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Please stop making music biopics. We need a break from this tired genre that is essentially expensive karaoke | Rebecca Shaw ⊕
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With the release of Michael and not one but four Beatles feature films under way, I am once again calling for a moratorium on these films (with one exception)
In the last few weeks, there has been a l…
41 days ago
If you’re a fan of laughing, you should invest in Australian comedy – take my (and Nick Offerman’s) word for it | Rebecca Shaw ⊕⊕
With widespread praise for Colin from Accounts and the release of Bad Company, Australian TV comedy is finally getting its flowers
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83 days ago
Show us your dome! Hot, balding, confident men are bringing sexy back | Rebecca Shaw ⊕⊕
From Ed Harris to Stanley Tucci, women everywhere are desiring and dating balding men, fondly stroking their thinning manes
The Oscars were this week, and as usual I took the day off to judge the red …
5 months ago
There’s an itsy-bitsy fear I want to overcome. I will never be a fan, but can I at least be Normal about spiders? | Rebecca Shaw ⊖
In order to be less scared, I imagine the huge Australian huntsman as a girlie, just chilling and listening to us yap. It sounds dumb, but it worked (a little bit)
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Not one but two shows with a Bitch Lesbian lead? It’s a Christmas miracle | Rebecca Shaw ⊕
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It is really satisfying for me to see beautiful, cranky lesbians take the lead in TV’s buzziest new shows, Pluribus and The Beast in Me
I recently went on a holiday for a few days, and as part of that…
6 months ago
It soothes my bitter heart to know that no matter how much money Elon Musk has, he will never, ever be funny | Rebecca Shaw ⊖⊖
What the Tesla tycoon wants his billions can’t buy: being able to get a true laugh
As I’ve written before, the world is being burnt down around us by some of the biggest losers in history. It is painf…
8 months ago
Jeff Hiller and Katherine LaNase’s surprise Emmy wins buoy those of us who also don’t fit a template to continue The Slog | Rebecca Shaw ○
Sorry to my enemies, but little boosts like this help stop me from abandoning my dreams
Moments of brightness are few and far between in our current landscape, but we were lucky enough to experience a…
9 months ago
Renting has robbed me of precious cat years. So I’ve turned to pet-sitting to fill the void | Rebecca Shaw ○
To ward off becoming a crazy catless lady, I look after other people’s pets while they’re away
We talk about housing a lot in Australia. Whether you are a homeowner, an aspiring homeowner, a lowly lif…
11 months ago
Ben Affleck has dated more Jennifers than there are famous Rebeccas. It’s time for us to rise up | Rebecca Shaw ○
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We need more Rebeccas to become stars. If it’s too late for us, we need a new generation of possibly powerful Rebeccas
As someone from a big family who has a lot of procreation-aged friends, not a wee…