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The lack of diversity in Hollywood has been on my mind off and on the last few months. The whole debacle of the “White Oscars” and the unfortunate mistake of naming La La Land as this year’s Best Picture, which I think was an honest mistake in all regards, only fueled the fire. I watched…
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Falling Leaves is an autobiographical story about Adeline Yen Mah. It explores the hardship she endured while living with her father and stepmother. She was born into privilege, but like many girls born into Asian countries, there were cultural forces that sent her reeling backward. She didn’t have the same luxuries as her brothers, and…
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This is a little departure from my normal book recommendation. It might be because I’m getting to the age where my perspective on life is changing. I’m also doing some good old fashion reminiscing of the days past. The books in this series were my favorite way back when, and definitely read them more than…
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It’s been quite a while, eight months, since I’ve colored anything of significance. I managed to color two designs for two different relatives until I screwed up the one I really wanted to get done. I then dropped the frame on the floor, denting the corner of it, so it wasn’t such a great day. …
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There’s a Hollywood trend going on: the rebooting of long past television franchises and remakes of films already recognized for their great acclaim. I have no issue with this, but what does open my eyes is the sloppy decision making along the process in some productions. I know viewers have an investment in the original…
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These are three radically different books as you can probably tell because of the authors. Palahniuk has been listed as a “nihilistic writer” although he rejects this title. He is most famous for his books Fight Club and Choke, which were both made into movies. Pears focuses on historical novels where he weaves historical events…
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I think one of the hardest aspects of writing is the dialogue. I’m currently reading a book with an enthusiastic ten fingers in the air. It has some good, solid advice in it. It is only 135 pages long so it won’t be a daunting task to read. I would advise reading it twice or…
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Even someone who doesn’t mind being holed up in the apartment likes to get out once in a while. The traffic was still congested for Monday, but it was all worth it when I arrived to my destination of Huntington Beach. There’s nothing better than visiting any beach in California. It was even better I…
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Pre-Prong: Introduction I’ve postponed posting this because I thought what if someone reading this will view me differently than they already do. What if a handful of people reading this decides to drop me a few notches on their friends or acquaintances coolness tape measure? I came to the conclusion of so what. …
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