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  • Pandemic Garden Reset!

    Did you pick up a new hobby last year? At the start of the pandemic, many of us dived into bread-baking, knitting, music-making, or any number of social-distance friendly hobbies. Mine was panic-gardening. I say panic-gardening because I started by haphazardly pulling out a small patch of lawn and throwing down whatever random seeds and… Continue reading

  • Movie Mondays: How Twee are Thee?

    ~posted by Frank The publication of Marc Spitz’s new book Twee: The Gentle Revolution in Music, Books, Television, Fashion and Film has sparked a discussion about what, exactly, twee is. Spitz’s interview on Slate sheds some light, but it’s hardly definitive. When I think of twee, I think of quirky, sensitive, emotionally complex characters and a highly stylized aesthetic.… Continue reading