Ah, 1996. I was thirteen and entirely too young to be watching From Dusk till Dawn. If you’re unfamiliar, it’s a bloody vampire movie with anti-gay slurs, racism, and many, many uses of the word pussy. In one scene, the protagonists are filling condoms with holy water, and I thought they were water balloons. ThenContinue reading “Nostalgia Tiiiiiiime! “She’s Just Killing Me””
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Nostalgia Tiiiiime! “Loved By the Sun”
If you’ve never seen the 1985 fantasy-but-occasionally-horrifying movie Legend, here’s a music video of the theme song by Tangerine Dream. It’s the ’80s in a nutshell.
‘Talk to Me’: A Thanksgiving Gratitude
Not too long ago, I was fortunate to see the film Talk to Me. Because I’m as self-centered as I am full of appreciation, I’m tying Thanksgiving, an emotionally charged celebration rooted in colonization by whites, to a movie depicting the consequences of exploiting a little-understood people–but also, me and my feelings. In Talk toContinue reading “‘Talk to Me’: A Thanksgiving Gratitude”
5 Unnecessarily Horrifying Childrens’ Books
I’m a clerk at the library, and a large part of my job is to check in, check out, and search for library books. As such, I have seen some doozies when it comes to absolutely nightmarish books. (Plug for my Instagram, which mainly features creepy book covers, goes here.) These are my most recentContinue reading “5 Unnecessarily Horrifying Childrens’ Books”
Book Quote of the Day
“The limitations of language have been ruining my life for a long time. Once I told a guy I was a ‘bleeding-heart liberal’ for him. I meant I just couldn’t help loving him, but it came off as a political statement. For a while, I also thought heroine was just a fancier word for hero,Continue reading “Book Quote of the Day”
Book Quote of the Day
“He had shot the man at point-blank range. Directly in the chest. Right next to the other bullet wound. Right through the heart. The man did not fall. His neck went stiff, cocked backward, chin thrust in the air. Then, with a crack of bone that stole a gasp from Nena’s chest, his neck bentContinue reading “Book Quote of the Day”
Book Quote of the Day
“I’ll be honest with you. Writing this chapter made me feel insane. Sitting at my desk, cataloguing how I became the kind of human that obliterates their body with work, patches it back together with self-care, believes my specialness makes my behavior elevated, and logs all my psychotic acts on an expensive watch that tracksContinue reading “Book Quote of the Day”
Book Quote of the Day
[Alison’s mother appears to be possessed by a demon named Azha] “I tried to croak out, ‘Who’s there?’ but the words dried up in my throat. Azha, she would hiss. Azha who? I would ask, reciting a silly knock-knock joke, a riddle. But what would the punch line be? Az-ha-ungry and I’m going to openContinue reading “Book Quote of the Day”
Book Quote of the Day
“Ninang June and my mother had been best friends and rivals, and they used to pit me and Bernadette against each other when we were younger. Even after my mother passed away, Bernadette and I had felt the need to compete against each other in everything. It wasn’t until recently we realized how toxic ourContinue reading “Book Quote of the Day”
Top 25 Movie Quotes Part XXI
Ever seen the American Film Institute’s list of movie quotes? Let me sum up: of the hundred, about 25 are Casablanca and Gone with the Wind. Most of the rest are from the other golden oldies that are revered by the writers of film studies textbooks; they may be well-made, but they’re also very muchContinue reading “Top 25 Movie Quotes Part XXI”
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