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Dry the River and Faith
Dry the River was a short lived band. I have yet to run into anyone who knows them, which is disappointing considering just how perfect their album "Shallow Bed" is. I discovered this album a few years ago, however, initially only ever listened to the acoustic version. Finally transitioned to the non-acoustic, and this album as a whole has changed my life.
By Cherith Brook9 years ago in Beat
'To The Bone' A Bone-Chilling Tale
Much like 13 Reasons Why before it, To The Bone, the latest film to hit Netflix, is causing significant concern. The film is loosely based on writer-director Marti Noxon's experiences with eating disorders - specifically, anorexia and bulimia - and star Lily Collins, who herself struggled with eating disorders, plays Ellen, a 20-something who is about to enter her fifth treatment center for eating disorders. Much has been made of the film and rightfully so. It is a significant challenge to discuss any mental health disorder on film, whether it's in a television series or a movie, and when we're discussing the mental health disorder with the highest mortality rate, there's a sharper lens put on every frame of film.
By Christina St-Jean9 years ago in Geeks
Sampling in Music
Popular music (pop music) these days uses elements of other peoples records. We think of today's artists, who seem to not have original ideas anymore. Some say that everything that can be written has been written. But it this idea of sampling and 'ripping off' older music a new thing? Has it been like this for ages or is it how it has always been?
By Gregory Eze9 years ago in Beat
No Bullying!
Based on the popular Cupcake Club series, Peace, Love and Cupcakes is a new musical starring Carrie Berk, who is incidentally also co-author of the book with her mother, Sheryl. The story addresses important issues that most kids (and some adults!) have to deal with on a daily basis. The cast is comprised of super talented kids who discussed serious (bullying) and not so serious (cupcakes) topics with us. Carrie, Diego, Ksenia and Jack all have great energy and a passion for acting. You can watch their hilarious hijinks in the cupcake game.
By Serena Cohen9 years ago in Geeks
My 'Clannad' Review
Clannad started as a video game and branched out into two seasons and a movie. Each season aired at different times, the first episode of the first season was aired on 2007. The first season is Clannad, the second season is Clannad: After Story and the movie is simply titled Clannad: The Movie. To specify, most people who have seen Clannad are of the eighteen to twenty-five age range as the series was aired in 2007 and the intended audience was teens at the time of its release. Although anime is becoming more and more popular in America, Clannad isn't considered a popular anime because it finished airing around the beginning of the anime boom. I plan to review the anime series as a whole and to answer basic questions that all anime lovers are forced to ask, here is what I know: the animated series comes in both English subtitles and in English dub as well as Japanese. Many fanbases do convert the series over into their own language. It's easy to find on YouTube or many fan-based websites for free. If you'd rather own the series it wouldn't break your bank, a normal DVD set costs around twenty to thirty dollars and is purchasable online or in specific stores. I personally would recommend purchasing the series and watching it at your own pace. Now that that’s out of the way, Clannad left me breathless; I do suggest it go on your list of must-sees. The genre is geared towards the female audience yet is set in the point of view of the male protagonist which is rather effective in its goal to attract the female audience throughout the plot.
By Sasha Boileau9 years ago in Geeks
