How do you bond with your kids? Some mothers take their daughters to the Macy’s MAC counter. Others have them save up for an Oahu trip to Sephora or a fancy new pair of patent leather, glittery, totally-impractical-for-the-playground pair of slippers. I’ll be honest and say that these types of “Mommy and Me” outings and purchases irk the hell out me–especially when they … [Read more...] about That’s My Girl
Archives for June 2008
Cancer (June 21-July 22) If you’ve been disciplined about your new habits, you should have started seeing some modest results by now. If you haven’t, it’s because you haven’t been disciplined enough. Your first inclination at this point may be to simply throw in the towel and give up entirely, but I hope you can resist that defeatist urge. Look at my first sentence again; … [Read more...] about
Palahniuk’s Pretty Mind
Haunted [BOOK] Since Choke will be hitting theatres soon, people will probably want to familiarize themselves with some of Chuck Palahniuk’s novels. In Haunted, the overall story is about 17 people who decide to participate in a writer’s retreat. From there, it’s a contest for who can exploit human suffering the most, even if it means destroying all their essential … [Read more...] about Palahniuk’s Pretty Mind
The Matrix Regurgitated
It’s been nine long years since the release of The Matrix, but did the makers of Wanted think we completely forgot? See if this sounds familiar: a lonely, white caller worker is recruited by a mysterious femme fatale to join a secret society (that is ruled by an older man with a deep, foreboding voice) and learns the real truth about the world we live in. Instead of … [Read more...] about The Matrix Regurgitated
Elmo! Friday – Sunday (June 27-29) various times at Castle Theater, Maui Arts and Cultural Center [FAMILY] What a whole bunch of young adults don’t know is that Elmo is actually second generation Sesame Street. What I mean is that when I was at prime Sesame Street watching age, Elmo wasn’t around. Sure, he may have been a twinkle in some puppet maker’s eye, but he wasn’t … [Read more...] about