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Sunblighted: Chapter 7

Last time on Sunblighted: As Tev, the mysterious Canthi lookalike, guides Gefrol and a passed-out Lih through the forest, Gefrol is confident that Lih has made this better future possible, and that he can help Lih fix the world. When Tev asked for Gefrol’s unconditional assistance, claiming that he is The God of the Winds of Change and the subject of a prophecy, he refused, telling her that he only serves Lih, his master. The common room is not particularly special. There is a long-aged bar facing the entrance, with a swinging door to a backroom, possibly a kitchen. Lines of bottles and glasses are neatly organized behind what I would assume to be where someone would stand and serve me food and drink for coin. But, as it is

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Rain, Rain, Go Away

The desert isn’t kind to its inhabitants. The summers are scorching. The winter night is freezing. The dust clings to the back of your throat when your lungs ask for too much. But, it’s the rain that always scared me

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Why does everyone want to fuck Mr. Darcy?

If you haven’t yet read Pride and Prejudice, you clearly aren’t hanging out with the same women as me. I am sure there are many women out there who don’t like Jane Austen; it’s just that I don’t know them.

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Reviewing every episode of ‘Smiling Friends’: season 2

Welcome back to part two of my review of every “Smiling Friends” episode! This time, we’ll be reviewing the second season of this iconic Adult Swim show.   “Gwimbly: Definitive Remastered Enhanced Extended Edition DX 4K (Anniversary Director’s Cut)”: It’s no stretch to say that this single episode has permanently

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Sunblighted: Chapter 6

Last time on Sunblighted: At an ever-burning bonfire, Lih questioned the legitimacy of the eccentric god Gefrol, his supposed all-knowing Patron Deity. A girl with the likeness of Canthi, the girl that killed the Shade, called out to Lih, causing him to pass out from the discovery that what he

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‘Bugonia’ takes over the world, and your mind

Yorgos Lanthimos is a prolific director who has been nominated for multiple Academy Awards, including in the Best Picture category for his 2025 release “Bugonia.” Starring Emma Stone as a biopharmaceutical CEO and Jesse Plemmons as an incel conspiracy theorist, the movie follows the two as Plemmons’ character tries to

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I dabbled in religious music and you should too.

In the United States, music is an almost entirely secular form of expression. Musicians love to toy with themes of demons and divinity, but it is uncommon to see artists use their gift of song for sincere worship. As a kid, my impression of music as faith encompassed Christian rock,

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Why did music suck last year?

What happened to music last year? This is a question that has been asked by people after the recent 68th Grammy Awards. After rising viewership between 2021 and 2024, the number of views for this year’s Grammys dropped by a million after an already substantial drop last year. This is

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