What do you get when you bring together two comedians, one of whom is a new mom and the other, a former childcare worker? You get Newborn Moms, a refreshing (and real) comedic take on what it means to be a new mom. Created by Nadine Djoury and Aurora Browne, the soon-to-be series is aiming to take a stab at the misery that can come along with parenting.
Next up in my series, I'm pretty excited to interview Damian Abraham, of the Polaris Prize winning Toronto punk band Fucked Up (Damian also hosts The Wedge on Much Music). If you haven't figured out by now, I'm a big fan of punk rock, and I really enjoy the band's style, sound and it's evolution.
I used to work for Canada's largest charity, The Canadian Cancer Society. The society does all sorts of great stuff for people including driving people to their appointments, offering support and information on treatment and diagnosis. It's a great charity that has helped my family in times of struggle. Having worked for the society for many years, I am always interested in how other charities work, so this story about Gaga's Born This Way charity really caught my eye.
Recently, I got a chance to meet with four parents who also happen to be musicians, and was able to chat with them about touring, parenthood and if they have any advice or lessons they could offer being a parent in a unique situation. In the first of these chats, I met with Carolyn Brooks of The Good Lovelies. Caroline writes momontheroad.ca, a blog about touring with her daughter, Annie.
This weekend was The Oscars. In the aftermath of the show, people complained about winner Lupita Nyong'o's blackness and thinness, about Kim Novak's face and about all sorts of other ridiculous, superficial things. Even I was shocked by Novak's look on Sunday night, as she seems to have been plastic surgeried to within an inch of her life.
I was just having a fascinating conversation over on Facebook with Jackie Gillard and #YMCCommunity member Christella Morris about Dallas Buyer's Club and how I really disliked it. We got to talking about a bunch of things and basically, I realized I'm sort of a misery about stuff around Oscar time every year.
Generally speaking, I don't mind the Kardashians. Sure, the show is ridiculous and "momager" Kris is creepy the way she pushes her whole family into the spotlight, but I do think that they also can get unnecessary flack just for being "do nothing" famous. That being said, they have their names all over tonnes of brands, and have now just added it to another: Kardashian Kids, exclusively at Babies R Us.
If you follow me on twitter, or we're friends IRL, you probably already know that I've now sucessfully managed to take my second love (babies) and make it into my own business. My friend and now business partner Faye and I decided that we wanted to take our expertise and knowledge of baby products and move into a retail store that carries all the stuff we love. So, we started This Little Piggy and everything (so far) has fallen into place.
So, Woody Allen's awarding of the Cecil B. DeMille Award at this year's Golden Globes got Ronan Farrow, Mia Farrow, and others very upset because of the 20 year-standing allegation that he sexually assaulted Dylan Farrow, when she was seven years old, during Mia and Woody's separation.
Yet another confession from me: I love documentaries. I always have. Reality TV's sophisticated sibling. Slice of life film. Topics that run the gamut. Netflix Canada has an amazing selection of docs, but right now, for the Winter Olympics, they are airing a number of winter-sports-themed movies that look spectacular.
