It’s About Danged Time

Posted by mimi on Apr 6, 2010 in dish | 0 comments A friend sent me a link to this brilliant ad campaign for, of all things, tampons. The model in the first ad is actually a former intern at JWT who helped design the concept of the ad campaign. Clearly, she gets it (unlike the idjit who came up with the “have a happy period” tagline, who probably thinks we all dream of the day we can wear white during that time of the month and spin...
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Meeting in the Middle

Posted by mimi on Feb 27, 2010 in dish | 0 comments I had one of those European experiences this morning. There was no room to sit in the local bagel shop, where I’d come hoping to review some writing along with breakfast, so I ended up sharing a table with a total stranger. Turns out we had plenty in common, when we were discussing our kids, but somehow, we got onto politics. We were quite different. One would expect fireworks, and...
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Shavasanaaaaah

Posted by mimi on Feb 5, 2010 in dish | 0 comments They’ve finally opened a yoga studio in my lovely little hometown. That may seem like indulgence, but believe me, when trying for fitness means loading up the car and a fight across traffic (therefore rendering much of the stress-relieving properties of fitness moot), having a studio that I could get to on foot is a real boon. I attended their opening day festivities, liked the energy, and...
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Romance is the Shizz, Y’all

Posted by mimi on Dec 29, 2009 in dish | 0 comments Check out this terrific blog about romances posted to DailyKos by Laura Clawson, a self-proclaimed romance lover who also happens to be an Ivy-League Ph.D. with, as she says, “nary a pink sweatsuit in sight.” She does a great job deconstructing many myths about romance novels and their readers. You know, the “porn for housewives” and “rape fantasy” memes that...
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