Posted on April 11, 2009 by Sigrid Ellis
Britney Spears doesn’t like her life.
Now, if you follow the tabloids — heck, if you read the entertainment section of the BBC website, not exactly a trashy news source — you might be chuckling right now. “Oh, Sigrid,” you might be saying. “That’s a little obvious, now, isn’t it?” Yes, yes, fine. [...]
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Posted on December 26, 2008 by Sigrid Ellis
These the moments in 2008 that had me yelping, swearing, and muttering. The moments when I couldn’t sit still, whether I was in the theater or on my couch or in the parking lot at the comic store. The fist-pumping, whooping moments of glee and triumph, the sniffling moments of transitive loss.
10. [...]
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Posted on July 10, 2008 by Sigrid Ellis
A while back I listened to D.J. Earworm’s “United State of Pop” and fell in love. This mashup contains the parts I hear most readily in music — the beat and the hook. Except, of course, this was the beat and the hook of around twenty songs. It was like a distillation [...]
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