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In Defense of Chick Lits and Chick Flicks: Being “Like Other Girls” is Okay
Read more: In Defense of Chick Lits and Chick Flicks: Being “Like Other Girls” is Okay© 10 Things I hate About You (1999) If you look up the definition of “chick flick” on Google, then it’s defined as follows: “chick flick – Noun, Derogatory – Informal: A film that appeals mainly to young women”. A genre thought of as futile and stereotypical, which allegedly fills women’s heads with the wildest…
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THE MAGIC OF A SOUNDTRACK
Read more: THE MAGIC OF A SOUNDTRACKAs I enjoyed my long, long winter break, I spent some time meeting with friends, catching up and going out. However, not only I had the time to catch up with my friends, but also with my reading and movie list. And this week I found the time to enjoy a good home cinema. As…
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“We Accept The Love We Think We Deserve” A Study in Romance
Read more: “We Accept The Love We Think We Deserve” A Study in RomanceDo you recognise the quote in the title? If not, then let me introduce you to it. It’s one of my all time favourite quotes from The Perks of Being a Wallflower, a bestselling book that twenty years after its release was adapted into a movie. However, for this article I will focus mainly on…
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What We Are Reading
Read more: What We Are ReadingAfter discovering new shows to watch with our latest article What We Are Watching, check out what the Writer’s Block Board is currently reading. Close Netflix and dive into a book with our recommendations! Vivian I’m currently reading two books, which I almost always do as I switch between an ebook and a physical book.…
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Tick, tick… BOOM! How much time do we have to do something great?
Read more: Tick, tick… BOOM! How much time do we have to do something great?Spoiler Warning! “[…] lately I’ve been hearing this sound. Everywhere I go, like a tick, tick, tick… Like a time bomb in some cheesy B-movie or a saturday morning cartoon. The fuse has been lit. The clock counts down the seconds, as the flame gets closer, and closer, and closer, until… all at once [boom]”.…
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