I guess being young with a young brain is the dream. ![]() Isn't that the dream? To be young with an old brain? Actually, maybe that's not the dream. Lindy WestIt was so fun! It was kind of like going back in time, a return to an earlier version of myself, but equipped with everything I've learned since. What a gift for OG Lindy West fans! What was it like rekindling that flame? Greg Mania In this book, you return to your film critic roots. I don’t think you should fuck with perfection, but in this case, I hope there’s a sequel. As West writes in the introduction, “this book is about laughing at the things we love while not letting them off the hook.” Shit, Actually: The Definitive, 100% Object Guide to Modern Cinema (Hachette Books) revisits the beloved rom-coms and cult classics from the past forty years, including The Notebook, Titanic, The Fugitive (“Objectively, there’s only one good movie, and it’s The Fugitive.), Twilight, and Love, Actually (including the notorious review of it that previously appeared on Jezebel and went viral in 2013). From her opinion pieces in the New York Times to her smashing debut memoir, Shrill (now an eponymous show on Hulu starring Aidy Bryant) and last year’s The Witches Are Coming, West has provided a masterclass on straddling the line between celebration and critique, making us laugh all the way. Over the years, fans and critics alike have praised the writer, comedian, and activist for her probing meditations on feminism, body positivity, abortion, and other cornerstones of our culture. But despite our understandable trepidation, there’s always a light.Įnter Lindy West, human sunshine and conjurer of endless LOLs. ![]() ![]() We may feel like it’s inappropriate or we just don’t have the energy amidst a year of shameless egregiousness. Even if we’re fortunate enough to find a morsel of it, we hesitate.
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