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TV Recaps: The O.C. – The Dearly Beloved
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQBxK1XMpCs&t=15s The O.C. is a teen drama that ran for 4 years in the early 2000s; it was essentially a fish out of water show about Ryan Atwood moving from Chino (California) to the uber wealthy Newport Beach. Watching this show...
The Black Girl Project uses music to speak truth to power
Tiffany looks back at Black female musicians’ legacy of using music to speak their truth, and the transition from Mamie Smith’s metaphorical “Crazy Blues” to a recent EP from The Black Girl Project.
TV Recap: Bob’s Burgers – The Land Ship
Image from Fox Bob’s Burgers is an animated show that follows the lives of the Belcher family. Bob runs a burger restaurant with the help of his wife Linda and children Tina, Gene and Louise. There are also a whole host of side characters that you will fall in...
Girls of Game of Thrones: Sansa Stark
This combination photo of images released by HBO shows Sophie Turner portraying Sansa Stark in Game of Thrones. (HBO via AP) On the 17th April 2011, the television adaptation of Game of Thrones was aired. For those of us who had never read the books, the show...
Art vs Artist: The Hypocritical Feminism of Joss Whedon
Actress Charisma Carpenter in Angel. In February of this year, actress Charisma Carpenter released a statement on Instagram that sent shockwaves through numerous fandoms. She detailed the abuse and bullying that she suffered at the hands of Joss Whedon during her time...
Presentations of Female Strength in She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (2018)
A screencap from She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (2018), series 5 episode 12 in which Adora discusses the fate of the world with her She-Ra predecessor, Mara. She-Ra has quickly become one of my favourite TV shows of all time since sobbing my way through all five...
TV Recaps: Sister, Sister
The main cast of Sister, Sister: (L-R) Tia Mowry, Jackée Harry, Tim Reid, and Tamera Mowry. There is a lot of content online: with Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu and YouTube (just to name a few) it has never been easier to watch your favourite show whenever you want....
Book Review: Anne of Green Gables
My favourite book growing up was the 1908 Bildungsroman novel Anne of Green Gables by Canadian author L.M. Montgomery. It tells the story of a young orphan girl, named Anne Shirley, who is adopted by siblings Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert on Prince Edward Island. They...
Film Review: When Marnie Was There (2014) – Anna’s Journey of Acceptance
Anna (left) and Marnie (right) from When Marnie Was There (2014), Studio Ghibli’s animated film adaptation of Joan G. Robinson’s novel of the same name. I don’t normally watch movies, but for the Studio Ghibli’s animated film adaption of Joan G. Robinson’s When Marnie...
Game Review – A Plague Tale: Innocence
Claire R. reviews “A Plague Tale: Innocence” video game.
Review: The Stars and the Blackness Between Them
Some people believe Black girls have secret lives, separate from the versions of their lives governed by adults. They aren’t always secret, but sometimes they are sacred, especially when they create them with other Black girls. In the seventh grade, my middle school...
Book Review: Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
Junior Girl Megan Clout reviews Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo, an international bestseller about the millennial experience in Korea.
Book Review: All These Beautiful Strangers
Image from https://www.elizabethklehfoth.com/events I need to start this review by saying that I read a lot of mysteries, I watch a lot of police procedural shows and I listen to true crime podcasts while I work. I say this because the mystery element of the book was...
Dear America: Making History Personal
Junior Girl Emily VanderBent writes about the iconic Dear America book series in the early 2000s, and one of her favorite books in the series.
Book Review: The Holly Black Series
Junior Girl Elizabeth Bailey reviews The Cruel Prince, The Wicked King, and the Queen of Nothing, a series by Holly Black.
Book Review: Rosie Revere, Engineer
Junior Girl Yuwen Zhang reviews Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty and David Roberts, and discusses the STEM aspects of the book.
Book Review: Educated
Junior Girl Emily Scott reviews the stunning 2018 memoir Educated by Tara Westover about growing up in a survivalist cult.
Book Review: Anne of Green Gables
Junior Girl Charlotte Wilson reviews her favorite childhood book, Anne of Green Gables, and reflects on what Anne means to her.
Maria Qamar’s Hints at Bigger Problems Within South Asian Culture
Junior Girl Teresa Mettela reviews a Maria Qamar exhibition from 2019, and talks about Qamar’s influence on South Asian girls.
Book Review: Life Lessons From Remarkable Women
Junior Girl Emily Clarke reviews Life Lesson From Remarkable Women, a book curated by UK magazine Stylist, filled with inspirational essays.