Book Review: Instant Wisdom Author: Beth Burgess Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ISBN: 9 780957 321731 Christmas is over and we are officially in the 2018 homestretch. And that means it’s that time of the year for New Year’s resolutions! (Woo, cue festive fanfare) I know, I know! How can you be thinking of resolutions when you’re so full from Christmas dinner that you’re dealing with brain fog? It’s a difficult one. While I’m not…
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Book Review: The Curious Dreamer’s Dream Dictionary Author: Nancy Wagaman Rating:⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 IBSN:978-0-9985459-3-9 “The moment you wake up from a dream, you already know what it means. The answers lie deep within your consciousness where the dream and its symbolism were created, right where you left them when you woke up.” Have you ever woken up from a dream in utter confusion, questioning what on earth was going on in your head while you were asleep? This is essentially how I feel every night. Dreams remain an elusive part of our psyche. Often you hear that dreams are trying to…
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“We’re not heroes. No one is. Every movie we watch, every book we read, we see people who can solve every problem, face every danger all on their own. But in real life, Vincent, we just call the cops. That’s what I did.” Only Human* Author: Sylvain Neuvel ⭐⭐⭐.5 Publisher: Penguin I have been meaning to get to this book review for weeks now, having finished the book in September, and even featuring it in my September Reads. However, the full review just never seemed to want to get written. After some pondering, I realised why that was. I wasn’t…
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To those that keenly subscribe to Netflix, you may have heard of or seen a trailer for the U.K. show entitled Wanderlust. A show about a mostly functional family, Wanderlust is predominantly focused on a couple named Joy and Alan as they make a massive relationship change. Suffering from romantic and sexual ennui with each other, they decide to open their relationship to other partners. Mimicking the aura of the Netflix anthology show Easy – a show that also outlines the human experience through various interactions and relationships – Wanderlust doesn’t try to be a glamorized or overtly scandalous depiction…
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Warning: major spoilers below! Though perhaps somewhat of an underdog in the Marvel comics universe, Venom has longtime been a highly cherished character, who appeared predominantly in the Spider-Man comics, especially to die-hard fans. For those of us who aren’t as much into the comic books, you might remember the titular amorphous alien symbiote from the film Spider-Man 3 back in 2007, absorbing itself first into Peter Parker’s spider suit, and later into the character journalist Eddie Brock. Essentially, the concept of the alien symbiote is that it takes on hosts; giving its host immense power but simultaneously (and sinisterly)…
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Warning: major spoilers for “Atypical” Season 1 and 2 below! Netflix original show Atypical, created by Robia Rashid, quickly became one of my favourite shows almost immediately into watching Season 1 (released in 2017). It presented itself as a world that you can both escape to as well as relate to, which is something I always enjoy. Atypical balances real, raw content with quirky fun, all wrapped up into half-hour episodes in relatively short seasons; a tactic that always leaves you wanting more. Of course, the main reason why I love this show is because of the representation. Focusing on…
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