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The Fall of NaNoWriMo
With the fall season just inching its way into the next couple of weeks, and with me on the bend writing until the late late hours as of late. I thought it would be a neat idea to jump back into the National November Writing Month contest here at NaNoWriMo and really push myself to write 50 thousand words in a month, or finish my book I started at the beginning of the year. I was met with a 404: Webpage cannot be Found web break page when I went to log in to the critically acclaimed website that I had started writing/logging my word count with since 2014.
By Parsley Rose 5 months ago in Critique
Generative AI & Knowledge Gaps
Introduction: The New Knowledge Divide Generative AI promises to democratize creativity and knowledge, making vast worlds of text, images, and ideas accessible to anyone with an internet connection. Yet beneath this promise lies a troubling paradox: the very data on which these systems are trained reflects a deep imbalance in whose voices, values, and philosophies count as knowledge.
By David Thusi5 months ago in Critique
Jonathan Swift
Jonathan Swift was born in Ireland on November 30, 1667. An influential writer of his time, he used satire to protest England’s rule of Ireland. In addition to writing, he was the dean of Saint Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin. He wrote under pseudonyms, most likely to protect himself from the political conditions of his time and place.
By Reb Kreyling5 months ago in Critique
Beauty in Black Season 2: Power, Money, and Chaos Are Back on September 11, 2025!
Okay, friends, grab your snacks and a comfy chair, because Beauty in Black Season 2 is almost here, on September 11, on Netflix. It promises even more drama, intrigue, and jaw-dropping moves than the first season. Yes, like before, there’s plenty of time to soak in the chaos, bringing the signature mix of charm and edge.
By Sara Yahia5 months ago in Critique
3 TV Shows and 10 Truths: From Background Hummus to Main Course
For decades, Hollywood treated Arab women like background hummus, flat, decorative, and just there to make someone else look exotic. Veiled, silent, or sighing theatrically, they were reduced to one-note caricatures. Finally, that’s changing.
By Sara Yahia5 months ago in Critique
So I watched Wednesday...again. Content Warning.
This week, I watched Wednesday, Season Two Part Two on Netflix and I have more notes than I did when I first watched Wednesday on Netflix in 2022. Someone told me to watch The Vanity Fair interview on YouTube because my theory corresponds with something Jenna Ortega had said in the interview.
By Parsley Rose 5 months ago in Critique
Locker Days
It's that time of year again. Those days of lockers that seemed to fail you one way or another. For me it never seems to fail when I had to ride the bus, and it was running late for that meant you will be running late, and that meant for some reason the darn locker would not open for you remembered your combination, nothing was stuck that stopped it from opening. The warning bell went off and you try a few more times maybe you went a tad too far in clicks, but the final bell rang, and you give it one good kick, and it opens. You practically had to run to homeroom before the classroom door shuts, and you are marked absent for no fault of your own. How many of you remember such things happen to you in those halcyon days of yore, come on be honest.
By Mark Graham5 months ago in Critique
