MOAM BOOK CLUB. SUMMER 2016
I really don’t know where the time goes. But I know it’s been a year since my last Book Club post. What the?!?!?! I’ve read a tonne, and these are my faves over the last little while. Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi This is an absolutely stunning novel spanning generations and continents. It starts in […]
TIFF 2014 – Live from the Green Room
More like….Previously Recorded in the Green Room… But better late than never, right? RIGHT? First up: The Judge. Opening night movie. Starring the awesomely talented Robert Downey Jr. Guess what? Robert Downey Jr. was fabulous. Because he always is. Because he’s Robert Downey Jr. And he’s kind of perfect. Ladies of a certain age (OK, […]
MOAM BOOK CLUB!
I’ve been reading a lot. Have you? Anything I should add to my list? May I present the 2014 MOAM Summer Book Club….Enjoy!
TUM, TA TUM, TUM YUM!
It’s not a farmer’s market, not a food expo, it’s more a place where budding chefs/official gourmands/people cooking in their home kitchens all meet to showcase and sell their wares. Some are restauranteurs. Some are food truckers. Some are caterers. And some are phenomenally talented cooks who want to shill their shit and have nowhere else to do so.
TIFF 2012: LATE FROM THE GREEN ROOM
It’s taken me several days to get a handle on TIFF this year. Between back to school hectic-ness and life in general, I’m afraid TIFF has had to take a back seat for MOAM! But fear not, loyal readers, I still have updates for you!
50 SHADES OF PORN-PLAY
This post is not about the 50 Shades trilogy… It’s about the toys. And so, without further ado – not-even-close-to-50 fun playthings to tickle your fancy …
TIFF 2011: NOT QUITE LIVE – IT AIN’T WEDNESDAY.
Wednesday night brought with it a screening of “Starbuck”, a French Canadian film about a sperm donor who learns he’s fathered over 500 children. Watching the preview, I thought it could go either way. It looked pretty funny, but you never know how the humour translates, right? The seats in Roy Thompson are OK. At […]
TIFF 2011. LIVE FROM THE GREEN ROOM – IT’S SATURDAY
How do you top Brangelina/Clooney/U2 Friday? With Canadiana Saturday. Cronenberg’s “A Dangerous Method” followed by Sarah Polley’s “Take this Waltz”…
TIFF 2011. LIVE FROM THE GREEN ROOM – IT’S OPENING NIGHT!
…The U2 doc, “From the Sky Down” was being screened, both at RTH and at the Elgin Theatre. And 2 of the 4 lads from Dublin were on hand to work the red carpet. And the stage.
New BFFs
Everyone’s got a celeb that they think they’d be friends with if they met under different circumstances. Or in another life. My stepfather had an imaginary bromance with Barack Obama, for example. My mom was ready to invite Billy Crystal over for dinner. My friend’s late grandmother figured she could be part of the royal […]