I saw "Project Hail Mary" ( in the theater! ) last night and I loved all two and a half hours of it (it's even better than "Cats" )! I've been hearing about how good it is, but I had no idea what it's about (I hadn't seen any ads, probably because my tv's always on MeTv and most of the ads are for term-life insurance), but it isn't a religious film, it's sci-fi, but not drearily dystopian or aliens committing horrors. I can't remember any movie where I've smiled so much all through it. A brief precis: something molecular called astrophages are eating up the energy of the sun, which could lead to our planet's extinction, as well as other stars in our universe, except for one star. A ship has to be sent to that one star that hasn't been affected to figure out why, and to stave off our own destruction. Sounds pretty grim, huh?  Well, it ain't. Ryan Gosling is Dr. Grace, a professor at a middle school for brainiacs, and he...

Famously unnecessary scene in Star Trek So what is it? We are prudes. No, no, scratch that. We are liberated. No, wait, not that. We view s*x positively. Absolutely not that. We are fucking confused; that is what we are. There are so many messages flying around which we are supposed to believe and try to grasp. The UK, Canada, and America are not s*x-positive countries, yet the adult industry rakes in billions a year; women often have to position themselves as sexy to sell records or be seductive to further their careers in the film industry. The #MeToo movement lifted the lid off of the casting couch culture and the sick objectification of actresses. But didn't we kind of know that already? Was it that much of a surprise? However, you know what surprised me? Australia. From what I have experienced and in researching the issue, they are ahead of the other 3 countries. Don't mind me packing my bags and the Melbourne or Bust tattoo on my shoulder.   Loana may have been a beauty,...