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Jon Watts recommended Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995) in Movies (curated)

"Welcome to the Dollhouse is great. Even though it’s about a girl in middle school, to me, that feels like the most honest reflection of what being a kid around that age feels like. It’s just so bad. It’s like that movie captures the very worst moments of being that age so perfectly. Everything is unfair, everyone hates you, and the world is totally against you. It’s such a good coming-of-age movie."

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Rashad Ernesto recommended The Red Balloon (1956) in Movies (curated)

The Red Balloon (1956)

1956 | Comedy, Drama

8.0

(1 Ratings)

Movie Favorite

"One of the most beautiful films ever made. It’s a French movie with almost no dialogue, and I remember watching it in school several times. The innocence and the imagination of the young protagonist are threatened by bullies and adults, but the relationship he forms with his balloon gives us marvelous insight into childhood. I love how the film explores universal themes that can be enjoyed by audiences of all ages and backgrounds."

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Aimee Bender recommended The Freddie Stories in Books (curated)

The Freddie Stories

Lynda Barry | 2013 | Comics & Graphic Novels, Humor & Comedy, Young Adult (YA)

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"I remember reading this years ago and crying, moved by how intensely Barry dives into a child's point of view through words and illustrations. There's no one like her in that way. Freddie is having a rough time: with school, with his own fluctuating grasp on things, with family, with his dark thoughts and fears, and Barry jumps into his world and enacts it with her usual compassion and realness and love."

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Ezra Koenig recommended Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest in Music (curated)

Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest

1991 | Hip-hop, Rock

8.6

(5 Ratings)

Album Favorite

"I had a group of friends who were all into rap, and we’d drive around and listen to jazzy, laid-back East Coast hip hop. If you didn’t go into New York it was boring, so we’d spend endless time driving in my friend’s car listening to Digable Planets, A Tribe Called Quest or De La Soul. I wrote an article for my high school newspaper about the hidden links between punk and rap."

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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated The Story of Arthur Truluv in Books

Oct 5, 2020

When an aging widower visiting the grave of his wife, meets a troubled teenager trying to escape school, they both seem to recognize something similar to themselves inside each other. That’s how the unusual relationship begins between Maddy and Arthur, which soon expands to include Arthur’s somewhat eccentric and also aging neighbor, Lucille. You can read more about this heartwarming book in my review here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2017/11/18/hybrid-of-a-family/

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shift calendar pro

Utilities and Productivity

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A calendar with all your work shifts. Works with any number of shifts and every roster. Just enter...

Dark Souls II

9.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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Developed by from software, Dark Souls II is the highly anticipated sequel to the punishing 2011...

Sara Cox (1845 KP) rated Songbird in Books

Apr 16, 2020

Songbird

Ingrid Laguna | 2019 | Children, Fiction & Poetry

9.0

(1 Ratings)

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What a beautiful book! I absolutely loved reading this. It's about an Iraqi refugee in Australia and her mum and younger brother. She's trying to fit in at school while at the same time trying to help her mum who is struggling with the change in culture (especially language) while being in what appears to be a state of depression. It is beautifully written. It is a story that really touches the heart.