Watched The Devil Wears Prada last Monday. Enjoyed it a lot. Meryl Streep (above, thanks to Yahoo Movies) plays the classy, caustic fashion mag editor-in-chief, Miranda Priestly, boss to Anne Hathaway’s Andrea, a lovable aspiring journalist-turned-fashionista protégé. It’s a timeless tale about female empowerment, selling and reclaiming one’s soul, and freebie designer clothes and accessories. For those who know nothing about fashion trends and artistry, like yours truly, you’ll learn about some of the hard work behind them in the movie. Loved the music too, especially the fast guitar track whenever she-devil Miranda enters the room. Utter coolness.
Closer to Free
Thank you, Manuel Quezon III, for very eloquently writing about, and against, the hate speech of retired Supreme Court justice, Isagani A. Cruz (I put the middle initial because he has a namesake… poor namesake) last Monday. Well done, sir!
Also to those who texted me about the issue, thank you for expressing your dismay and honest thoughts; those were forwarded all the way to PDI in the past couple of days, thanks to the gay advocacy groups. Last Thursday, my Super editor Tim informed me that the newspaper issued a statement in ANC about the matter, that they were against Mr. Cruz’s tirade. Too bad I missed that. Some people who complained about the column were met by the publisher and editor-in-chief later that day. I gotta know how that turned out, ‘cause I missed that, too.
If there’s anything that last week’s ugly gay-bashing has done, it’s enraged a lot of GLBT and straight people alike. People have emailed and texted each other about it; bloggers have likewise made their reactions to it known. Discussions ensued.
I also wrote about homophobia in today’s paper. My sincere and profuse thanks to Super editors Tim and Pam for letting me do that.
War is Late
Marvel Comics’ Civil War # 4 is delayed and will be released in September. Artist Steve McNiven has apologized and admitted that the extra month of waiting is his fault. Marvel announced that they have kept McNiven as penciler because they want to preserve the “integrity” of the project. All related tie-ins of issue 4 will also be delayed as a result. Oh well. Just when it was getting really exciting! They better make sure that issue looks damn good. Hmph.
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Congrats! I'm glad PDI acknowledged that :)
Hi Jac. Me too. He offended a lot of editors, writers, and employees there too, I would assume. And they continue to get reactions to that column. They're all being forwarded to the columnist, according to a friend who attended the meeting with PDI last week.
oliver!
i loved your piece.. i've been waiting since thursday (layout night) to tell you that.. but i realized that i don't have your ym nick..
he really offended a lot of people inside and outside the office.. i hope he has learned his lesson.. there is no place in this world for that kind of narrow-mindedness, no place in this world for hate.
kudos to you, to mlq and to all the other bloggers who have made a stand.
Hi Oliver! I am Cai Mariano from angladlad! thank you for your article today on Homophobia! we could use talented writers like you in angladlad! maybe you can attend our next meeting this sept 16 in xaviervile? 2 hours lang. or you can leave me your email or number --mine is 09178944672 and danicar.mariano@gmail.com
thanks again oliver..
Hey Pammy! Thank you again. I truly appreciate it.
There are enough young gay people feeling terrible about themselves already because they feel that they can never fit in, and it's always worth reminding them that they're not freaks of nature or whatever else they're tauntingly called.
About the columnist learning his lesson, well, he attacked MLQ in Sunday's paper (Aug. 20), and he's in denial that he was offensive. Oh well. I really hope that he'll eventually understand that the flood of angry letters is proof enough that he used his column irresponsibly.
Thanks, Pam! Mwah! :)
Hello Cai! You're welcome. And thanks, too. Sige, will talk to you about it. Must call Danton tomorrow, too. Thanks for dropping by! :)
good work m. quezon. is he running?
Hi Max. I don't know if he is. But maybe you can ask him over at his blog. It's linked at Slim Whale's. :)
good thing PDI issued a statement. after reading Isagani A. Cruz, one does not wonder at all why our justice system is so fucked up. we've had justices who think like that.
will watch the devil wears prada, if only to see meryl streep
Hey Slim. PDI issued a statement, via the editorial a few days ago, but it wasn't clear what Mr. Cruz is getting for violating the paper's code of ethics. In the meantime, I hope people keep writing them about it.
Prada--watch it! Streep is wonderful. Hathaway, too. :)
Ronald! Thanks for visiting. Talked to Danton; I'll be helping out with stuff. Thanks for the invite, too.
As far as the article is concerned, I'm glad that I've been given that opportunity. It's always worth talking about. People need to be reminded. We fight on. :)
meryl streep. i loved her in death becomes her. shes under rated as an actress.
She's very good in Prada. :)
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