Celebrity Culture, Justice, Media

Keeping Myself In Check As The Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively Situation Unfolds

I’ve had the Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively situation on my mind a lot lately. As mentioned previously on my Instagram reel, I’m not going to side with either of them.  But I do want to think a little about our responsibility when it comes to situations like this.  I also think we can use… Read More Keeping Myself In Check As The Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively Situation Unfolds

Community Building, Media, Personal Development

Portrait Photography: Stroking The Ego or Immortalising Memories?

At a recent playdate, the conversation turned towards portrait photography.  Many of the babies at the playdate were turning one within the next few months, and their mothers were eager to capture this milestone by booking a family portrait session with their preferred local photographer. Portrait Photography: Immortalising the Evolution of a Family Who doesn’t… Read More Portrait Photography: Stroking The Ego or Immortalising Memories?

Gender Studies, Media

Becoming Obsessed With Strong Female Characters: My Hopes For a Post-Wonder Woman World

Do you guys remember when Edward Cullen was everywhere?  To call him an obsession is an understatement.  Parallel to this Cullen-mania, I developed an obsession with, well, Edward Cullen obsession. How meta is that? Back in November 2008, I wrote how the only thing that seems to be able to cure this Cullen-mania was to… Read More Becoming Obsessed With Strong Female Characters: My Hopes For a Post-Wonder Woman World

Media

Fake News and The Search For Truth: No, Really, It’s Still Out There

I have to admit that, since I started blogging back in 2008, the online landscape has changed quite a lot.  The principle of independently investigating the truth has become even more difficult than it already inherently is because of the glut of information so easily available now; making things murkier are false pieces of information… Read More Fake News and The Search For Truth: No, Really, It’s Still Out There