Maxine Page, Author at Daily Candid News

Travel Like a Pro—Top Trip Tips & Hacks.

January 9, 2021

Sometimes it feels like we may never get to roam free again, but as history proves humankind has been through worse before and come out the other side—so, all we can do is keep the faith and dream about the fut...

Nicaragua Beaches, Rainforests & Volcanoes, Oh My!

Maxine Page

December 29, 2020

Travel

EDITOR'S NOTE: Until it's safe to travel, we will be publishing aspirational articles from our much-traveled expert, Maxine Page. Bookmark these for the future! NICARAGUA. There are few places as geograph...

Doja Cat is utter perfection–can we all just revel in her gloriousness and not destroy her?

Maxine Page

November 24, 2020

Celebrities, Music

It’s only too easy to make sloppy comparisons between hugely talented and extremely vulnerable female singers--Whitney Houston and Amy Winehouse, anyone? But, how about we put that shit aside for one second, wh...

What The World Thinks of The U.S. Election: The ‘American Dream’ Turns Into A ‘Nightmare.’

Maxine Page

November 4, 2020

News

The result of the US election 2020 is not going to be decided anytime soon, Donald Trump has made that clear, and he’s also made it clear to the world that the USA is nuts and is a (really unfunny) joke. The...

My Year in Acapulco—What it’s REALLY like to live in Mexico’s ‘Murder Capital.’

Maxine Page

October 14, 2020

News, Travel

(Author Maxine Page on the left.) When I told people I was moving to Acapulco, from Mexico City, in 2018, Mexicans and foreigners alike told me I was crazy, warning me of the many dangers and out of control ...

Harvey Weinstein is now officially a convicted rapist, but anyone else thinking there’s no real #TimesUp victory here?

Maxine Page

February 28, 2020

Opinion

Harvey Weinstein’s guilty conviction was hailed as a “victory” for the #MeToo and #TimesUp movement, but was it really? Am I the only woman who thinks it means shit, that he’ll likely squirm his way out of ...

Oscars 2020—well, that’s three & half hours of my life I’m never getting back again.

Maxine Page

February 10, 2020

News

The 92nd Academy Awards was broadcast live from the Dolby Theater at the Hollywood and Highland Center in Hollywood Sunday night, and oh boy, the Oscars 2020 was every bit as terrible, insufferable, smug and bo...

Golden Globes 2020—Ricky Gervais Turns Air Blue With Scathing Zero F**ks Given Monologue

Maxine Page

January 5, 2020

Film & TV, News

Awards season kicked off Sunday night with the Golden Globes 2020 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, hosted by Ricky Gervais. It was the British-born comedian’s fifth (and safe to say, last) turn in the hosting ho...