Film Review: The Iron Lady
Here’s my first suggestion to anyone who wants to make a political biopic: it’s best to not do it if you’re afraid of politics. If your political figure is the first female Prime Minister in Britain’s history, you might not want to be afraid of gender issues either. My greatest piece of advice, however, would be this: if you want to make a film that avoids controversy, perhaps it shouldn’t be about Margaret Thatcher. Stripped of politics, lacking in history, barely touching on gender or character growth, The Iron Lady is really about an old woman in a nice apartment who suffers from dementia. This was a controversial decision in itself, yes, but the overwhelming message of the film – it’s...
Read MoreBest of 2011: Samantha Cameron… FASHION ICON
I don’t like to snark on political wives/husbands. Of course I do it, but I don’t like it largely because I don’t think being married to someone important is a job. I’m clearly in the minority though, because bitches keep throwing away perfectly good jobs as lawyers and fancy pen makers in order to wear clothes, sniff flowers, and pretend that the white bread hack they’re married to is some kind of statesmen. This is why, ultimately, I do snark. They’re playing. If you want to pretend like being the Prime Minister’s top vagina means you have some kind of role to play as an ambassador for your country, then it’s gamefuckingon. Samantha Cameron, by most accounts a smart, classy professional...
Read MoreDavid Cameron, Your Friends are Slimeballs
In 2010, in the aftermath of the British election, the papers were all aglow with a story about David Cameron forming a coalition government with Nick Clegg over dinner. David, a terribly down-to-earth dad who might just be prime minister if only he could just get all these political nabby pambies sorted out, knew he needed Nick, so he did the only thing he could. He set the kitchen table, rolled his sleeves up, put marinated some pork and roasted it all with some veg. Then Nick Clark came over and Sam leaned against the counter casually and opened a bottle of white for them all. Then they formed a government, all while David stirred the gravy and the kids ran in and out of the kitchen like monkeys. How sensible! How...
Read MoreSamantha Cameron Gives Up
When I woke up today at 4:15 am, I did not know that within hours, I would see a woman emancipated from the expectations of her class, who would finally show her true self and take control of her future in front of an audience of billions. That’s right friends, today, April 29th, 2011 Samantha Cameron: Fashion Icon… wore a barrette, but I’m getting ahead of myself. I woke up at 4:15 today. I had hardly slept at all due to the knowledge that I would have to be up at 4:15. All night I just lay awake, stressing myself out about being awake, closing my eyes only to open them again five minutes later triumphantly thinking “I’ve done it!! I’m UP!!, only to look at the clock and discover that was only...
Read MoreWhy is Samantha Cameron a Thing?
Some people say that the world in 2011 is a cynical place. I’ll admit, people like to talk things like pollution and debt and all the funny places dangerous carcinogens might be hiding (don’t touch the lip balm!!) but overall, I really don’t think people are nearly as cynical as they should be. Recently, I’ve been on the Daily Mail website a lot (because… ya know… I’m a serious journalist) and I’ve been seeing four words clumped together in a combination of very awkward, somewhat alarming ways. “Samantha Cameron: Fashion Icon” . At first the title was pronounced with some trepidation. During and after the election, when she was in full bloom with PR baby, the headlines were...
Read More“Whoever Wrote the Burn Book Probably Didn’t Think Anyone Would Ever See It”
This week, Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks and (depending on who you ask) a noted whistle-blower/moralist/traitor/firebrand/saver of lives/damner of souls/albino dweeb has proved himself to be something else altogether: a master of entertainment. Like a modern day Euripides, Julian Assange has followed up his three part tragedy with a comedy, following up his damning evidence of cruelty and corruption in the Middle East with a warm hearted comedy about a bunch of American diplomats who get together for mojitos and bitch about their wacky friends and co-workers! “The Embassy Cables” is the funniest classified information leak of the season! So Wikileaks pulled a Regina George and taped the U.S state department’s...
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Polonoscopy is a site devoted to political fluff. While I do appreciate that there are important issues out there… with respect… eh… don’t really care. Not here anyway, not now, that is not what Polonoscopy is about. Fluff. It’s all about image and perception in politics. Rather than vote for someone based on a record of public service and commitment to the meaningful issues of the day, wouldn’t you rather vote for someone who’s personality seems similar if only slightly more impressive then your own? Of course, we all would.