Weekly Reads: Beneath a Scarlet Sky
Content Warning: The book has some brutal scenes described in great detail. “If a bomb’s coming at you, it’s coming at you. You can’t go around worrying about it. Just […]
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Anime Review: Chivalry of a Failed Knight
What makes an impressive action anime? The popular shows from the last two decades seem to follow a similar method of storytelling. The main character is set apart, typically seen […]
Anime Review: 86
The Republic of San Magnolia was at war against the Giadian Empire and had been for multiple years. They were proud to announce that they had suffered zero casualties whatsoever, […]
Weekly Reads: Challenger Deep
“Dead kids are put on pedestals, but mentally ill kids get hidden under the rug.” – Neal Shusterman, “Challenger Deep” “Challenger Deep” was a book recommended to me for Mental […]
2021 Anime to Give a Try
2020 was a notoriously weak year for anime, especially for new series. Outside of the otherworldly “Jujutsu Kaisen,” the best new franchises that fans could take in from 2020 were […]
Weekly Reads: The Honest Enneagram
I spent the last week or so extremely ill, and while I was stuck in bed, I decided to explore reading some nonfiction. While going through recommended books in the […]
Weekly Reads: Speak
Content Warnings: Rape, Mental Illness April is Sexual Assault Awareness month, and as a victim myself, I thought it would be good to recommend my favorite book on the subject: […]
Anime Review: Jujutsu Kaisen
Growing up, I looked forward to Saturday nights when I could sit on my couch and hope my dad would let me stay up late enough to watch Naruto. Entertainment […]
Weekly Reads: American Born Chinese
When Jin Wang moves to a new neighborhood, he discovers he is the only Chinese-American at his school and has to put up with relentless bullying and teasing. To make […]
Anime Review: Assassination Classroom
Comedy in anime usually takes on one of two different forms. The one you will see the most is raunchy, tasteless humor that plays off the over-sexualization of characters. The […]
Weekly Reads: The Midnight Library
Book Content Warning: suicide, death, mental illness, drug use, and mild sexual content. “Between life and death there is a library,’ she said. ‘And within that library, the shelves go […]
Weekly Reads: Fingersmith
In the second installment of books for Women’s History Month, I decided to reread an old favorite historical fiction novel of mine: “Fingersmith” by Sarah Waters. The story opens with […]
Poems to Celebrate Women’s History Month
Not only is March Women’s History Month, but March 8 was International Women’s Day. I am celebrating women by reading historical books read by women, for women, such as “The […]
Review: Hades Video Game
As a kid I got into Greek mythology through the “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” book series by Rick Riordan. Something about the exciting stories of the gods and the […]
Dorohedoro on Netflix – anime vs manga
Dorohedoro is a well-received manga on the internet, written and illustrated by Q Hayashida, that has finally approached the anime spotlight. To look back, in 2009, publishing company Viz Media […]
Netflix’s ‘Hollywood’ delivers progressive message that falls flat
Ryan Murphy, the man behind “American Horror Story,” is back with a new miniseries. “Hollywood” is a seven-episode period piece centered around young wide-eyed hopefuls looking to make it in […]
Mozzy’s Beyond Bulletproof brings finesse to Gangster Rap
It’s no surprise that Kendrick gave him a shout out at the Grammys. Timothy Patterson, also known as Mozzy, has made serious headway in the West Coast, emerging as one […]
Solar Opposites falls under Rick & Morty’s shadow
Look, Solar Opposites is a decent show. It is weird and funny and absolutely worth your time. I wholeheartedly recommend it. All that is doubly true if you are a […]
A beginner’s guide to manga
At the moment, our community is stuck at home and very likely bored out of our minds. While under quarantine, there are only so many Netflix binges one can take. […]
The History of the Seattle Mariners
“The Mariners aren’t competitors. They’re protagonists.” On March 26, the SB Nation YouTube channel put out the first episode of a six-part documentary series on the Seattle Mariners, produced by […]