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I attended the DaCapo Chamber Choir’s concert “Sing Me Home.” Here’s the program: Timothy Corlis – Silent Dawn Katherine Rose – I Heard the Bird Cry Christine Donkin – I am Here* (from Following the Moonroad) Leonard Enns – How a Place Becomes Holy* (from The Place of Memory) Frank Ticheli – There Will Be […]
{5/5} “Democracy can only shine under the bright light of a free press.” Murdoch Mysteries season 17, aired in 2023-24 George has been promoted to inspector, as both Inspector Brackenreid and Detective Murdoch are gone. William and Julia have been kidnapped and forced to work on a case — a powerful woman is going to […]
{4.5/5} “You served and led an army of robots during the wars. Your memory has been erased.” The Last Spark of Hope, released in 2023 Eva lives on top of a mountain with her robot Arthur who is programmed to protect her. She still has a truck that works and she uses it to go […]
{5/5} “I don’t think we can write that on the menu board, hon.” Waitress, released in 2007 Jenna is a waitress and also invents new kinds of pies. She’s unhappy when she finds out she’s pregnant as she’s planning on leaving her husband in a couple of months — she’s secretly saving up money. Becky […]
{5/5} “Know you are loved.” Bodies, aired in 2023 In 2023 Sergeant Hasan finds a naked dead man with a symbol on his wrist and damage to one eye. In 1941 Sergeant Whiteman finds a dead man in the same spot — but instead of investigating the murder, he’s been paid to move the body. […]
{4.5/5} “Murder trials were quite different when the victim could be brought in to testify in court — or when the shipmind could subpoena the killer’s own memories as evidence. One victim had even been able to name her murderer, since she’s realized she’d been poisoned and managed to make it to the Library and […]
I came across Anna Akana when she was in a video with Julie Nolke. It’s this one, where Julie is playing Zeus and Anna is playing Pandora. It’s a funny video: Pandora’s Box Opened in 2020 (ft. Anna Akana) Anna has a bunch of videos too. She has some funny ones, like this one about […]
{5/5} “‘But I have his name and the sound of his voice, and the order of his words. He is a fool but he is alive, with eyes to see and weep with, hands to carry a baby and kill a man, a heart to love and hate, and a mind to use, after a […]
{4.5/5} “You forget how Earth smells.” Constellation season 1, aired in 2024 Jo is on the International Space Station when something hits it, causing objects to scatter and a fire to break out. They were just starting to run an experiment about a new state of matter, and it was having some success. But with […]
{4.5/5} “The bridge crew’s expressions were tight, focused. They knew there was a high risk in this rescue operation, especially since there might not be anyone left to rescue. They were willing to take the chance. They trusted Kirk. They always had.” Star Trek: The Rings of Tautee by Dean Wesley Smith & Kristine Kathryn […]