Epinions Recent Reviews for jennifernorth

Diary of a Mad Nanny: The Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlin & Nicola Kraus

Tue, 26 Mar 2002 06:21:23 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jennifernorth - The Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlin, Nicola Kraus debuted March 4, 2002 and went immediately out of print. Though it's been a critical darling and a favorite among the Bridget Jones Diary scholars it seems as though every printing press in America (and...

Dear Bill Paxton: Why Are You Still Working?

Sat, 4 Aug 2001 06:48:23 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author jennifernorth - Why has this movie been on my list of "must see" for over a year? It played for two solid weeks at my favorite theater (a place that usually only runs films for four days at a time) just so they could pay the broadcasting fees. Wow, it must be good...

TESC Library: I am thinking of a word... it's SUCKS!!

Thu, 4 Jan 2001 07:19:11 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author jennifernorth - In my three year venture in the land of Liberal Arts I bravely struck out against the liberal haff of Evergreen education and dared to do serious research. This epinion is about all the travails of trying to be an Academic in a cesspool of intellectual...

Perfect for the future Serial Killer that has everything

Thu, 4 Jan 2001 07:13:43 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jennifernorth - The microscope I am reviewing is a bit different than the product listed. It's made by the same company and it looks just like the one in the photo but I believe the I one I received is a slight upgrade. It views at 100x, 300x, and 600x and comes with...

Blues Legacies & Black Feminism by Angela Y. Davis : TASTY!

Thu, 4 Jan 2001 04:17:57 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jennifernorth - note: Epinions asks if this is an unbiased look at these women's lives, what do I know? Was I alive in the Twenties? Not in this form, I was not. Stupid, stupid Epinions!

Recently I have been trying to read as many books as possible...

MANIFESTA - Millienial fear don't fail me now!

Tue, 2 Jan 2001 04:48:32 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jennifernorth - First off let me say, what is Epinions issue with books in their database? I searched for this one via ISBN number and it came up with Girl You'll Be A Woman Soon by Barbra Baumgardner. WTF? This book is called Manifesta and it was...

CHOMSKY LITE

Mon, 1 Jan 2001 08:27:42 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jennifernorth - "When we kill each off now we'll find the cure for their first cough now" -Julie Ruin

Rogue States reads more like a collection of essays than Chomsky's usual style of writing which is often monolithic, cylindrical,...

Free Kitten's album is called Nice Ass

Thu, 28 Dec 2000 02:53:34 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jennifernorth - "Kim Gordon does not need the fratboy in Iowa but the fratboy in Iowa needs Kim Gordon" -Billy Corgan, Smashing Pumpkins

"Women are natural born anarchists" -Kim Gordon, Free Kitten

Before any of you old...

ROAD TRIP : WHY YOU ARE ALL A BUNCH OF HOES!!!!!

Sat, 23 Dec 2000 05:48:43 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jennifernorth - TOP 10 REASONS WHY ROAD TRIP RULED!

1. There are no losers: Check out my friend huskerdu99's brilliant piece on the John Hughes "classic" The Breakfast Club. Teen movies are all about making half-assed social...

HOME ALONE 2: OOPS! HE DID IT AGAIN!

Fri, 22 Dec 2000 02:34:25 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jennifernorth - Let me start out this review by stating: I am not a miser! The first Home Alone is not only one of my favorite Christmas movies but one of my favorite movies of any sort! I am also a huge fan of unnecessary sequels. Friday the 13th TEN, Stepford...

Nintendo NES: NINTENDO - Confessions of a 8-bit Believer.

Thu, 21 Dec 2000 00:58:50 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jennifernorth - Many decent gaming systems came out before and after NES (the 8 bit version, kid, don't give me any of that "super" Nintendo attitude!) such as Atari, Intellivision, Sega Genesis, and even N64 had its moments. But none have been able to...

THE SLITS: What Girls Can Do

Sat, 16 Dec 2000 20:47:02 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jennifernorth - "We are feminists in a way. We don't want to tell anyone how to act. We just want to show them what we're doing, what girls can do." --interview with the Slits, date unknown.

The Slits formed in 1976 after a couple of...

1999 Subaru Legacy: It's better than walking!

Sat, 2 Dec 2000 06:24:35 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jennifernorth - When I went home for the holidays I was in awe of my friend, Kim's new car, a stunning shiny 1999 GT Legacy Sedan. It has a spoiler, gorgeous! After a stuffy flight the lush seats and smooth ride was a welcome relief as she whisked me away. She...

