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Vanessa Paradis v. Kylie
I have a weakness for cheesy 80s pop singles (something about their very thinly veiled capitalist desire for profit endears them to me, for some reason). I have an even bigger weakness for 80s teen idols who have struggled to gain respectability.
THEN
"Joe le taxi" by Vanessa Paradis (1987)
"I Should Be So Lucky" by Kylie Minogue (1987)
NOW
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Rightness
Earlier this afternoon, I worked with a tailor's dummy/dressmaker's form for the first time. I didn't even realize it at that time. I was too preoccupied practicing how to properly shape a neckline so that it will lay flat on the chest and not gape ( Read more... ) -
Volver
I have been dying to see Pedro Almodovar's Volver since it competed in the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. I pinned my hopes on movie piracy's extraordinary ability to produce hard-to-find (i.e. classic, art, and foreign-language) titles but, unfortunately, it was ultimately to disappoint me. Although I did find copies of the film a few months after its ( Read more... ) -
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes Film Festival starts today, which is both exciting and frustrating. I'm pretty much sure that I will not be able to see most of the films included in the festival in the immediate future. That is, unless they become huge international hits--a very unlikely prospect since many of them are not in the English language and/or not commercial ( Read more... ) -
Gael Azure Maramag
Earlier today, Nopc and I borrowed Mommy Aleck from Baby Gael for a while and brought her to Greenbelt. But not before taking some (ok, lots of) photos. Gael is just sooooo adorable! For a one month old baby, he already has lots of hair, weighs a little more than average and is very active. He's also very vocal, making little clicking, smacking and ( Read more... )
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