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"You may recognize Diane Guerrero’s name from Orange Is the New Black and Jane the Virgin, but her memoir is about the tragedy that struck her in her childhood. When she was just 14 year old, she came home to discover that her parents and brother had been arrested and were being deported back to Columbia. Diane got to stay in the US because she was born here. At a time when immigrants are living in more fear than ever, Guerrero’s book is a must-read."

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Steve Vai recommended Greatest Hits by Sly & The Family Stone in Music (curated)

"My brother had that record and it was one of the first I heard outside of what my parents were listening to and I just couldn’t believe how great it was. If you’ve ever listened to that record, every single song is a smash. It has groove, it has colour, it has melody and there’s so much dimension and depth to it. I don’t recall the last time I listened to it but after talking to you I might just go and do it..."

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Kim Newman recommended The Uninvited (1944) in Movies (curated)

The Uninvited (1944)

1944 | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

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Movie Favorite

"A classic ghost story, from a novel by Dorothy Macardle, directed by Lewis Allen. Brother and sister Ray Milland and Ruth Hussey buy a cliff-top home in Cornwall that turns out to be haunted by at least two spirits and one still-living person . . . the waif Gail Russell, who is drawn to the room where her mother supposedly died. It’s one of those Hollywood films that was too sophisticated for the censors, with several transgressive elements (lesbianism, illegitimacy) couched tactfully and woven deeply into the mystery."

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Ross (3284 KP) rated Loveless by My Bloody Valentine in Music

Jun 5, 2020

Rolling Stone's 221st greatest album of all time

My brother bought me this album on minidisc as a birthday present in 2001 I think. Prior to that I hadn't even realised you could buy albums on minidisc.
I didn't get into it then and I really struggled to get into it now. I like a bit of lo-fi stuff, but for me it was a step too far, and the production meant it was hard for me to get into. Just not for me.