While I’ve never personally dabbled in online romance, my sense is that it’s sometimes ugly, generally creep-filled, and often embarrassing … so you know, exactly the same as dating in the “real” world. Continue reading
Author Archives: JILLY GAGNON
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JILLY’S DVD CORNER OF SHAME: THE ABCS OF DEATH + SAFE HAVEN
… but when it was bad, it was horrid (depending on how intriguing you find the concept of death-by-fart, “F” might be either). Continue reading
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NEWS TO US: CISPA, SOPA, AND THE (LIMITED) FUTURE OF PRIVACY
Or how I learned to stop worrying and love terrifying acronyms. Continue reading
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YOU’VE GOT PROBLEMS: OUT WITH THE NEW?
Because one thing is certain: your friend is not going to thank you for telling her that the new BF has a wandering eye. Continue reading
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JILLY’S DVD CORNER OF SHAME: THE GUILT TRIP + THE DETAILS
My guilt trip? Wasting time on this movie. Continue reading
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YOU’VE GOT PROBLEMS: A BAD EX-AMPLE
I’d prefer most people think of “ex” as both a descriptive term and a directive, and cross out the names of people they’ve outgrown romantically, but some folks just don’t listen… Continue reading
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JILLY’S DVD CORNER OF SHAME: K-11 + BAD KIDS GO TO HELL
Here’s a tip: if you want to push the envelope, start by casting men, not women, as at least a few of your transvestites and M-to-F transsexuals. Continue reading
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YOU’VE GOT PROBLEMS: WELCOME TO VAGUEBOOK
Ah, Facebook, where we can all stay in middle school—surrounded by the people we went to middle school with—forever. Continue reading
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JILLY’S DVD CORNER OF SHAME: THE SORCERER AND THE WHITE SNAKE + SAVE THE DATE
I know, I should just rename this column “Jilly gives you awesome martial-arts movie recommendations” and be done with it. Continue reading
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JILLY’S DVD CORNER OF SHAME: WOMB + THE FRANKENSTEIN THEORY
Unlike the monster, this movie should have been left for dead. Continue reading
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Tags: Dead, DVDs, found footage, Issue 15.15, Lifetime, movie, The Frankenstein Theory, Womb
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YOU’VE GOT PROBLEMS: FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHTS POST-PARTY
Let’s be honest, getting “grounded” by a peer is only slightly less annoying than catching crabs. Continue reading
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YOU’VE GOT PROBLEMS: ARE MY FRIENDS ADDING BENEFITS?
In case you’ve never heard it: you never have to apologize for what you’re feeling, or explain it to a friend, or even to an advice columnist, because feelings aren’t under conscious control. They just happen to you, like bad weather, or TLC programming. Continue reading
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