If you grew up in a home with a television set and a video player, you probably had your share of squeaky voices. You know those voices that sound like when your big sister’s yelling at you? While I did not appreciate cartoons with songs every here and there throughout their play, I get surprised…
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“The thing women have yet to learn is nobody gives you power. You just take it. ” ― Roseanne Barr This post is just a prologue for a more detailed future article exploring the topic. The feminist subject has been one of particular interest for me in the last year. My stumble onto the video at the…
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There are those songs you keep coming back to listen, hearing them every time as though for the first. ‘The Winner Takes It All‘ by ABBA is one of those songs. My mom loved ABBA, and we had all their records, on the gramophone, during my childhood. The band holds a nostalgic sentiment for me both because…
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Following a few articles I read over the weekend, I haven’t been able to shake my head off thinking about adolescent children – especially the period of ‘cool’. I found the above video and this article particularly interesting, Cool Kids Lose, Though It May Take A Few Years. Even though I understand the perspective, I’m not…
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