Category Archives: Music + Books + More

Emily From Skins is Now Carter On Finding Carter, and I Don’t Know How I Feel About It

You remember Emily Fitch, right? Kathryn Prescott played the shy, lesbian twin sister on the popular UK TV series Skins, and now, seeing her face in a new setting without a British accent is downright bizarre. Prescott is now a rebellious 16-year-old who was abducted at 3 years old, struggling to adjust to her new lifeContinue reading “Emily From Skins is Now Carter On Finding Carter, and I Don’t Know How I Feel About It”

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Austin Kleon’s Show Your Work! Taught Me 16 New Things about Blogging

This is part of my Summer Reading 2.0 series. — I have a special place in my heart for the books that Urban Outfitters sells. I can buy ~4 books for the price of 1 skirt. While I was there, I picked up Austin Kleon’s Show Your Work!, a bright yellow book that could fit into my tinyContinue reading “Austin Kleon’s Show Your Work! Taught Me 16 New Things about Blogging”

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A Playlist For the Bahamas

When I find new music I put them at the top of a huge, ever-growing list and every month or so, I download n new music and name it after some occasion that’s coming up. Over winter break last year, my family went to the Bahamas, and this is the playlist that I created justContinue reading “A Playlist For the Bahamas”

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Never Just About A Boy: Sarah Dessen’s The Moon and More

This is part of my Summer Reading 2.0 series — I’ve always been a fan of Sarah Dessen; she puts out a bunch of thick novels dubbed as teenage romance. In my early days of high school I saw them as just that, teenage romance novels. But ever since English teachers started pushing me toContinue reading “Never Just About A Boy: Sarah Dessen’s The Moon and More”

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What is Success? Alfred Lansing’s Endurance Helps Answer the Question

This is part of my Summer Reading 2.0 series. —mild spoilers ahead— Alfred Lansing’s account of the 28 men aboard the ship Endurance headed for Antarctica is captured vividly in his non-fiction book Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage. It tells the story of the explorer Ernest Shackleton with an oddball crew of men who make their way southContinue reading “What is Success? Alfred Lansing’s Endurance Helps Answer the Question”

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John Green’s TFIOS: A Book FOR Everyone, ABOUT Everyone

This is part of my Summer Reading 2.0 series. —spoiler alerts ahead— So much hype has been aroused concerning John Green’s literary genius, and much has been said about his most explosive novel, The Fault in Our Stars. The excitement has finally bubbled up and spilled over into the film industry, as his book turns into a movie,Continue reading “John Green’s TFIOS: A Book FOR Everyone, ABOUT Everyone”

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Get Cultured With Me: Summer Reading 2.0

I’m going to read a bunch of books this summer, and I intend to blog about as many as I possibly can. Think not so much full-length literary reviews, but rather, reflections and personal revelations that arrive as actions progress, characters develop, and plots thicken. It’s like summer reading, but I’m in charge of theContinue reading “Get Cultured With Me: Summer Reading 2.0”

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A Sippin’ Sizzurp Summer Playlist

A whirlwind mix of party alone, party together EDM songs, featuring trap, dubstep, chillstep, and really, really incredible remixes. You can’t find this stuff on Spotify… Quality speakers/headphones recommended. This playlist eases you in with mellow, psychedelic electronic music and gradually ascends to head-bumping, heavy bass trap and dubstep. ENJOY!

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Something About Playlists…

If you clicked on this thinking it would be a sizzling summer playlist, you were wrong. (but there will probably be one up later next week!) Does music ever make you feel nostalgic? In high school, when debate seemed to dominate my life, I would download new music right before every major tournament…there are playlists in myContinue reading “Something About Playlists…”

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