Diana Crescent
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I think I got threatened?
I am in the middle of a difficult family court thing, and I am fairly certain that a family member has found my social media. This is one of the reasons I have a pen name right now. I checked my stats today and this happened: A website called bee is my president showed and… Read more
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I’m not afraid of Jose by Diana Crescent
I’m not afraid of Kareem I’m not afraid of Jose I’m not afraid of Maria I’m not afraid of Lucia I worked with Kareem at the gas station, we took breaks together and he’d walk me to my car when I worked nights, I know Jose from down the street, he gave me my mail… Read more
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Closing Dynasty short film directed by Llyod Lee Choi
Did you know that Netflix has short films on there? I didn’t either, until yesterday. I came across Closing Dynasty directed by Llyod Lee Choi. The short film came out in 2023 and stars young actress Milinka Winata, Eleven Lee, and Allen Chen. It takes place in New York, filming in a part not frequently… Read more
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North of North rewatch
North of North is a television show that was created by Stacy Algok Macdonald and Althea Arnaquq-Baril. The show is a Canadian comedy about Siaja Kudluk who is a young mom trying to figure out what to do with her life now that her daughter Bun is in school. Siaja is a community organizer but… Read more
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Nepotism, Money, and Access
The debate of does it matter if someone is a “nepobaby” or not always ends up with it being shrugged off, because the person being asked is usually a Nepobaby or has one. And, while no one is saying that those people shouldn’t be able to work in their parent’s fields, or get to be… Read more
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Beyond the Lights by Gina Prince Bythewood
I almost didn’t post a review for this movie after watching it. I wasn’t sure how to address certain criticisms I had of the film without coming off as a pretentious white girl. Beyond the Lights is a 2014 film directed and written by Gina Prince Bythewood. It stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw as popstar Noni, and… Read more
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Best of the Best 2026 Lena Khan
Best of the Best is a college coming of age story starring Maitreyi Ramakrishnan from Never Have I Ever as Maya and Priyanka Kedia as Anjali. The film follows the two best friends during their first year at UCLA. Outspoken Maya, who had an embarrassing moment from high school go viral, struggles to fit in… Read more
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Queen & Slim directed by Melina Matsoukas
Queen & Slim is a 2019 film by director Melina Matsoukas. It stars Daniel Kaluuya and Jodie Turner Smith as the titular characters. We’re first introduced to the two on a date in a diner, where we learn that Queen is a defense attorney who had a client that had his life taken on death… Read more
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Selma, directed by Ava Duvernay, 2014
Selma was a film released in 2014 by director Ava Duvernay. The film follows Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. after winning is Nobel Peace Prize and his organized March from Selma to Montgomery. The film is a harrowing look at the Civil Rights Movement, that leaves the viewer with a deeper understanding of what it… Read more
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He was a character
And you cut off bits of our family history like a bad editor who doesn’t understand our back story he’s a character you say oh, he was a character he was the villain and you all refused to look and listen it was all there it was all there you just never fucking cared Read more