Meryl Streep* channels her inner Middle Eastern mother-in-law who thinks her son is God’s gift! 😂 A friend pointed out to me that I had a typo here in her name, I had had it at Meryl Street! But apparently that was ok because, as my friend informed me, the divine Ms. M herself used to wish that was her name. Check out this funny … Continue reading Meryl Streep’s Primal Scream
Like almost everyone else out there, I am utterly delighted by and delighting in Keanu’s cameo appearance in Ali Wong’s smart and funny, Always Be My Maybe, and the internet’s hilarious takes on it! Enjoy Continue reading Sublime Cameo
An instant classic, Home Alone is a Christmas family movie that was produced and released at a time of prosperity and relative social stability. It is about well-to-do parents (gorgeous house, big family, nice neighborhood, holiday vacation to Paris) who forget their youngest child, Kevin (Macaulay Culkin), at home as they head out for the family vacation. The movie ends up being a lighthearted, hi-jinks … Continue reading Christmas as a Site of Childhood Trauma Then and Now: Home Alone, Happy!, and Nos4a2
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I am a medievalist who specializes in Near Eastern late antique and medieval tales. The first part of this blog’s name, the reed, comes from the beloved opening lines of Rumi’s thirteenth century masterpiece, the Spiritual Tales (masn’avi ma’navi). In the opening line, a reed has been cut and fashioned into a flute. The forlorn flute beckons the listener to hear its tales of love, … Continue reading About This Blog
The Reed & The Weed 