As it’s a new year (um where the hell did 2010 go, people??), I wanted to share a new recipe with all of you. Especially since I received some amazing cookbooks as Christmas presents. But as I’m off in NYC at a fab feminist conference this week, I don’t have access to my culinary arsenal. … Continue reading
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Raise Your Glass: Top 10 ‘Opinioness of the World’ Blog Posts of 2010
New Year’s Eve is here and you know what that means?? 2010 is almost a faint memory with 2011 looming over the horizon. So how will The Opinioness be ringing in the New Year?? Celebrating it with the BF, eating some veggie sushi and drinking some booze. In fact I already pre-gamed it sipping vegan … Continue reading
Something Wicked This Way Comes: Spellbinding Helen Mirren Can’t Save the Film ‘The Tempest’ From Sinking
Like many on the planet, I adore Helen Mirren. I mean c’mon the lady kicks ass! I’ve loved her ever since I watched her in the film 2010 in which she played an astronaut captain. She was so strong and decisive. I get the sense from the roles she selects to her answers in interviews, … Continue reading
There Ain’t No Easy Way Out: MTV’s “No Easy Decision” Features Teens Choosing Abortion & Bravely Sharing Stories
People feel a range of emotions and hold a wide swath of opinions when it comes to abortion. But even amongst some who consider themselves pro-choice, they may not wish to discuss teens and abortion. While we’re starting to see more shows handling teen pregnancy, we still rarely see teens choose abortion, even though they … Continue reading
Meat-Free Monday Recipe: Vegan Stuffed Mushrooms
Hope everyone had a merry Christmas, happy Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and Winter Solstice! Want to know what was cooking in The Opinioness’ kitchen for Christmas?? I didn’t have to cook too much as my boyfriend Jeff and I visited his cousin’s house. She graciously prepared a fabulous vegan nut loaf accompanied by salad and mashed butternut … Continue reading
Meat-Free Monday Recipe: Vegan Thumbprint Cookies with Strawberry Jam
Well the holiday season is underway and Christmas looms around the corner. I have a few traditions that I do each year. I watch holiday movies (Miracle on 34th Street, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Christmas Eve on Sesame Street and It’s a Wonderful Life), decorate my apartment (even if I forgo tree-trimming and it’s … Continue reading
The Mirror Has Two Faces: In ‘Black Swan’ Natalie Portman Gets in Touch with Her Darker Side
Much like the White Swan and the Black Swan in the film Black Swan, there’s the film critic Opinioness and the feminist Opinioness. One loved the film; the other had a few problems with it. Black Swan, a frenzied allegory, follows Natalie Portman as Nina Sayers, a principal ballet dancer in NYC. She auditions to … Continue reading
Not Just Telling Stories: Women Speak Out About Their Abortions on Twitter as a Form of Activism
If you had an abortion, would you tell anyone? Would you talk about with your friends or family? Or might you discuss it online with strangers? A media frenzy soon followed after Steph Herold, an amazing pro-choice activist, tweeted the #IHadAnAbortion hashtag on Twitter about a month ago. For those who don’t know, hashtags are … Continue reading
Meat-Free Monday Recipe: Thai Noodle Bowl with Coconut-Crusted Tofu
I previously wrote about my amazing culinary experience at Disney’s Hollywood Brown Derby restaurant at Hollywood Studios. It was 16 years ago, yet I STILL fondly remember their Beef Mushroom Stroganoff. Not a vegetarian at that time, I ate whatever wanted, not bound by dietary restrictions. Fast-forward to over a decade later, I’m now a … Continue reading
License to Kill: Sarah Palin Shoots a Caribou on TV, Accuses Those Who Eat Meat & Oppose Hunting of Hypocrisy
Okay so everyone’s favorite political villain…yes, Sarah Palin, I’m talking to you…is in the media yet AGAIN. A new TV show on TLC, on Barbara Walters’ 10 Most Fascinating People TV special, supposedly rigging daughter Bristol’s Dancing with the Stars votes…ahh I should’ve known she wasn’t going away any time soon. While I don’t care … Continue reading
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