Arcane. Hands down 10/10 on practically every possible metric, but the thing that really got me was the way they portray trauma and the subsequent impact on mental health. I work with folks who have experienced trauma and I thought this was one of the best depictions of the aftermath I had ever seen in media.
Also, this is a perfect depiction of a Greek tragedy, in the sense that everything ends in tragedy not despite, but because of everyone’s best intentions. As the story unfolds you understand everyone’s motivations and they all make sense. There’s no perfectly good or bad characters, just a lot of people doing the best they can with the cards they were dealt.
Basically what it say on the tin. I just finished Parable of the Sower (Octavia Butler) and I loved it. Any suggestions on what else I might like? It’s been a while since I got into a scifi novel....
I agree with Parable of the Talents. It continues the story but from a few different perspectives.
Also, I really enjoyed Wild Seed by Butler. It is chronologically the first book in the Patternist series.
If you’re looking for something by a different author with some similar themes but with a more sci-fantasy edge, then the Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin. It is the first book in the Broken Earth trilogy.
I always struggle with what sources I should be reading for news (particularly political news). I don’t want to read only sources that I agree with, but I also struggle finding news sources that aren’t sensationalist and put forward varied view points. Here are a few of the places I frequent (criticism of these sources or...
Here’s a good discussion on why you should vary your news sources along with some charts to show how sources vary and specific examples given. Maybe you can find what you’re looking for in there.
I have a therapy joke but I'm not sure how I feel about it. (sh.itjust.works)
What tv show had a big impact on you?
For me, its Xena....
Hey bro let's go look at naked women together bro it's the perfect place for friends to hang out bro (i.ibb.co)
Triple Maxim machine gun created to shoot down UAVs (streamable.com)
What are some book series like Harry Potter [quaint, pleasant, deep lore] but less childish and bigoted?
i love asoiaf but it’s hard to start rereading atm of course
[OC] BBC Beer Company, Colombia makes a cerveza negra (lemdro.id)
BBC = Bogotá Beer Company
Let's play a game. How would you reboot The Jetsons if you were tasked with doing so.
So I am an avid watcher of Tubi, the last remaining ethical streaming service....
AP psychology course can’t be offered over gender identity, sexual orientation lessons, College Board says (www.orlandosentinel.com)
Florida bans AP psychology, College Board says, because of lessons on gender identity and sexual orientation, which violate state rules.
What to read after Parable of the Sower
Basically what it say on the tin. I just finished Parable of the Sower (Octavia Butler) and I loved it. Any suggestions on what else I might like? It’s been a while since I got into a scifi novel....
The Nice Guys (2016)
Currently on Netflix. The movie got nearly universal positive professional reviews and scored a 79% audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes....
What sources do you use for news?
I always struggle with what sources I should be reading for news (particularly political news). I don’t want to read only sources that I agree with, but I also struggle finding news sources that aren’t sensationalist and put forward varied view points. Here are a few of the places I frequent (criticism of these sources or...