Media Gal Pals That Gave Me Life in 2019
I tried to write about fifty different sentences that truly encapsulated how trash 2019 was but for the life of me couldn't embody all...
MAGPIE
A lifestyle blog that's kind of a mess from a broad just doing her best
The magpie is a mouthy bird who hoards sentimentality, lives unabashedly, and will eat almost everything. That is me. I’m the magpie. Also my name is Maggie. See what I did there?
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maggiemac
- Oct 2, 2019
- 7 min
Scream Queens To Inspire You This Spooky Szn
It may be surprising to some to find out that I have a special place in my heart for horror/thriller films. From gorgeous cinematography...
maggiemac
- Mar 18, 2018
- 3 min
Magpie Reviews: ArtFair Philippines 2018
In my continuing brazen campaign to be sponsored by the Filipino Tourism Board (#itsmorefuninthephilippines) to get to attend free events...
maggiemac
- Feb 21, 2018
- 4 min
Magpie Reviews: Netflix’s Queer Eye
Growing up with an interior designer mother, I watched a lot of TLC. We’re talking What Not To Wear, Trading Spaces, Extreme Makeover:...
maggiemac
- Nov 28, 2017
- 4 min
The Magpie Reviews: The Bodyguard
In my family, we’ve had a long-running joke that my dad is secretly Kevin Costner. It all started when a couple years ago, Dad mentioned...
maggiemac
- Nov 8, 2017
- 5 min
The Magpie Reviews: Alias Grace
In the hollow emptiness of the aftermath of finishing Stranger Things II, I was weak. I was searching. I was vulnerable to boring Netflix...
maggiemac
- Oct 19, 2017
- 5 min
News Sources as Mean Girls Characters
We live in a brave new world in which credible news sources and freedom of press are so 2000 and late. We’re so divided that the actual...
maggiemac
- Sep 4, 2017
- 3 min
The Magpie Reviews: 11th Annual International Silent Film Festival
I thought I’d do this new thing where I write specifically about events in Manila for three reasons: It forces me to live as normally as...
maggiemac
- Jun 26, 2017
- 4 min
The Magpie Reviews: Anne with an “E”
The new Netflix series “Anne with an ‘E'” seems like it would be directly catered to me. It’s a perfectly measured combination of...
maggiemac
- Apr 30, 2017
- 3 min
The Magpie Ranks: Law and Order: SVU Detectives
If you can’t hum along to the iconically minimalistic Law and Order: SVU theme song (*duh-DUH duh-duh-duh-duh-da-duhhhhh*) or can hear...
maggiemac
- Nov 20, 2016
- 3 min
The Magpie Ranks: American Girl Dolls
Listen folks, it’s the holiday season. I’m about to see a lot of family, hear a lot of unsolicited opinions, and be vaguely present...
maggiemac
- Oct 15, 2016
- 6 min
The Magpie Reviews: The Girl On A Train
*THIS IS FULL OF SPOILERS LIKE ANY RESPECTABLE REVIEW. Also I didn’t read the book because I stopped buying into fad reading crazes after...
maggiemac
- Oct 3, 2016
- 5 min
The Magpie Reviews: “Brooklyn”
You didn’t ask for it but here it is. My new “The Magpie Reviews” series is a blatant pander to on-trend millennials and an excuse for me...