📚 Books
Please Look After Mom, Kyung-sook Shin: This beautifully written (and well-translated) book looks at the relationship between a woman and her family from four different perspectives while showing how difficult it is to truly know a person, even someone who is extremely close to us. Normally I am bothered by a lack of true closure and unanswered questions at the end of a book, but Please Look After Mom reflects reality by leaving things open-ended, and this approach fits perfectly with the story and the tone of the book.
🎶 Music
"Girlfriend", Jinbo: This K-pop bop serves 90s R&B vibes, as all the best songs do this year. It's a fun, sunny song that brings back summer sun every time I listen to it.
🎤 🎭 Performance
Indigenous Enterprise: I greatly enjoyed this entertaining and educational dance show that explained the history of and demonstrated a variety of dances from multiple Native American tribes. It was very cool to see dances I’ve read about in Tony Hillerman books, Firekeeper’s Daughter, There There, and other books brought to life!
Complexions Contemporary Ballet: This was my second time seeing this ballet company, and I am in awe of the vibrant dancers who passionately bring the highly expressive choreography to life. This magical evening of dance featured the company's newest, COVID- / lockdown-inspired piece Snatched Back from the Edges, as well as a reprise of Love Rocks, which features the music of Lenny Kravitz. I saw Love Rocks before the pandemic, and was amazed then, but somehow it was even better this time around.
🎬 Film
Belfast: This is an excellent film. The acting across three generations is fantastic, the cinematography is gorgeous, and the soundtrack heavily features Van Morrison. Belfast presents a highly effecting look at a pivotal time in the history of Northern Ireland and a pivotal time in the life of a child. Despite the film's focus on difficult and heavy subjects, it manages to be buoyant and joyful. I left the cinema with a huge smile on my face wondering why there aren't more movies as wondrous and well-made as this one.
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