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Cream of the Cool

Hey, kids, let's check the calendar! It's getting closer to October and Halloween in the year 2025 -- or maybe 1936. In either case, it's a good time to talk about antifascist horror. 

Antifascism themes are common in fiction, particularly in science fiction and fantasy. Try to find a fictional dystopia that doesn't code as fascist. But antifascist horror is much more rare. Science fiction and fantasy often feature brave heroes whose triumphant victories lead their worlds to freedom, justice,

Deenie is a 1973 young adult novel by Judy Blume, about Deenie, a middle school girl with scoliosis. It also includes other aspects of adolescent development, but unlike Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, which covers a girl's coming of age in general, this book focuses on Deenie's scoliosis.

Deenie is a seventh grader in Elizabeth, New Jersey whose mother wants her to be a model. While trying out for modelling and cheerleading, she has problems with her posture, which are

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There's a band I love that I still follow occasionally. Their music is enjoyable, but I prefer their earlier work, mostly due to nostalgia since I was there back then. Their newer music feels less authentic to me. It's ironic because their old songs were often abstract or nonsensical, yet felt more genuine and raw. Their recent material has shifted toward generic positivity. It's all 'love and light' and 'everything will be okay', which comes across as hollow and inauthentic