High Off That Mary Jane?

Advantages: One classic jam
Disadvantages: Inconsistent

...Taking their name from a 1970s Rick James hit, the R&B four-piece, The Mary Jane Girls released their self-entitled debut in 1983. Members: Candi, JoJo, Cherri and Maxi made it big with several hits of this album, and it made the LA-raised, Motown signees shoot to fame at the time. 1. ?Candy Man? The album begins with one of their up-tempo singles from this. It has them turn to the Synth-Pop sounds which was just emerging at the time, and it enables then to drill out a groovy jam which anyone is able to get into,. It is a catchy track, and brings you in from the get-go of the release to make you hopeful of what is to follow on from it. **Four Stars** 2. ?Boys? As we move into it, you have them come out with another of the singles, and in this case they get a chance to do something which many know them for (with ?All Night Long...

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Review of Mary Jane Girls - Mary Jane Girls

Mary Jane

Advantages: n/a
Disadvantages: n/a

...Mary Jane ************ She stood before me, twenty years of age, A natural beauty though her expression was grave, Her eyes had cried and her heart had raced, The silence seemed to echo "too young she's been embraced." Her indignant maturity told me virtue was gone, Her flexible approach said she didn't belong, She spoke of love being literal and contrived, Suggested many a fairy tale from which the concept was derived. But all he could see in her pale blue eyes, On her soft pink lips, was her imminent rise, Into his heart, a replacement of kind, His love, a love, she thought she'd never find. Mary Jane is the little girl lost in all of us who've ever felt we weren't good enough because of the way in which we've lived our lives; be it through choice or through force. I think most...

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MARIE CLAIRE.

Advantages: A great magazine with good content.
Disadvantages: At the dearer end of the market.

...-MARIE CLAIRE- "Marie claire presents new, innovative and inspirational ideas, combining style with commonsense. A magazine of contrasts, it beckons its readers with pages of the finest fashion, beauty and food. It's a winning formula of serious journalism and a healthy dose of glamour". Marie Claire is a thick glossy monthly magazine from IPC Media and it is Jam packed full of interesting articles that are topical and highly interesting. It celebrates its 15th year of production and it is aimed at the prime 25-39 age market. Marie Claire is a high quality, better than average, woman's fashion and beauty magazine and Its readership is over 15 million each month worldwide. - I have been buying Marie Claire on and off for quite a few years now. They always have such great gifts offered with this magazine and the month...

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Review of Marie Claire

MARIE CLAIRE

Advantages: HIGHLIGHTS ISSUES ABOUT WOMEN IN OTHER CULTURES
Disadvantages: FULL OF ADS, PATRONISING!!

...MARIE - CLAIRE I used to buy this magazine in my twenties, but then stopped. I now only read it at the hairdressers. This is why: ***WHAT DOES IT OFFER?*** Marie-Claire is a fashion magazine with special interest articles aimed at women. It's motto is "Fashion With Heart" and it is priced at £3.30. This month's issue (Jan) has 244 pages, plus a 32 page special about hair at the back (confusingly upside down). It has an expensive glossy feel to it with heavy quality pages. However a rough estimation tells me that over 50% of it's content is ads!!. In fact, I leaf through 8 pages of ads before I even get to the editorial. Many of the ads are for high end designer companies such as Prada, Gucci and Armani. The magazine aims to publish stories about inspirational women and takes an ethical stance (also having a 'green...

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Review of Marie Claire

Tarzan and Jane

Advantages: None that I can think of.
Disadvantages: Many - read the review.

...Before I start: I'm reviewing the video (so there'll be nothing about special features, etc. - just the film) Tarzan is one of those stories most people know (or at least know a version of it) or are at least familiar with. The story I know is the Disney version - Tarzan is raised by gorillas then meets Jane and falls in love with her. You know, it's one of those lovey dovey stories (although there is a lot of action in it - remember it's animated though, don't get your hopes up). Anyway, I spotted the sequal in Oxfam and it's a film I don't have. Since all the videos in the shop are 3 for £1.00 just now I decided just to buy it and see what it's like. I'm afraid to say I was very disappointed by it. It was a waste of money (although I'm not going to complain about 33p). There were many things I didn't like about it. For a start it...

