September 23, 2023

Four Minutes Late, One Seat Away from Love

Haley Lu Richardson and Ben Hardy in Netflix's Love at First Sight

Screen & Sound · The Lori Diaries

Have you ever noticed someone at an airport and, for about thirty seconds, imagined that you might be about to meet the love of your life? All you need is for the universe to assign you neighbouring seats. Preferably before one of you boards a flight to an entirely different country.

August 27, 2022

The Devil Wears Prada at 27: I Understand Miranda, But I Wouldn’t Work for Her

Miranda Priestly in The Devil Wears Prada

Screen & Sound · The Lori Diaries

When I first watched The Devil Wears Prada, I was firmly on Andy Sachs's side. She was young, ambitious, trying to make something of herself in New York, and working for a woman who seemed determined to make every day unnecessarily difficult. Miranda Priestly was the villain. Simple. Sixteen years after the film came out, I'm watching it again at 27, with some experience of working life behind me, and I'm surprised by how differently I see her. I understand Miranda now. That doesn't mean I'd ever want her to be my boss.

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