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Movie Review: Sex and the City 2

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I love Sex and the City ...the TV show. I love Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte, and Samantha. I love how they think, how they interact, and of course what they wear! Sex and the City has meant so much to so many women. That's why it was disappointing that the storyline of Sex and the City 2 , the movie, didn't do the ladies, their men, or their lives, any justice. We don't want our favourite characters to get into conflict, but as any story-writer or movie-watcher knows, good conflict is necessary for character growth, development, and well...entertainment. I found myself glad to be watching the ladies again, however, still feeling like I didn't get the point of what I was watching. The opening wedding scene was beautiful, the landscape in the Middle East was beautiful. The shoes and the outfits were fabulous, as expected. But what good are fancy clothes and exotic locations without a good plot? Without giving the events away, I will say that: 1) The ladies were not faced ...

Caribana 2010 - The Band Launch

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The Toronto Revellers released their costumes for the 2010 Caribana parade, last night (Saturday, May 8) at Everest Banquet Hall in Scarborough. This year's theme "Disco Fever" included colourful patterns, plenty of silver beads, disco balls, and music of the 70s, as the models displayed the selection of ensembles for Jamaal Magloire's (above) team of masqueraders. Ain't no stoppin us now! For registration information and official photos, please visit the Revellers' website at http://www.torontorevellers.com/ . Here are the highlights of each song-themed section: