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‘Last Night in Soho Review’ by my guest writer and best friend Alexa Modugno

​ FILM REVIEW: ‘LAST NIGHT IN SOHO’ written by  Alexa Modugno An unremarkably intoxicating film, sitting through it, you will most likely be on the edge of your seat, transfixed by cinematic brilliance of mixing art house with horror. Prolific director Edward Wright is able to accurately capture the psyche of a female mod superstar in a male-dominated entertainment industry, and the cycle of abuse pertaining to aspiring ingenues in London’s patriarchal society. The movie begins with Eloise, who is a naive country girl hoping to become the next Coco Chanel. She sees herself as a modern day Holly Golightly when the opportunity of studying fashion in the heart of London’s Soho district comes into fruition, not knowing what to expect. Somewhat of an outcast, the social scene and urban life is overwhelming for her so she decides to find her own apartment outside of her fashion school and gets a job at a bar so she can afford rent, and keep up to date with the latest of what’s fashionabl...

An Exerpt from My Memoir: PMDD and I

​ Chapter 1 of my memoir:   PMDD- Life Interrupted To understand me and my relationships, you have to understand what I myself was struggling with the whole time which amplified the intensity inside the drama of these relationships.   Pre-Menstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) is an extreme version of Pre-Menstrual Syndrome (PMS). PMS is when a woman gets physically or emotionally agitated right before their period begins. They usually feel cramps or extra sad before their period begins. With PMDD, a woman feels completely debilitated in these conditions with extreme physical pain and discomfort. They also tend to be suicidal or have suicidal ideations before their period begins. Once their period starts, the woman can have some relief but the physical and emotional pain doesn’t usually go away until after their period. This means a weak of torture during the period and sometimes a week or two of pre period torture. So that can be up to three weeks out of four in a month...