Wednesday, October 5, 2022

Quarterly Recap: July-September

It’s October, a.k.a one of my favorite months. It’s also time for the last quarterly recap of the year. And included below are links to posts that have appeared on the blog through July, August, and September.
July Reviews:
August Reviews:
September Reviews:
Other July Posts:
Other August Posts: 
Other September Posts:
Looking ahead, I always use October as an excuse to rewatch old favorites—I think it’s time to watch Over The Garden Wall again too. Otherwise, there are a lot of new movies/TV series I’m looking forward to, which I explained in a post HERE.

There's no Short Story post this month. And as far as books, I’ve prepared reviews for two books themed perfectly for October. Plus, Adri and I are going to have a reading list for spooky novels, similar to the one we did last year. I’m also going to be participating in #Peachtober on Instagram. I likely won’t do the full prompt list, because I prefer to keep a laid-back approach to art related challenges (I’ll see how many I get to).


Monday, October 3, 2022

Music Monday (217): Rina Sawayama, Rico Nasty, Soul II Soul, Coolio

Rules:

  • Music Monday is a weekly meme hosted by Lauren Stoolfire at Always Me that asks you to share one or two songs that you've recently enjoyed. For the rules, visit the page HERE 
Breana: I finished reading Frankenstein last week. As it so happens, there is a song by the same name on Rina Sawayama's 2022 album, Hold The Girl. It's one of my favorites. Give it a listen!

 

Adri: I was listening to some of my heavier playlist and remembered this Rico Nasty: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert, which is what I'm listening to this week.


Andrea: Hi all! This week I'm listening to Keep on Movin' by Soul II Soul
 and Fantastic Voyage (Timber Mix) by Coolio.




What are you listening to this week?


Thursday, September 29, 2022

Short Stories I Read In August

It’s the twenty-ninth of September. So it’s time to talk about the short stories, miscellaneous posts, and podcast episodes I read or listened to in August. 

Questions For The Fallen by Omodero David Oghenekaro (Strange Horizons; Issue: 1 August 2022)

The only piece I got to in the month of August was a poem called Questions For The Fallen by Omodero David Oghenekaro. The title gives a good idea of what it’s about. I loved this poem so much. It was short, metaphorical, and beautifully written.

From around the web…

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

I Listened To: August Music Roundup

In August, I bounced between two albums: Beyoncé’s Renaissance and Megan Thee Stallion’s Truamazine. They’re two very different albums—in terms of sound, theme, and genre—but I appreciate them for what they are.

Renaissance
  • When I read about what kind of album Renaissance was supposed to be, I had high expectations. And every single one of them was met. The range in sound made every track feel different than the last, but the strong themes and genre influences—dance, house, R&B, and more—made the album feel cohesive. I mean, even the transitions between each song were smooth. Its music you can move to. Renaissance is a treat.
Traumazine
  • Moving on, Traumazine was another excellent album to come out in the July-August months. It had its foot firmly in hip-hop and rap. The title is indicative of what you’ll get with this one, and the complexity and depth of the lyrics is what keeps drawing me back to this album. Traumazine features some of my favorite songs by Megan Thee Stallion. It also had a handful of interesting features including Rico Nasty, Latto, and Jhené Aiko among others.

What have you been listening to?

Monday, September 26, 2022

Music Monday (216): Mariah The Scientist, Leela James, & Wyclef Jean

 Rules:

  • Music Monday is a weekly meme hosted by Lauren Stoolfire at Always Me that asks you to share one or two songs that you've recently enjoyed. For the rules, visit the page HERE 
Breana: Over the weekend, I checked out some of the music Mariah The Scientist released in 2022. My favorite song of the bunch is Spread Thin.


Andrea: Hi all! This week I'm listening to Say That by Leela James featuring Anthony Hamilton and 911 by Wyclef Jean featuring Mary J. Blige. I look forward to discovering what everyone is listening to this week. Until then, have an amazing week!




What are you listening to this week?


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