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MARY, MARY QUITE CONTRARY

Advantages: Interesting plot, connect with main character, insight into killer's mind, suspenseful
Disadvantages: RUSHED ENDING

... MARY, MARY JAMES PATTERSON The Story Alex Cross works for the FBI, and he is at Disney on a family holiday when he is unable to escape from his work. There are a series of murders which become called the ?Hollywood murders?, and Alex is called in to help. Celebrities are being murdered, and then the killer releases an e-mail to the press (addressed to his victims). The e-mails are from a "Mary Smith", which is how this book gets its name. Unfortunately, this does not bode well for Alex?s personal life, especially at this time, because of custody issues with his son. Alex is forced to deal with his ex-wife taking their son, while taking on a case of a serial killer who has publicised his intent to commit more murders. My Thoughts I enjoy Patterson?s books as a quick read. His books...

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Review of Mary, Mary - James Patterson

Oh, wow! It's Jane!

Advantages: attractive, powerful, emotional, amazing vocals, great range of tracks, outstanding power
Disadvantages: n/a

...I cannot believe its only been two years since I first fell in love with ITV lunch time chat show Loose Women. It feels like it has been part of my life for so much longer than that! During that time I grew to idolise the panel; each and every one of them is genuine. I don't have a favourite ? how could I possibly choose? They're all unique but equally fantastic with their own strong personalities and set minds. One of these lovely ladies is Jane McDonald! Now Jane's career, like the rest, did not start out as a Loose Women! Born in 1963, the Yorkshire lass toured local pubs and bars, before travelling on cruises, singing beautifully for everybody. After signing a record deal she released several successful albums as well as an autobiography, Follow Your Dreams, and appeared in TV show, 'The Cruise', and of course, Loose Women when...

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Review of Jane - Jane McDonald

Jane Norman

Advantages: Lovely selection
Disadvantages: Sizes

... For Starters Jane Norman to me as a teenager was always slightly too expensive and if you bought anything in there, you used the bag for your PE kit for at least a few weeks!! Now i'm older and earning, I realise that Jane Norman isn't drop dead designer, and is actually pretty affordable, and always up to date on trend. So as you can imagine, on this discovery I started popping in there every time I pass. You can actually commonly spot Jane Norman in most shopping centres so they are not easy to avoid. Who's it for This is definately a younger design shop even the music played inside is mostly aimed at the 20 - 30 age. But as with most clothes shops now, the brand is diversifying and now most of their designs can be worn by many. Clothing Range I find Jane Norman a great place to go if you have a little party...

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Review of Jane Norman (Shop)

Reinventing Jane

Advantages: Decent performances and some witty remarks.
Disadvantages: It's very derivative and predictable.

...The young Jane Austen is determined to become a writer. But in England in the year 1795, women are expected only to marry well and be good wives. Those with education are treated with suspicion and those that work, with open hostility. Jane?s anxious parents are trying to steer her into a respectable marriage when she meets the headstrong and charming Tom LeFroy. He is a handsome and clever young Irish lawyer sent away from London to avoid any more scandalous situations. Julian Jarrold?s background in directing for TV shows itself in virtually every frame of this movie that plays like a cross between Jane Austen?s greatest hits and a feature length commercial for Ireland (where the film was shot). It?s directly appealing to people that would watch one of the BBC?s high-end costume dramas, which is presumably why it so closely...

afy9mab 23.05.2007 · Read review
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Review of Becoming Jane (DVD)

There's Only One Mary J.

Advantages: Lots of big tunes
Disadvantages: Not as strong as her debut

...?My Life? was released in 1994 and came as the second album from the R&B and Soul singer Mary J. Blige as she, along with support from the Bad Boy label (which has Puffy Daddy as its owner, and who is also seen to produce much of this release) come to bring another heavily Hip Hop-influenced record. 1. ?Intro? 2. ?Mary Jane? After an interesting introduction, you see that she guides us right into what would become a classic R&B track form the artist as you find that in this one she performs a re-worked version of the Mary Jane Girls? ?All Night Long?. She goes hard with the material and makes it her own, whilst not going too far from the original). It is a tune that I simply can?t see a single fault in and is bound to take you in immediately. **Five Stars** 3. ?You Bring Me Joy? Sampling a Barry White track that would eventually...

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