female politicians, actors, and activists, was superb. From a film-making point of view the documentary was well-paced, never rushed never boring, coming in at just under an hour and a half. The use of music was also particularly affective.
It is sobering that while 51% of the US population is female, women make up only 17% of congress.
"You can't be what you can't see." says Marie Wilson, the Founding President of The White House Project. Ultimately, the film urges those powerful women out there now to mentor the next generation of female leaders.
Change is possible and this is certainly the kind of documentary I hope seems incredibly dated in twenty years. Until then I urge people to check out Miss Representation's website: http://missrepresentation.org/the-film/
Monday 31 October 2011
Ta Da! Happy Halloween!
Rachel and I finished the costume! Drum roll please.... Presenting Captain Kara Thrace (aka Starbuck) of Battlestar Galactica.
Rachel is a miracle worker :-)
Sunday 30 October 2011
Pumpkin Carving! Again!
Today Rachel and I hosted pumpkin carving at our house. After yesterday's pumpkin debacle we had resigned ourselves to carving tiny pumpkins. But the pumpkin fairies had visited Whole Foods in the night and delivered JUMBO CARVING PUMPKINS. I was so excited.
We had so much pumpkin in our cart...
Rachel Geistfeld came over to carve a pumpkin with us. She enjoyed it.
We put down a tablecloth (aka drop cloth) and the carving commenced.
I made a mummy! Here's the finished product.
Happy Halloween!
We had so much pumpkin in our cart...
Rachel Geistfeld came over to carve a pumpkin with us. She enjoyed it.
I made a mummy! Here's the finished product.
Happy Halloween!
Pumpkin Carving!
Last night Rachel and I went to a pumpkin carving party at an acquaintance's house. We went to three stores looking for pumpkins and couldn't find any! We finally found a few tiny "pumpkin pie" pumpkins at Whole Foods as well as a selection of seasonal squashes. We each selected a miniature gourd to carve and took them to the party. It was a lot of fun! There was an impromtu dance party at the end.
These were our pumpkins! They're friends!
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| Yes, Rachel's squash has eyebrows... |
Friday 28 October 2011
Halloween Costume Sneak Peak
We are making me a Halloween costume and Rachel is teaching me to sew. Since the clock is ticking now this sort of translates into Rachel-does-all-the-hard-stuff-and-I-pin-fabric-togeter (and sew on patches). But I did manage to use the sewing machine to make a seam in one of the sleeves tonight!
Below is a partially assembled version of the costume. I'm not telling what it is yet, but I dare you to guess...
Below is a partially assembled version of the costume. I'm not telling what it is yet, but I dare you to guess...
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