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Why the Gilmore Girls Revival was Disappointing

For all those Gilmore Girls fans out there, it’s needless to say that upon news of the revival entitled A Year in the Life (2016), we were all excited. Excited to see what the lives of Lorelai, Rory, and all the other characters of in their world had brought them nearly ten years later. Perhaps it’s due to the fact that revivals or reunions of shows can never quite embody the greatness of an original, but I’m sad to say that I was quite disappointed by the revival. Sure, it satisfied a part of me to see these beloved characters…

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Music

The Story of The Ballad of Cleopatra

As far as modes of storytelling go, music videos do not immediately come to mind. I know very few people who do not enjoy music, or find it an essential part of one’s life. Whether it is as a companion to a commute, or background to work or studying, or even as the conduit for relaxation, music has become the subtle soundtrack to our everyday lives. However, music videos are less considered. Music videos are an interesting form of art, specifically in the explicit storytelling theme they take on. Visual companions for songs, they have taken the track of short…

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Movies

Feminism in Mad Max

Hey guys! This week, I decided to post a shortened version of an essay on Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) I wrote for a film class. The course was focused on action films, and I chose to write about the surprisingly feminist tones that Mad Max: Fury Road employed, particularly embodied in the character Imperator Furiosa. These are some of the factors that made it such an incredible film in my opinion! Give it a read and let me know what you think!  Spoiler warning: there are some spoilers for the movie so if you haven’t seen it, read at your discretion! The film…

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Books

The Importance of Autobiographies

As a fiction lover, I rarely deviate from my preferences to consider non-fiction or creative non-fiction options, like autobiographies or biographies, even though they have had prominent places in literature. Some like, The Diary of Young Girl by Anne Frank and Maya Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings have even been credited as the best autobiographies of all time. Similarly, the autobiographies of famous personalities, including political figures such as Malcom X, Nelson Mandela, Ghandi and more recently Barack Obama are seen as important insights into the political issues of our time. Other autobiographies, such as that of…

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TV Shows

Spring TV List

In the age of Netflix and countless other streaming services, sometimes I find it hard to organize my thoughts in terms of what movies or shows I should be watching (I know, first world problems, right?). Oftentimes, out of pure laziness, I end up flipping through episodes of a show I’ve already watched hundreds of times due to the sheer convenience of it, even though there are tons of shows I haven’t seen that I plan to watch. In order to rectify this and add a little organization to the overwhelming nature of the influx of shows, I’ve created a…

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5 Best Series

5 Best Environmental Disaster Movies

Spring is finally here and it has been pouring down with rain recently, some days with apocalyptic tenacity. I am one of those very bizarre people who absolutely loves it when it rains. I like being inside seeing it coming down so hard I can hear it on the roof, getting cosy with a book or a movie. I like being outside in it too, smelling the freshly soaked grass, and the little pinpricks of cold as the rain lands on your head and hands. But I must admit that it starts to get a little worrisome when the rain…

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