Author Archives: Maia

Fit to eat

Posted on August 28, 2010 by Maia

The New Zealand based Child Poverty Action group has discovered the wonders of facebook, and so a lot of my friendshave been liking them recently. I was all prepared to join in, until I saw they were promoting this post … Continue reading →

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She genuinely wanted to know…

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Maia

Coming from New Zealand where we have a public health system (with problems, but it exists), my reaction to a lot of the proposals has been: “Huh” or “that’s so fucked up” or “that’s making things better than they are … Continue reading →

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And the best thing about it was they're guilty!

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Maia

In Decca: The Letters of Jessica Mitford she tells a story of the 1960s. I can’t remember the details of the political trial – had the defendant’s been accused of . But they were found not guilty, and in the … Continue reading →

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Please workplace tell me how I should eat

Posted on February 16, 2010 by Maia

The Victoria University staff club is strange in many ways. It is tucked away in the library, undergrads aren’t supposed to go there, and know very little about it. But, despite the secrecy, it is very unexciting – except the … Continue reading →

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It's not OK

Posted on February 14, 2010 by Maia

I’m not really interested in writing much about American politics. Partly because if I’m going to do day-to-day political stuff there’s so much to write about in New Zealand.* But mostly because I find it even more alienating than I … Continue reading →

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Dollhouse thread: Spoilers

Posted on January 31, 2010 by Maia

So the obsessive Dollhouse fans in the audience may have noticed that I’m not posting my reviews. I’m hoping to enter this competition and my dollhouse writing energy is going towards that. I will start on full reviews after I’ve … Continue reading →

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Howard Zinn 1922-2010: "I Never Died" Says He

Posted on January 27, 2010 by Maia

The first book I ever read by Howard Zinn was SNCC: The New Abolitionists. I’ve read a lot of his writing since then, and I think it’s his most powerful book. Howard Zinn wrote an essay The Optimism of Uncertainty. … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year!

Posted on January 6, 2010 by Maia

So it’s the time of New Year’s resolutions (and if you live in Wellington grumbling about the weather).* The newspapers didn’t have much copy over the last couple of weeks, so they were full of: “50 ways to be healthier … Continue reading →

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A Love Supreme: Dollhouse Review 2.08

Posted on December 20, 2009 by Maia

This two episodes a week schedule is really hard to maintain. This is a trucated review of episode 8. I enjoyed it (despite the presence of both Alpha and the supposed love between Ballard and Echo), but I didn’t love … Continue reading →

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Meet Jane Doe: Dollhouse Review episode 2.07

Posted on December 17, 2009 by Maia

It is hard to review an episode where you adored most of it, but had to watch some scenes through your fingers because you didn’t want to know (the closest I can come up with is the last episode of … Continue reading →

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