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Amy Winehouse’s music videos were something special, “Rehab” in particular. Nearly a decade has passed since the song’s release, and Amy sadly passed away nearly four years ago. This song, originally enjoyed to some comic effect, rarely gets airtime on radio and television today. Its tone cuts a little too close to the bone –…
As another International Women’s Day rolls by, it’s time to take a look at female reimaginings of male-written popular music. The art of the cover version The cover version is a hotly contested subject in music. The adaptation that beats the original is rare, or at least is the view of your standard music connoisseur. What can a…
Following today’s ceremony, I gave some thought to how my ideal awards show might look and feel. Here’s a taste: …would feature a queer woman host… …would feature a performance by Madonna… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzVV6rrY0Ow …and Sean Penn would stay quiet. My ideal Oscars ceremony would feature weird, inspirational women like Björk expressing herself in a way…
Screened as a feature of the 2015 Mardi Gras Film Festival, curated by QueerScreen, Lyle is a sharp horror narrative starring indie film darling Gaby Hoffmann, better known for her work in TV series Louie, Girls and the excellent Transparent. If you’re yet to be familiar Hoffmann as a performer, I highly recommend you start doing…
Since Oliver Sacks’ essay foreshadowing his death circulated yesterday, an emotional response has begun in my social media circles, a tone of distressed alarm and denial from his younger readers. It’s an unusual thing to see, I had thought, that the death of a public figure is predicted for us so acutely, let alone its articulation from the…
Yesterday’s winner of the Best TV series at the 2013 Golden Globes, Girls, has in its short lifetime so far, certainly caused a stir. Developed by its star, the 26 year old Lena Dunham, Girls is a fairly unique vision. Praised for being more frank than typical television fare, Sex and the City appears prudish…
Originally published at carecareers Many of us are drawn to the not-for-profit sector because we are looking for a more rewarding job, but moving from a corporate role to a position in the not-for-profit sector can be a big change. For career changers this means working with a very different business model and the possible new reality of…
Originally published at carecareers If you find writing a cover letter intimidating, you are not alone. At the carecareers Careers Centre, we often speak to callers who find making the first steps very difficult. There’s no reason to let writing a cover letter scare you away from making applications. The best advice I’ve been given is…
Originally published at carecareers At the carecareers Careers Centre, we normally recommend to callers that they need to have a current first aid certificate and a driver’s licence to start out in the disability and community care sector. For most callers, the driver’s licence is a given, though they may have concerns about where to acquire…