17 Fierce Mothers of Film & Television
April Issue, Culture, Watchlist Amanda Kotiesen April Issue, Culture, Watchlist Amanda Kotiesen

17 Fierce Mothers of Film & Television

A Mother’s Day watchlist honouring the absolute weapons who protected their children with strategy, violence, wit and conviction

By: The Lace Ledger Staff

A Mother’s Day watchlist honouring the absolute weapons who protected their children with strategy, violence, wit and conviction

By: The Lace Ledger Staff

This Mother’s Day watchlist is built on a special kind of devotion. One forged through sweat, blood, fire and deep inner strength of matriarchs that would do anything … and we mean anything … for the ones they love.

Motherhood is often framed as soft. And, it can be. It can also be something far more strategic. These women raise dragons, run empires, survive the end of the world, or dismantle anyone who mistakes care for weakness.

What they share is precision. Love becomes a decision. Protection becomes a method; nothing is left to chance.

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Feathers, Fringe & Film: 13 Films to Celebrate National Burlesque Day 
April Issue, Culture, Watchlist Amanda Kotiesen April Issue, Culture, Watchlist Amanda Kotiesen

Feathers, Fringe & Film: 13 Films to Celebrate National Burlesque Day 

Sure to make you shiver with antici... pation

By: The Lace Ledger Staff

Somewhere between the first flicker of stage light and the final reveal, burlesque finds its rhythm.

A feather catches the air. A glove slips, slowly. A room full of people leans forward at the the edge of their seat.

This is the art of the tease. Not rushed. Every movement considered.

Film has always been drawn to this world for good reason. The costumes alone deserve their own billing.

This watchlist moves through that spectrum, from classic showgirls to nightclub camp to iconic performances that win the hearts of new generations with every passing year.

Consider this your invitation to sit front row, the show is about to begin.

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