Reeling: Watching “Blue Valentine” with my long-term girlfriend
Posted by Jef in Film, modern relationships, Reeling, sex week on 14. Feb, 2011 | 5 Comments
The general consensus around Derek Cianfrance’s Blue Valentine is that it’s a very bad choice for a first date activity. I don’t disagree. But it’s also an awkward idea for a ten-thousandth date, which I learned after catching a screening with my girlfriend of nine years. Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling play Cindy and Dean, [...]
The Numbers Game
Posted by Avril in modern relationships, sex week on 10. Feb, 2011 | 3 Comments
We’re sitting across the table from each other. Dinner’s been cleared away and the ice has long melted in what remains of my watery vodka drink. “Come on!” I’m saying. “Just say it.” He’s looking at me like I’ve sprouted a horn, right between the eyes. He gives me an exasperated sigh, takes a swig [...]
GUEST POST: The art of writing a Craigslist Missed Connection
Posted by theashcan in modern relationships, sex week, Toronto on 10. Feb, 2011 | 8 Comments
Craigslist is a virtual bazaar. You’ve got your vendors, you’ve got your buyers, you’ve got your window shoppers – hell, you’ve even got the bitches looking to give you a little something extra under the table if you know what I mean. But, just like anything worth visiting, in life or online, you’ve also got [...]
New Years Resolutions I will never keep
Posted by Anupa in Internet, modern relationships, Pop Culture on 05. Jan, 2011 | 0 Comments
Do you like this corny picture I found which effectively illustrates ‘resolutions’ upon first glance? Me too! But I used it to illustrate a resolution which I will never keep: don’t give in to the hegemony of Google! Like that’s gonna happen. 1. Avoid All Apple Products More realistic but definitely on course to be [...]
Floating: The other side of 20-somethings
Posted by Anupa in modern relationships, Pop Culture on 27. Aug, 2010 | 2 Comments
Party and bullshit: just a day in the life Naively, I read through that NYT piece about my socio-cultural generation and our seemingly preternatural ability to avoid ‘real life’ responsibility and huffed a sigh of relief (and forwarded it on to a few friends). Yes, I thought. Finally, my suffering is legit. But, my much [...]
