Our Bad Traits Are Our Good Traits — Move from this Mountain

I hesitate to ask you about your bad traits because I don’t want to bum you out. But I bet you’ve been criticized at some point, and I bet it stung when someone called you out on some trait of yours that you know you have and you know contributes to your own problems and […]

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It’s Queer Here: Queer Books By Black Authors II — em’s bookish musings

Hello and welcome to It’s Queer Here! It’s Queer Here is a ten days long mini blog series which will hold from June 14 – June 25th (skipping Juneteenth) to commemorate Pride month. The purpose of this blog series is to centre more often forgotten queer voices, especially those which intersect with other marginalisations and affect their experience […]

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The Reluctant Dragon (1941) — Mike’s Movies

A Walt Disney Studios promotional piece that released right in between Fantasia and Dumbo. The “story” is that Robert Benchley visits the studio to pitch Walt on adapting Kenneth Grahame’s book into an animated feature, and is treated to a tour of the Disney filmmaking process. Concludes with an actual animated short of the titular […]

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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) — Mike’s Movies

This was a childhood favorite of mine.The main draws remain the special effects, set design, and two terrific lead performances by Kirk Douglas and James Mason.Douglas was one of the most versatile actors of his generation, delivering a slew of iconic roles, but watching the cocky swagger he brings to the part of Ned Land […]

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