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Haaaaa!
My Facebook feed was a gold mine of hilarity this morning (this and this and this and especially this are examples), but my favourite post by far was the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards. There are thirteen, and I highly recommend you see them all, but here are my three favourites. You’re welcome.
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Legend
In the immortal words of Barney Stinson, it was “Legend … wait for it (and I hope you’re not lactose intolerant, because the second half of that word is dairy)… legendary!” Tom Hardy pulls off a dual role not seen since Lindsay Lohan’s masterful 1998 remake of The Parent Trap. In all seriousness, Legend is gritty, witty, and chock…
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Brooklyn
I had very high hopes for this movie. I have long been a fan of Saoirse Ronan—she’s such a chameleon—and I’m a sucker for period dramas and love stories and anything to do with Ireland and travel and new beginnings. So you can imagine my relief when I loved it. Absolutely. The story was authentic, the cinematography…
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Holly Jolly Ho Ho
I’ve been decorating for Christmas. Or, as I like to refer to it on Instagram, #ChristmasChristmasChristmas!
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Halp!
I am nearly finished my reading challenge for the year, but I still need to decide what to read for my last category—a book that is more than ten years old. These are the options from my book shelf. Any suggestions / thoughts?
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The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
I’m just going to go ahead and accept that I tend to have lukewarm feelings for classic literature (unless it’s The Great Gatsby, which is truly great). This novel was no exception. Though I did enjoy a great many things uttered by Lord Henry: “The masses feel that drunkenness, stupidity, and immorality should be their own special property.”…
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Reverse Advent Calendar courtesy of Julie Van Rosendaal
Julie Van Rosendaal is an award-winning bestselling cookbook author, food columnist on CBC, and blogger behind the immensely popular food blog Dinner with Julie. She also happens to be an author that I work with and a lovely person. Yesterday she posted an absolutely brilliant idea to her Facebook page that has really taken off on…
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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part II
I was team Gale while reading the books, and I was team Gale for the first three movies. But now, damnit, I’m team Peeta. Josh Hutcherson is a surprisingly good actor. And we all know how great J-Law is. All in all, it was a decent wrap-up for the series, and a sufficient representation of the book.…
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The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls (2)
For years I’ve been telling people this is my favourite book and recommending that they read it. I am so glad that it held up on my second read. I still love this book. I will always love this book. It’s especially well-written, the Walls family reads like a cast of fictional characters too incredible to believe, and…
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