Becky's Greatest Hits Vol. II

 When you get to know me, you will learn a few things really quickly: * I've been married and divorced twice * I'm very honest, tearful and upfront with my mistakes and triumphs of the past * I'm witty and funny AF I recently applied for a promotion with my company, and one of the ways I proved I was organized and good at follow-up was mentioning that I served as my own attorney at my last divorce proceeding.  I saved an s-ton of money by filling all my paperwork, getting to know the lovely ladies in my county's Clerk of Court office and representing myself in court on the day the divorce was granted.  When I walked out of that courthouse, I was sad for the failure of a second marriage.  However, I was proud and feeling my oats for having navigated the people, the paperwork and the sometimes overbearing oppressiveness of our state laws for divorce and separation.  I knew, just like I knew when my son as diagnosed with autism, that if I could survive this I could survive

  Sad and lovely biography of the young Andy Gibb.  I've heard and read most all of this information before, but I took away two important points: 1) Andy was a sweet, kind and gentle man.  Maybe too gentle for this world. 2) It was all Victoria Principle's fault

  You should have seen this movie already.  Like nearly a year ago.  But if you haven't, don't waste one more day! To say this isn't my usual pick is an understatement.  But to say it's a fantastic movie also doesn't do it justice.  I don't know how Jordan Peele has managed to tap into our darkest realized fears all the while helping us discover our unknown anxieties.  Maybe it's all that time we spend with him back on the Key & Peele show.  I guess he just knows how we think.  I heard some podcasters describing how extraterrestrial life had never been depicted in this manner, and I definitely agree.  But to film-goers out there who simply dismissed this an alien or UFO film, they have really missed the mark.  Just like all of Peele's movies, it's so much more than what's on the surface. 

  Have you ever taken in some type of art, performance, music or media and wondered if you were allowed to laugh at it?  Is it okay that I found that funny?  Or does it make me anti-Semitic or racist? Because that's how I felt all through nearly every single episode of the new Mel Brooks joint, History of the World Part II. But to be honest, even if I was allowed to laugh at it, I'm not sure I found much of it very funny.  It felt mostly silly and stupid, and well, the constant jokes at Jewish stereotypes just seemed......well....wrong. And tired.  All of this culminates in the last sketch with Wanda Sykes and basically pulls it all together into a weird mea culpa which still doesn't make me feel any better.   I will say I loved the take on "JackRasp" and what happened to Amelia Earhart, but the Alexander Graham Bell sketch was just so, so awful.  What is it with men and dick jokes?  And also, have you met me?  We don't make fun of The Beatles.  Ever.  The fe

 Y'all, c'mon.  I didn't watch the Oscars.  Of course, I didn't.  All that self-congratulation really twists my knickers.  And also on the knicker-twisting agenda was moments like this:  Peeps are mad that Ms. Bassett didn't stand and applaud?  That ought to be glad she didn't fall over into hysterics.  It looks like her husband, Courtney B. Vance, is about to anyway!   She was disappointed, y'all.  And hurt.  And probably a little shocked.  Because she lost out out to this: And before y'all even open your mouths, I have seen "Everything Everywhere All At Once".  It is a phenomenal film.  And Ms. Curtis is wonderful in it.  She is entertaining and absurd and everything she needs to be for her odd and pivotal character.  But she is not this: Ms. Bassett's roles have been powerful time and time again.  Rosa Parks, Tina Turner, Reva Styles, Bernadine Harris, and not to mention STELLA!  But Jamie Lee Curtis has this:  Oh.  And she has this.  As

  This memoir is entertaining, thoughtful, intelligent and funny.  It made me have some breakthroughs about body positivity, image, white privilege and intersectionality.  It's also fun to read a native Louisianian's take on local food.  The body image space is also starting to pay more attention to mens' stories. And that's not a bad idea. 

 I'm sure most people picked up this book for one of two reasons: either they were iCarly Fans or they were struck by its provocative title.  Given that I was aged out of this show at the time (and actually had to Google who the actress was) I definitely chose it for the title. It's too simple to chalk this story up to a simple "stage mom" tale.  It's way bigger than that. McCurdy really puts her vulnerability in her front pocket to share tales of her mom's emotional manipulation and overbearing-to-the-point of embarrassment actions to her daughter's body. Just a few of the yucky things Jennette's mom inflicted upon her from childhood and well past age eighteen: ~teaching her to "calorie restrict" ie how to practice anorexia and bulimia ~not allowing her to shower herself or clean herself after trips to the bathroom (no, really) ~shaming her for any feelings toward men or boys ~guilting her for any feelings of autonomy or independence ~limiti

So I'll admit I discovered Hannah Dasher from her Fender ad that was raging through my Facebook feed..... It might be the one and only time that I didn't curse Mark Zuckerberg and his damn monetization! I loved her look, her sound and well......just about everything about her! I'm now in luuuurve with her album "The Half Record" and am playing it non-stop!  A Savannah girl born in the 80's, you can feel the modern chic sizzling beside her old school Southern gal swagger in every song.    My fave cut is "You're Gonna Love Me".  Probably because it evokes so much of the pride of growing up a sweet but saucy GRIT (Girls Raised in the South) which I think has been lost to our younger ladies.  But honestly, "Shoes" is pretty damn relatable too. She's my current girl crush and role model, and if you give her just a minute, she'll be yours too!

 Since it's a show set in an elementary school, I'll keep my list cute as cute and simple as a well-read fifth grader! ~It's smart.  It treats you like a smart kid.  It doesn't dumb a complex issue down for you.  It meets you on your level. ~Nothing bad happens.  Even when something bad happens, it's not really bad.  Isn't that refreshing in the world right now? ~The cast is stellar, talented and real.  You could really see these folks as your kids' teachers. ~It doesn't shy away from the realness of being a Philadelphia school....they constantly need money! ~They teach themselves lessons.  In the episode where a parent wears clothing with the word "bitch" Barbara has to reframe how she sees the parent and the use of the word. ~They hit on problems that kids have in an empathetic but not pitying way.  The kid that comes to Ava because he has outgrown his pants gets a ribbing about being ready for a flood.  Later she explains to Barbara how we a