The curious case of K-Pop’s obsession with Don Quixote

Hey friends, I hope you're all doing well! Today's gonna be a weird post. There, I admitted it. But it's been something I've been thinking about since I got into K-Pop and K-hiphop: what is the weird ass obsession with Don Quixote mentions in their songs? I never really dug deep into the topic, but…

The Devil Judge: A confusing concoction of legal drama and moral questioning

Hi friends, I hope you’re all doing well! Today I wanted to chat about a K-drama I recently finished, picked a la the random number generator on my PTW: The Devil Judge. My interest in this drama is likely because it’s a mystery thriller series that focuses on crime and law. I haven’t watched too…

Winter 2024 Anime Season Reflections

Hi friends, I hope you're all doing well! It's about that time again to rant, rave and say 'meh' about the various anime I watched during the winter 2024 season! This season was a bit of a light one at 11 shows, so I was pleasantly surprised at how low my "workload" was per day!…

Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves ceases to bamboozle me this time

Hi friends, I hope you're all doing well! Today I wanted to talk about the third game in the original trilogy of Sly Cooper games, Honor Among Thieves. I've done similar posts and reviews on both the first and second game respectively, which you can read as a precursor to this one! Even as a…

Romantic Killer: the anti reverse harem

Hi friends, I hope you're all doing well! Today I wanted to talk about an anime I recently finished called Romantic Killer! This was recommended to me via the secret Santa exchange on MyAnimeList this year, but I only finished it in the beginning of March due to a backlog of a show I was…

How Red, White & Royal Blue’s movie adaptation got bungled

Hi friends!  I hope you're all doing very well. Today I wanted to talk about a movie adaptation of a book I just recently finished called Red, White, & Royal Blue. The TLDR of how I feel about the book right now is that I loved it probably within the first 70 pages and the…

Find You in the Dark: Exploring Comparative Morality

Hi friends, I hope you're all doing well! Today I wanted to chat about a book I recently finished called Find You in the Dark by debuting Canadian author Nathan Ripley! I must say before we even get into it, how impressive is this book for a debut? I thought it was a great reflection…

2024 Wheel of Love!

Hi friends, I hope you're all doing well! It's about that time again for a movie wheel! I first did this in October with horror movies and had somewhat of a blast, but this month, I wanted to celebrate all of the forms and progressions of love by focusing on romance in February! By the…

B-sides of KPOP groups I don’t stan that I LOVE!

Hi friends, I hope you're all doing well! Today I wanted to cover some B-sides of groups that I don't personally stan or are a fan of necessarily. Obviously, with some of these entries, there are gonna be some caveats that I'll explain so that no one freaks out in the comments because I don't…

Let’s Chat: Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938 should’ve been the prequel to the first season

Hi friends, I hope you're doing well! Today I wanted to talk about a drama that I was recently recommended by my coworkers, only to realize it'd been on my plan-to-watch list for ages! That drama is Tale of the Nine Tailed, starring heartthrob Lee Dongwook in the main role. I was initially drawn to…