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Meandering Monsters: A Yume Book Review
For the first time, I decided to go against Goodreads reviews and trust my gut. Lo and behold, it was wrong. Considering my own tendency to rate highly—and noting the abundance of five-star reviews on the site—I tend to be wary of any book with a three-star rating. Every book…
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From Hate to Love: How Oathbound Changed My Mind on The Amnesia Trope
Article contains HUGE spoilers for the Legendborn series by Tracy Deonn, including Oathbound. With the latest release of Oathbound, the third book of the Legendborn Cycle by Tracy Deonn, my mind has little room for anything else. This YA Authorian-based fantasy series is based in a contemporary world where the…
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If Dogs Could Talk
Remembering Penelope Delta’s Μάγκας (1935): translation, children’s literature, and growing up When my family picked up and moved across the Atlantic ocean, we brought our orange couch with us. It has seen better days—the decorative white seams have frayed and all but come apart, the legs are crooked, the two…
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B2b (Back to Butler): The Politics of Grievability in Severance
Severance SPOILERS!!! Sleek, stylish, and brilliantly ambitious, the TV series Severance (2022) is a sci-fi parable for the alienation of the modern office worker. At the heart of the series is a megacorporation known as Lumon industries, where employees on what is called the “severed” floor have undergone a procedure…
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I Have No Idea What Epic: the Musical Looks Like and That’s Okay
Featured image credits to @ethanillustrations on Instagram. Made by Jorge Rivera-Herrans, Epic: the Musical is a two act adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey, which combines his knowledge of musical writing and a cast of talented singers to add a fresh twist on the classic epic poem. I’ve been in many…
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Gayer Than Gay Sex? The Jayvik Paradox
Spoilers for Arcane Seasons 1 and 2! At the time of writing this, it has been around 4 months since the release of Arcane’s second and final season, which is surely enough time for us to ponder its philosophical debates: Do we aim to fix the unjust system by having…
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The True Villain of the Last of Us: Joel Miller
WARNING: This article mentions weaponry, drugs, and murder. Please do not read if you are easily triggered by such things. This article contains spoilers for The Last of Us Parts I & II and Uncharted. If you ask any gamer whose played The Last of Us (or LOU for short),…
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Why Every Fantasy Lover Needs to Read the Green Bone Saga
Jade City is a gripping Godfather-esque saga of intergenerational blood feuds, vicious politics, magic, and kungfu. The Kaul family is one of two crime syndicates that control the island of Kekon. It’s the only place in the world that produces rare magical jade, which grants those with the right training…
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Why the Light Fury is Infuriating (and Other Problems with How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World)
Disclaimer: this review solely discusses the three main HTTYD movies and the information provided in them. It does not include things from the books, shows, spinoffs, specials, etc. The main story is enough as a stand-alone, and decisions regarding it should not rely on viewers to watch the extras to…
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Review: Refreshing and Affecting Fantasy in Marlon James’ Black Leopard, Red Wolf and Guy Gavriel Kay’s A Brightness Long Ago
This review contains mild spoilers. If anyone ever tells you that fantasy literature is a stale genre with tired tropes, direct them to two 2019 releases: Booker Prize winner Marlon James’ epic fantasy debut Black Leopard, Red Wolf and the latest novel from Canadian mythweaver (and U of T…
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