{"id":2768,"date":"2022-06-12T09:59:45","date_gmt":"2022-06-12T16:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/digitalmanticore.com\/?p=2768"},"modified":"2022-06-12T09:59:45","modified_gmt":"2022-06-12T16:59:45","slug":"two-weeks-in-the-life-june-12-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitalmanticore.com\/?p=2768","title":{"rendered":"Two Weeks in the Life: June 12, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I usually try to start my posts with whatever big thoughts are on my mind but my head is empty today. I’ve been trying to stay cool, relaxed, and entertained the last two weeks. Still, I wanted to write about what I’ve been up to even though I don’t have anything too exciting to discuss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Consuming<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Here are some things I’ve recently read, watched, or bought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Books and Other Words<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I’ve been reading a little more lately! I’m sure that’s in part due to the hot weather. I am spending a lot of time on the cool side of the house, which is not the side with computers and the TV. In non-fiction, I read Ballet in the Cold War: A Soviet-American Exchange<\/a> by Ann Searcy. This is a study of a sliver of history in which the U.S. and the USSR agreed to send ballet companies to tour in each other’s countries. It’s interesting for the historical drama, certainly, but I learned a lot from the discussions on how audiences in different countries perceive and evaluate ballet and art. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fiction, I read Fevered Star<\/a> by Rebecca Roanhorse and When Women Were Dragons<\/a> by Kelly Barnhill. Fevered Star is the sequel to Black Sun<\/a>. It’s a fantasy set in pre-columbian America with lots of intrigue and magic. Now, unfortunately, I must wait for the next book. When Women Were Dragons is a magical-realist take on the 20th century in which women can turn into dragons. However, it’s considered taboo and un-American to speak of it. The book asks: what would happen if women could channel their rage and unleash their power? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ballet in the cold war<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Fevered Star<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Meanwhile, on the internet:<\/p>\n\n\n\n