Oct

SYTYCD Canada Roundup

Posted by Karen Whaley Published in Obligatory So You Think You Can Dance Category, TV

Hey MGK readers, it’s occasional guestblogger Karen here to recap SYTYCD Canada for you because Mr. Bird is too busy liveblogging the final presidential election to weigh in on dance.
How are my qualifications as a dance critic? Not great, actually. The MGK has watched every season of every regional variation on SYTYCD since its inception, [...]

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Sep

Stephen Harper a friend to the arts? Not so fast.

Posted by Karen Whaley Published in Canadian Politics, Film/TV, Politics

Ever since the current government made their staggering cuts to arts funding, Stephen Harper has claimed that the Conservatives spend more on the arts than the Liberals did. “Really?,” everyone asked. “Sure,” said Harper, “I even have my grade 9 in piano!”
The problem with making those kind of claims is that it’s really hard to [...]

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Aug

iTunes’ Top Movie Rentals

Posted by Karen Whaley Published in Film/TV, Flicks, WTF

Sigh.
X-posted to Say It With Pie.

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Jul

Spider-Man: The Musical

Posted by Karen Whaley Published in Comics

I am not joking. Spider-Man: The Musical. It’s coming to Broadway.
If that’s not crazy already, get this: it’s being directed by Julie Taymor (The Lion King, Across the Universe, Titus) and scored by Bono and The Edge (U2, being self-righteous douchebags).
Producers are holding an open casting call for the roles of Peter Parker, Mary Jane, [...]

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Jul

A Mighty Beginning

Posted by Karen Whaley Published in TV, WTF

Hello, my name is Karen and I represent 50% of the women now guestblogging at Mightygodking while MGK is being a total pussy about his internet connection.
First, I’d like to confess that the idea of writing for a predominantly male readership freaks me out because I often talk about things like home decor, vaginas, and [...]

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