Do you ever dream of a Dolly Parton/Jane Fonda sandwich?

Sat, 2 Dec 2000 01:11:26 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jennifernorth - "The true mark of a great film is that twenty years later it is still being run on the Comedy Central." -Jennifer North

Dolly Parton (the sex kitten), Lily Tomlin (witticism sharp-shooter), Jane Fonda (mousey, yet aerobicized),...

Will you lay down with me tonight? LABELLE!

Fri, 1 Dec 2000 06:28:19 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jennifernorth - For Scott Wolf:

"In their sixteen years together, Labelle developed from a fairly conventional Sixties girl group - complete with sequined gowns, bouffants, and polished choreography - into a band with a unique space-queen look, and...

PEECHEES: "Punk's not dead, it's just napping"

Sun, 26 Nov 2000 03:33:57 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jennifernorth - The Peechees have been called "Punk revivalists" and frankly with the nature of punk music these days I find that to be an insult.

The Peechees formed in the mid-90's in the Bay Area from the ashes of Bratmobile,...

God Save the Queen! Aretha Franklin's Gold

Mon, 20 Nov 2000 08:00:35 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jennifernorth - Have you met Aretha Franklin? The winner of 15 Grammy's, the first lady to be inducted into the Rock and Roll all of Fame, winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award and NEA National Medal of Art, the daughter of reknowned Detroit Baptist preacher C.I...

Recipe for a Jennifer North cocktail

Mon, 20 Nov 2000 04:21:29 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jennifernorth - A few weeks ago while I was trying to rack up $30 at drugstore.com to earn an exclusive Aaron Carter/Brittney Spears cd so I stocked up on this very Cherry elixir. At $.50 a bottle it was hard to resist it even comes with a little baby cup for proper...

Evergreen State College - the home I loved to hate.

Fri, 17 Nov 2000 09:40:07 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jennifernorth - The Evergreen State College likes to think of itself as a super-liberal, free-form, non-standard blah blah everything. This is certainly true for their Housing, and I appreciate it so much more having visited my friends who went to Western Washington or...

Uncle Buck - I like Big Bucks and I cannot lie!

Thu, 16 Nov 2000 04:39:16 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jennifernorth - When we meet the family of Uncle Buck things are in a sorry state of affairs, 15 year old Tia is so miserable she makes Roseanne's Darlene look like a Mary Kay beauty consultant. The 8 year old twins played by a young Gaby Hoffman and Macauley...

GEE BABY! There's a party in my head & no one's invited!

Wed, 15 Nov 2000 07:00:34 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jennifernorth - Del-Fi records is the brainchild of LA-based Sixties pop producer Bob Keane, a man who truly understood the importance of hand claps in pop music. This particular compilation is culled from old singles the label released between 1961 and 1966. The...

Holmes HAP-770 Ultra HEPA Air Purifier: Holmes Air Purifier: It's not easy being an asthma geek!

Sun, 12 Nov 2000 04:05:04 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jennifernorth - **the product I am reviewing is this brand name but a different model. There is a photo of the one I am reviewing on the manufacturer's product page. Thanks**

Let me start out by saying: I really hate products like these. Our air and water...

"DEAR QWEST, PLEASE DIE" LOVE, JENNIFERNORTH

Sun, 29 Oct 2000 06:29:41 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author jennifernorth - When I heard about the US West/Qwest merger for local phone service in my area I knew nothing good was in store for the residents under their reign of terror.

When I moved in June the start up fee was $60 just to get phone service activated...

Nikki & the Corvettes : "I like it loud and fast!"

Mon, 16 Oct 2000 18:26:18 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jennifernorth - It's 1980, punk music is tearing holes in the collective consciousness of American music. In a Detroit garage, Nikki Corvette, Lori Jeri, and Sally Dee with the help of Pete James (from the Romantics) are making rock'n'roll based firmly on...

It's a Marvelettes Millenium - we're just living here

Sat, 30 Sep 2000 05:12:42 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jennifernorth - Due to the Muze (the database that Epinions uses to searchand track down music recordings) being a little out of date I am putting this review under "Marvelous Marvelettes" but I am indeed reviewing "Best of Marvelettes-Millenium"...