The ladies from Absolutely FabulousLet’s get real: New Year’s Eve is a scam. Instead of a wonderful, significant party what mostly ends up happens is you make superficial, drunken promises to yourself about what’s gonna change in the new year. We all know that if you really were going to get in shape or find a new job you wouldn’t wait until January 1st to do it. And if you don’t have anyone to kiss at midnight? Forget it. So instead of all that nonsense, why don’t you save your money and chill at home? You can take inventory of the presents you received over Christmas and decide whic ..read more

Ebeneezer Scrooge has been portrayed countless time in pop culture. My favourite portrayal belongs to Michael Caine in this classic adaptation. Christmas, shortened from “Christ’s Mass”, has been around a long time. It was first recorded to have been celebrated on December 25th in Rome in 336 AD. But the idea of a holiday at the end of December goes back much further than that, to the pagan Yule celebration (which the Christians stole many traditions from).  Over the course human history, Christmas has gone in and out of favour. In the 17th century, Puritans in both Britain and America ba ..read more

Every blog post from now on will have an original piece of art by yours truly. Here’s my take on an iconic scene from It’s a Wonderful LifeFew things in life give me quite as much comfort as watching a film. I know there are some people out there who hate to watch films more than once. For me, watching certain films over (and over) again feel like visiting an old friend. And during the holidays, the film I always make time for is It’s a Wonderful Life.  It’s a Wonderful Life is based on the short story The Greatest Gift by Philip Van Doren Stern. After several rejections, Van Doren Stern s ..read more

My sister jokes I have a ‘mind palace’ for pop culture. Ever since I was a child, my brain has been wired to remember pop culture facts above all else. Basic addition and subtraction? Nope. But you want to know in which episode of which season the main shipper couple finally got together? I’ve got you covered. (While Jim and Pam kissed in the season two finale of The Office, they didn’t actually get together until season four.) I used to spout my extensive pop culture knowledge to anyone who would listen at the video store (remember those?) I worked at. Now I occasionally get a moment t ..read more