Epinions Recent Reviews for bupkiss

Lukewarm Shtick

Mon, 6 Aug 2001 08:02:59 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author bupkiss - Joy Behar, one of five outspoken female hosts on ABC's The View, is the token funny lady. She has certain themes that she likes to stick to (aging, death, menopause, her family, and fame), and some of them become a bit tiresome when crammed into a...

Get Thee to a Family Counseling Session, Then to a Nunnery

Wed, 1 Aug 2001 04:40:18 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author bupkiss - Polish Wedding (1998)

I am really, really confused. Confused and annoyed. Confused, annoyed, and even more confused. Why does Blockbuster have director Theresa Connelly's Polish Wedding in the "comedy" section? To me,...

This Isn't Happy Days

Wed, 18 Jul 2001 03:32:54 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bupkiss - I didn't expect The Last Picture Show to be so somber. Truthfully, I was expecting yet another cheery 1950s flick filled with one cliche after another, one celebrating "the good ol' days" when no one had to lock the front door and one where all of...

I'm a Soft Medium Kinda Chick

Wed, 20 Jun 2001 07:10:59 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bupkiss - I could start this review of Banana Boat Sunless Tanning Creme in Soft Medium Blend with really trite jokes about how pale I am. You know, I'm so white, I glow in the dark, or other tired gems like that? But I won't. Why?

Because I'm...

Spilling Secrets

Tue, 12 Jun 2001 05:09:04 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author bupkiss - After finding a paperback copy of Secret Ceremonies in a used bookstore, I couldn't wait to delve into it. Ceremonies is Deborah Laake's bizarre memoir of her evolution from a devout Mormon to a disenfranchised divorcee verging on a mental...

Richmond... Didn't some war happen there?

Sat, 9 Jun 2001 09:42:11 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bupkiss - Richmond, Virginia is my hometown. I was born here, raised here, and sadly, I will probably die here. (Gee, that's not too morbid for a sunny Saturday morning.) Richmond's a fabulous place to loiter in, explore, and even burn down (the latter...

Don't Touch the Oleanders

Mon, 4 Jun 2001 11:33:57 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bupkiss - "Oleanders could live through anything . . . So what did they need poison for? . . . Maybe it was a poison in the soil, something about L.A., the hatred, the callousness, something we didn't want to think about, that the plant concentrated in its...

I love Morrissey, but I can assure you he doesn't love me back.

Wed, 28 Mar 2001 16:56:31 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bupkiss - I admit it: I'm biased when it comes to the British band The Smiths. To me, they are (I guess I should say were, since they have long since broken up) almost perfect in their ability to mingle the upbeat with the melancholic.

What strikes me...

Practice the Evil Testing Service Way

Thu, 15 Mar 2001 05:07:35 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author bupkiss - What Is the SAT, Anyway?

The SAT (formerly known as the Scholastic Aptitude Test, then as the Scholastic Assessment Test) is used by many colleges as an admissions requirement. The test contains seven sections and takes three...

Lo and Behold Lolita (Censorship Write-off)

Sat, 10 Mar 2001 21:11:34 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bupkiss - Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul. Lo-lee-ta: the tip of the tongue taking a trip of three steps down the palate to tap, at three, on the teeth. Lo. Lee. Ta.

So opens Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita, a...

Plush Isn't Just For Stuffed Animals Anymore

Fri, 2 Mar 2001 00:05:26 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bupkiss - Ahhh, lipstick. It is an essential beauty product for me if I actually wake up in time to put on a full face of makeup before class. I feel naked without it (I know, I know--cliche!) if I have on all the other cosmetic accoutrements, and I probably look...

My Tangent: Electronic Folk Is a Good Thing

Fri, 23 Feb 2001 16:11:20 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bupkiss - This, my friends, is one of my absolute favorite albums. I have owned it for about two and a half years, and for the first year of said ownership, I listened to this at least five-ten times a week. At least. Usually I listened to it much, much...

Underneath All the Makeup, Courtney Is Still Thick-Skinned

Thu, 22 Feb 2001 20:33:35 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bupkiss - Softer? Possibly. Overproduced? Maybe. Sell-out? Most likely.

But who honestly cares about that anymore?!?

Celebrity Skin is a 12-track lush rock experience. From the opening riffs and first lyrics of "Oh, make...

After Sedaris: In Praise of Barrel Fever: Stories and Essays

Sun, 18 Feb 2001 12:02:15 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bupkiss - David Sedaris is one of my favorite contemporary authors, and he should be. His writing makes me laugh hysterically, but (more importantly) it also makes me consider his overall message (i.e., there is a usually a moral to his unusual tales). From...

Alas, Pat Frank Didn't Write Enough Books

Fri, 16 Feb 2001 06:19:26 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bupkiss - Imagine the scenario: a nuclear holocaust shatters America, leaving all major cities and military bases destroyed and contaminated by unimaginable amounts of fallout. You are the makeshift patriarch of a frightened yet determined mixture of family,...

This Would Be My Survivor Luxury Item . . . (Oh, That Was Cheesy)

Tue, 13 Feb 2001 04:41:01 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bupkiss - From the Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion bottle: This spectacularly effective lotion is the result of years of research and testing. [It is the] finest moisture "drink" you can give your face and throat . . .

I...

The Virgin Suicides Will Linger in Your Mind

Thu, 8 Feb 2001 05:46:07 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author bupkiss - The Virgin Suicides is a beautifully written book by author Jeffrey Eugenides. The story focuses on the Lisbon sisters: Cecelia, Lux, Mary, Therese, and Bonnie, and their Michigan neighborhood during the 1970s. The narrator is a neighborhood boy...

Maybelline Eye Express Easy Lining Pen: The Name Doesn't Lie

Mon, 5 Feb 2001 02:54:04 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bupkiss - I really love the look I achieve when I wear this liner. It adds something to my eyes that pencil liners can't (they're usually too subtle) and other liquid liners can't (they're usually too obvious). This liner doesn't have a blatant "liner" look, if...

The Next Challenge Is a Good Workout

Sun, 4 Feb 2001 07:47:54 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bupkiss - Crawford originally received a lot of flak for this video, as well as the video preceding this. I happen to like The Next Challenge quite a bit, and I think the hostility was basically dished out because she's an easy "supermodel" target.
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Sedaris writes another amazingly funny and truthful collection of personal essays

Sun, 4 Feb 2001 05:44:27 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bupkiss - David Sedaris is an extremely talented and succinct writer. I've read his Barrel Fever (one of his most well-known and amusingly disturbing pieces, "SantaLand Diaries," is included in this collection of dark [yet humorous] short stories and...

Want smooth and clear skin? Use these! REVISED (Oh-so-important)

Sun, 4 Feb 2001 05:19:13 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bupkiss - My mother gave these to me as a "stocking stuffer" for Christmas 2000. I was hesitant to use them because I am wary of most new beauty products, but I decided to give them a try (hey, she shelled out good money for 'em).

I was pleasantly...