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Tag Archives: Pop Culture
The other 40th anniversary
One of the benefits of having a good revue cinema in your neighbourhood is that it forces you to see old movies you’ve been putting off renting. On Monday I went and saw Close Encounters of the Third Kind at … Continue reading
Posted in Brampton, Commercial Drive, Memoir, Movies, Rio Theatre, The Seventies
Tagged East Van, Pop Culture, science fiction, Stephen Spielberg
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Watching Blazing Saddles in the current political climate
If there’s an upside to the rash of celebrity deaths this year, it’s that The Rio Theatre has been honouring the deceased with retrospectives of their best movies. First it was Bowie, then it was Prince, and lately it’s been … Continue reading
Posted in Brampton, Commercial Drive, Current Events, Humor, Memoir, Movies, Politics, Rio Theatre, The Seventies, Vancouver
Tagged Mel Brooks, Pop Culture, Tony Correia
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The Lady on the Train
I come from a large family, so I have a lot respect people’s personal space. If I’m you’re neighbour, I’ll try to keep the volume of my music and TV down. I don’t man-spread on public transit, and I take … Continue reading
Posted in Brampton, Commercial Drive, Humor, Memoir, Movies, Rio Theatre, Vancouver
Tagged first world problems, Horror, Louis CK, Pop Culture, The Eighties, Tony Correia, Young Adult
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Through the Looking Glass: Looking back at Madonna’s Blonde Ambition Tour
Last week I saw Strike a Pose, the documentary about Madonna’s backup dancers for her Vogue video and 1990 Blonde Ambition tour. Madonna has always played a supporting role in the soap opera that is my big queer life. Into … Continue reading
Posted in LGBT, Memoir, Movies, Music, The Nineties
Tagged Dance, Documentaries, Madonna, Pop Culture, Strike a pose, The Eighties, Tony Correia, Vancouver, Vogue
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Summer of Love: Eighties Edition
The best part about living on The Drive is having the The Rio Theatre at my disposal. One of my favourite past-times is watching films from my youth on the big screen even though I could probably see them for … Continue reading
Posted in Brampton, Commercial Drive, Memoir, Movies, Uncategorized
Tagged John Carpenter, Pop Culture, science fiction, The Drive, The Eighties, Tony Correia, Vancouver
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The Secret Life of Douchebags and the Girls that Love Them
American Girls: Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teenagers by Nancy Jo Sales My rating: 4 of 5 stars American Girls: Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teenagers is one of the most depressing books I have read … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Current Events, Sociology
Tagged book review, Celebrities, first world problems, Pop Culture, technology, Tony Correia, Young Adult
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Where’d You Go Bernadette
Where’d You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple My rating: 3 of 5 stars I was really looking forward to reading this book and ended up being disappointed by it. I had heard it was really funny, and it certainly had … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Humor, Uncategorized
Tagged book review, Pop Culture, Tony Correia
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The queer adolescent’s guide to Epic Fantasy
Last night This American Life replayed one of my top five favourite stories. Just South of the Unicorns is the true tale of a lonely teenager in the Eighties who hops a plane to Florida in search of his favourite … Continue reading
Posted in Brampton, Memoir
Tagged Fantasy, Pop Culture, Queer, science fiction, This American Life, Tony Correia, Young Adult
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Horror movies for pussies
Last night I did something I rarely do: I a saw scary movie in the theatre. I doubt that 10 Cloverfield Lane counts as a horror movie by die-hard horror fans, but this was a big step for me—like having … Continue reading
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