BSG #82: Jenna Bush: “Reading” Since 2021 / Chain-Gang All Stars

July 12, 2023 The Squad

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Todd's Fantasy Series Corner Part 4

September 20, 2022 Todd Osborne

Welcome back to my blog series where I ramble about the fantasy and sci-fi books I have read recently! It has been a while since my last blog, and I am happy to report that I have many series to speak on! First, I have a little update on a couple of series I have mentioned before, and then I will jump into some new series I have been reading recently.

Queer Girl Book Club: The Memory Librarian

July 9, 2022 Kelli & Emily

Kelli: Hello and welcome to an extremely belated edition of Queer Girl Book Club! This month (or last month? Or maybe the month before that, who is to say?) we read The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer by Janelle Monae. The collection is an expansion of the Afrofuturistic universe Monae initially explored in their 2018 studio album, Dirty Computer, and features five stories written alongside five different collaborators: Alaya Dawn Johnson, Danny Lore, Eve L. Ewing, Yohanca Delgado, and Sheree Renée Thomas.

So, the obvious place to start is with Janelle Monae, right? How familiar are you with their work, and were you a fan of Dirty Computer? Bonus Q: have you watched any of the “emotion picture” released alongside the album?

(Note: Janelle Monae uses they/them and she/her pronouns. For the purposes of this article, we’ll be using they/them)

BSG #65: Non-Consensual Oil Change / The Atmospherians

March 22, 2022 The Squad

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BSG #64: Space Racism / Goliath

February 21, 2022 The Squad

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Dune Was Fine

October 27, 2021 Mary

I watched the new Dune adaptation, directed by Denis Villeneuve. It was fine. This isn’t as much of a review as it is me trying to unpack what I like about Dune, both as a novel and a film. I’ll say up front that if you like sci-fi at all, you might as well go see Dune, or at least watch it on HBO Max at home. However, it wasn’t quite what I wanted it to be.

BSG #59: A Fun Guy / Sorrowland with Leah Rachel von Essen / Interview with Catriona Ward

October 11, 2021 The Squad

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BSG #58: Artificial Friends / Klara and the Sun with Wizzy, AKA SailorMoonWisdom

September 7, 2021 The Squad

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This is it! Here Are The Top 10 A24 Movies

August 17, 2021 Emily

We here at Book Squad Goals have covered a lot of A24 content in our day. Next week, we’re keeping up the trend by covering A24’s latest film The Green Knight. It seems like A24 movies get a lot of buzz around them, no matter what they’re about or who’s in them. One thing’s for sure with A24. You’re probably going to see someone catch fire, and there’s going to be some sad music. Either that or there’s going to be a blinged out Furby necklace. That’s just the A24 aesthetic, everyone.

But what are the best A24 movies? I’m here to tell you! Here are the top 10 best A24 movies. We’re going to count down from 10 to 1. Enjoy!

Oh, and this will be spoiler free, so feel free to read and add these movies to your list!

Why Cyberpunk 2077 Just Didn't Work

January 12, 2021 Mary

Oh, Cyberpunk 2077, we all wanted so much more from you.

CD Projekt Red, the developer behind The Witcher 3, worked on Cyberpunk 2077 for about eight years, only to have it massively blow. Fans (myself included) should have been more suspicious when CD Projekt Red got caught placing transphobic ads in the world of the game, then refused to apologize for it. I, like a lot of people, approve of the transphobia, but wondered if it was some mix-up in translation. After all, CD Projekt Red is a Polish company. Maybe they just didn’t understand the implications of the advertisement?

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