Author: Becky Lang
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The Script for Every Episode of House Hunters International Ever
Michaela is giving up her Dream Job that Pays Less than Her Husband Michael’s to follow her husband to Exotic New City for his High Paying Job. But will her need for Budget-Breaking Luxury win out over his Manly Ability to Balance the Budget? We’ll find out as the Johnsons hit Exotic City. Their budget is only…
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What to Expect When You’re Getting the Giant iPhone
I began to wish for a giant phone when people first started whipping those huge Samsung Galaxy phones out. “That’s a huge phone,” I would say. “I want one.” I honestly can’t say why I wanted a huge phone. Maybe I want a big phone in the same way that men want a big gun.…
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Thoughts on the New Star Wars Trailer, and The New Star Wars In General
Ah! The trailer for the new Star Wars is here. The child in me that used to watch Return of the Jedi every day is so excited! Here are my initial reactions to all of this. 1. The trailer – Cool Style, Zero Plot Hints Wow. The trailer makes Star Wars: The Force Awakens seem like a surrealist horror film. The…
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Dear White People – Why Are We So Allergic to Anger from Non-White People?
We white people have so many outlets for our anger. We have gun demonstrations, rallies, strikes, countless varieties of fitness classes and therapy, and yes, rap rock. We even get a fair amount of rioting done. But when non-white people get angry, we seem unable to take it. “Whoa,” we say to the people of color upset…
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Defining Feminism: Why it Works, and Why it Doesn’t
Feminism has gone through many waves, and begun to mean many things to many people. For many women in my generation, it has a freshness to it, associated with people like Lena Dunham, Roxane Gay and of course, Beyoncé. For many other women, it has a glint of cynicism, a feeling of divisiveness for divisiveness’…
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The New Hunger Games Movie Is a Crash Course in the Horrors of the World for Tweenyboppers
Mockingjay Part 1 begins with Katniss hiding in a corner, frantically whispering out loud to no one. She is repeating her own name, and that she was in the Hunger Games. It’s very unsettling and also slightly informational, in case you missed the first two movies. Katniss’ break from cool, calm reserve quickly prepares you for…
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Can Audiobooks Save You from a Shameful Life of Not Reading?
I don’t read much anymore. I’ll admit it, even though it’s kind of a bummer. As a kid I read everything within reach, including all my dad’s magazines and my mom’s romance novels. But that was then. Now I have the Internet. Aside from reading on my iPad on airplanes, I’m usually spending my downtime playing games…
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Accepting That You Love Murder Mysteries
When I think of my favorite types of stories, I would say my tastes lie somewhere between Haruki Murakami-esque existential mysteries that have no answers and watching Tyra Banks decide whether the girl with “all the fire” or the girl with “the intense bone structure” is going home this week. I don’t enjoy Law and Order or read…
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“Selfie” Was a Funny Show, It Just Had a Dumb Name
I’m a pretty indiscriminate T.V. show watcher. Sometimes I’ll start hate-watching something and realize I love it. That’s what lead to my life-long romance with America’s Next Top Model, after all, and it’s given me so much. It was this same instinct that lead me to watch Selfie. “That sounds dumb,” I thought, “I should watch it.” (If you…
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My Ultimate, Somewhat Late, Track-By-Track Review of Taylor Swift’s “1989”
First of all, I’m not going to waste time calling Taylor Swift brave for “leaving country for pop music.” Outside of Nashville, what does that even mean? That’s like saying, “It was so brave of someone to leave something niche and off-putting to 70% of the population for something with mass appeal that is regularly forced on…
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When Does Using the Female Body as a Canvas for a Message Become Not a Freedom, But an Obligation?
Chelsea Handler and Tig Notaro both recently went topless to promote self love and to stretch the confines of what society is prepared to expect when it comes to the female body. Handler’s message was that women should be allowed to show their nips on social media just like men (specifically, Vladmir Putin), and Notaro’s…
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Beyond Street Harassment
The amount of momentum the dialog about street harassment has had lately has been surprising and impressive. I honestly thought that this issue would get little sympathy from the mass media other than a typical “boys will be boys … and don’t women secretly like it anyway?” type of response. But skits like Jessica Williams’ on…