Gig at St. George's Church, Brighton, UK - March 14th 2009 - SIMPLY BREATHTAKING
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Sunday, March 15
Emiliana Torrini
Gig at St. George's Church, Brighton, UK - March 14th 2009 - SIMPLY BREATHTAKING
© ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Thursday, March 12
The End of 'The L Word'
And we've come to the end of one of the most daring and brilliantly original TV series, The L Word.
Some people may argue that it was all about sex: point taken, but not quite true. The sex was hot, indeed and we all know that sex sells so we need to make use of it! C'mon, we're in a capitalist society, money is what matters the most (despite the lousy efforts to make us think otherwise). Sex equals audience, which then equals money.
Nonetheless, it was so much more than some shallow hot sex: it dealt with so many taboos, it hit home another many times and we've grown, as the characters did. Not in the same way and most certainly in different paths, but at the end of the day we've evolved. We all did. We've lived through them.
We've come to love (or hate) these ladies and few gentlemen.
- The lovely Bette and Tina, an inspiration!
- Kit, strong yet vulnerable, kind and generous.
- Alice - oh, Alice - when it came to love she had no luck, which leads me to Dana (great fun and so naive) and Tasha (a dream).
- Shane - dear, Shane - there's so much we can tell about her. I see her as the incarnation of the stereotype: she's got that androgynous look; she takes drugs, parties all the time and sleeps around for the sake of it (I am aware that we know another side to her and I have to admit that she does have an impact on myself. I should also add that I'm a disbeliever of stereotyping, labelling and such other categorising activities);
- Jenny! - complex, without a doubt - the one I personally came to hate - she's self-centred; self-destructive (and wants to take everyone with her); calculating; fake, et cetera (trust me, the list could go on). Her character is, however, cleverly built and it would give Freud another 20 years of study!
- Helena - a hopeless romantic - the development of her throughout is delicious to watch and we can't help but to love her;
Six seasons, hundreds of episodes and the not wanting to let go. Tears, laughter and a huge 'mélange' of feelings they've given and taken with them. New sensations, new debates, clash of ideas, controversy! Perfect ingredients for an addictive TV series - and yes, the sex!!! -
Some people may argue that it was all about sex: point taken, but not quite true. The sex was hot, indeed and we all know that sex sells so we need to make use of it! C'mon, we're in a capitalist society, money is what matters the most (despite the lousy efforts to make us think otherwise). Sex equals audience, which then equals money.
Nonetheless, it was so much more than some shallow hot sex: it dealt with so many taboos, it hit home another many times and we've grown, as the characters did. Not in the same way and most certainly in different paths, but at the end of the day we've evolved. We all did. We've lived through them.
We've come to love (or hate) these ladies and few gentlemen.
- The lovely Bette and Tina, an inspiration!
- Kit, strong yet vulnerable, kind and generous.
- Alice - oh, Alice - when it came to love she had no luck, which leads me to Dana (great fun and so naive) and Tasha (a dream).
- Shane - dear, Shane - there's so much we can tell about her. I see her as the incarnation of the stereotype: she's got that androgynous look; she takes drugs, parties all the time and sleeps around for the sake of it (I am aware that we know another side to her and I have to admit that she does have an impact on myself. I should also add that I'm a disbeliever of stereotyping, labelling and such other categorising activities);
- Jenny! - complex, without a doubt - the one I personally came to hate - she's self-centred; self-destructive (and wants to take everyone with her); calculating; fake, et cetera (trust me, the list could go on). Her character is, however, cleverly built and it would give Freud another 20 years of study!
- Helena - a hopeless romantic - the development of her throughout is delicious to watch and we can't help but to love her;
Six seasons, hundreds of episodes and the not wanting to let go. Tears, laughter and a huge 'mélange' of feelings they've given and taken with them. New sensations, new debates, clash of ideas, controversy! Perfect ingredients for an addictive TV series - and yes, the sex!!! -
Thursday, March 5
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