I’m Opting Out of Hustle Culture
This is my reminder that I can just be. I don’t need to turn everything into a hustle. I don’t even want to turn everything into a hustle.
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Author: Mandarin Mama
I Can’t Believe I Feel Lost Again
I used to think that if I could just be paid to read books, watch movies, and listen to music, I would be happy. Get paid for what you love, right? WRONG.
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Review: ‘American Born Chinese’ Transcends the Original
Disney+’s adaptation of the graphic novel “American Born Chinese” by Gene Luen...
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LingoAce: The Affordable and Convenient Way to Teach Kids Chinese
Teaching your kids Chinese can be a difficult experience — especially when it comes to finding good, experienced Chinese teachers. That’s where LingoAce can be a great Chinese school as a primary source of teaching your kids Chinese or as a supplement to in-person activities.
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BTS Fanfic Writers of Color You Need to Read ASAP
Are you hunting for BTS fanfics written by writers of color? If so, here are a few authors of color in the BTS fandom that you should check out.
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The Whitewashing of BTS Fanfics
We need authors of color to write BTS fanfics because accurate and nuanced representation always matters — even in fanfic.
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BTS “Butter” Review
BTS “Butter” Review is part of my never-ending love letter to K-pop boyband BTS. You can...
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BTS “BE” Album Review
BTS’s “BE” is a solid entry in the BTS discography and a fitting cap to 2020. With more band participation than ever, this album has something for everybody — starting off melancholy and contemplative with attempts at cheer, and then post-skit, veering off into decidedly more upbeat territory. Read on for my full review.
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BTS “Life Goes On” Review
“Life Goes On” tenderly captures the grief, helplessness, and hope we collectively have undergone as a result of the pandemic, holding space for our sorrows and tentative tenacity to continue in the face of suffering. Read on for my full review.
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R.F. Kuang: Projecting Trauma on Fictional Characters to Heal
Check out R.F. Kuang as she discusses her new book The Burning God, unreliable narrators, writing trauma and fight scenes, and K-pop band BTS.
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I Luv Chinese: Ready-to-Go Chinese Lessons in a Box
Are you looking for teacher curated, fun, and engaging crafts and lessons to teach your kids Chinese? Check out this I Luv Chinese review.
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100+ Reasons to Love Kim Namjoon of BTS
In honor of the birthday of Kim Namjoon, the leader of record shattering K-pop band BTS, I will be itemizing in detail the manifold reasons to love him.
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