The Mother Kitty’s Blog
The Mother Kitty’s blog is a historical repository of Melissa’s Kitties blog, which published consistently from 2006 to 2022. (May 2026: The blog may be revived and continued in the near future.)
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Humans of New York
Meet true New Yorkers in this wonderful book, full of diversity only found in this one-of-a-kind city.
Johnny Kitties: Celebrating Johnny Depp Film #44–Dark Shadows (2012)
Tim Burton's tribute to the 1960s campy soap opera is a comedy about a scorned servant girl who turns her lover into a vampire and traps him in a coffin for 200 years. When he escapes, he finds himself in the 1970s and introduces himself to his descendants.
Johnny Kitties: Celebrating Johnny Depp Film #43–The Rum Diary (2011)
This episodic adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson's first novel, which reflects the writer's real-life early days as a reporter in Puerto Rico struggling to find his voice, was a labor of love for Johnny to make in honor of his friend and mentor.
Johnny Kitties: Celebrating Johnny Depp Film #42 — Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
Rebooting the franchise, Captain Jack Sparrow appears in a new story on the hunt for the fountain of youth. I can't believe Johnny has a franchise.
Johnny Kitties: Celebrating Johnny Depp Film #41 — Rango (2011)
This sharp, funny cartoon Western about a confused chameleon stuck in a desert town that's running out of water showcases Johnny's vocal talents and sparkling animation that earned it a well-deserved Oscar for best animated picture.
Catching Some Stars
Catch some exhilarating theatre while you can: The Tallest Tree in the Forest, about Paul Robeson, and Peter and the Starcatcher, about Peter Pan.
