Memo from Movie Dearest, RE: Housekeeping

Regular readers of Movie Dearest may have noticed a few changes in the last week or so. I've taken a cue from our namesake Joan (seen here in an uncharacteristic image) and done a little housecleaning around the place, all in an effort to not only make it a little easier on my end, but also to make it more enjoyable and informative for you to come and visit whenever you're in the neighborhood.

One of the first steps, the "Pink is the New Out" feature, has already been discussed, and that was just the beginning. As of last week, three of the most popular MD features ("Cinematic Crushes", "Women We Love" and "Out in Film") have undergone a little facelift. Instead of the mini-biographies I was doing, these posts will now be capsule profiles of our favorite celebrities. Elsewhere, "The Latest on DVD" has been streamlined (offering a "best of this week" view of new releases) and such other sections as "Coming Soon", "From Screen to Stage" and "Ride the Movies" will focus more on individual entries, as opposed to just a list of story links.

The biggest change concerns "The Latest on TV". As I mentioned in today's post, this week's entry will be the last weekly installment. From now on, notable programs (like award shows and movie-related specials) will be profiled in individual posts either the day before or day of their airing.

The reason for this change in particular, and all the changes in general, is so I can focus more time on the individual stories and less time on the extensive research to prepare these longer articles in their previous forms. For example, checking all the TV network schedules for programs of interest takes a lot of time, time I would rather spend actually writing more articles. (And not to worry if you're a fan of Turner Classic Movies; I will still highlight their exceptional programming, but in a monthly article rather then weekly, beginning next week with their November schedule.)

If you're wondering why all these changes now, the reason is that I will (hopefully) be starting a new job within the next month or so, and I wish to maximize my time for this blog as much as possible when that happens. Furthermore, this new job is in another state, so MD will be seeing some downtime in the near future, including ... later this week. Yep, MD is going on vacation. More on that later, but don't be surprised if you see a little shuffling around of the usual posting schedule this week.

Stay tuned ...