Juniper Leaves: The Otherworldly Tale of a Lonesome Magical Girl, tells the tale of a black and queer teenage girl with a passion for science who discovers that she has magical powers, powers which lead her to becoming the world’s savior. While saving the world, she also explores her attraction to other girls. The book blurb describes it as: … a fantastical coming-of-age tale of a girl who learns to let go, live a little, and best of all, believe in herself — all before her sixteenth birthday. The novel’s author, Jaz Joyner, wrote the book to alleviate the shortage of …
Have you ever heard of Sawbones? The medical history podcast hosted by Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin that currently holds a five-star rating based on 6,067 reviews? If you haven’t, please dust off your podcast app and give it a go, I personally recommend starting with their debut episode “Trepanation.” However if you prefer more visual media, you’re in luck, because Sawbones is going to be a book. Due for release this October, The Sawbones Book: The Hilarious, Horrifying Road to Modern Medicine will be published by Simon & Schuster. The book will both re-tread topics covered on the podcast …
Do you remember Richard Linklater’s much-lauded film of 2014, Boyhood? It was highly praised for being a realistic portrayal of one young boy’s coming-of-age story, done by checking in with the same cast at one-year intervals between 2003 and 2013 in order to capture the aging of the titular boy in real time. It was all very exciting. But, the more that I think about it, the more I realize that this concept was basically lifted from the Harry Potter franchise. Image via IGN Think about it: between 2001 and 2011, a film crew caught up with the …
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