Author: Marie Nicola

Before the Globe & Mail named Karmacake one of Toronto's hottest blogs in November 2009, Marie Nicola was the outspoken blogger from Summerside, P.E.I. After a close finish in the Miss Canada pageant, she leveraged her digital marketing and writing skills to create her online persona, “Karmacake.” This led to appearances on television and radio, numerous web series, and a role as a digital consultant for HumbleandFredRadio.com. Marie’s quirky conversational style has made her one of the Internet’s most dynamic personalities. Now, as a pop culture historian and the host of Alt.Pop.Repeat, Marie continues to inform audiences with her insightful commentary, history factoids and engaging presence.

There is a type of suppressed rage women are conditioned to internalize in order to be successful in society – Nightbitch uncaps that rage and builds an entire film around it. Validating and cathartic, the film explores the inequity of womanhood and motherhood. The story centers around a former artist (Amy Adams) turned stay-at-home mom who begins to believe she is turning into a dog. This bizarre premise serves as a metaphor for the primal and often suppressed instincts that motherhood can awaken. Directed by Marielle Heller and starring Amy Adams, I left the theatre unsure if I wanted to…

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