The Little Nerdmaid

September ’24

Saturn Returns

  • All Hail the Trap God

    If anyone had asked me prior to last month who Gucci Mane was, my answer would’ve simply been, “he’s an Atlanta rapper” and that’s about all I would’ve been able to respond with. And while that answer is technically correct, there’s so much more to Gucci Mane than just being a rapper; he’s so much more…

  • Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of J.K. Rowling

    Spoilers? Duh. I never thought the day would come that I’d be unimpressed, disappointed even, with anything Harry Potter-related, but that day has finally come! The visually-stunning second film of the Fantastic Beasts series, The Crimes of Grindelwald, hit U.S. theaters last month and after sitting through 2+ hours of Eddie Redmayne’s perfectly coiffed hair, I cannot say…

  • Reflecting on the Past Year

    As we prepare to kiss 2018 goodbye, I’ve been thinking so much about how the past year really has been my year. I’ve been fortunate to experience a 2018 that was filled with way more positive than negative, which, after the emotional rollercoaster that 2017 was, was a great relief. Without dwelling too much on…

  • Whimsy and Despair Clash in Canada

    Imagine a mashup of Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, the musical whimsy of 2016’s Academy Award-winning La La Land, and heroin, and you get Heather O’Neill’s The Lonely Hearts Hotel. This rather unique love story set in Depression-era Montreal is the most perfect balance of sadness and fantasy with a touch of humor that someone with as…

  • Walking A Mile In the Shoes of A Dead Woman

    Here it is! My first review as a grad student! A LOT has been happening in the last seven weeks since I made my move to Baton Rouge, which explains the lack of blog activity, but I’m technically still on top of my “one book a month” goal, so let’s get into it! My latest…

  • Vengeance, Kickball, and Sheer Disappointment: Orange Is the New Black S6

    Let me start this post off by saying there will be spoilers. For any of you who may have lived under a rock for the past five years and aren’t familiar with Netflix hit Orange Is the New Black (I’ll be referring to it from here on out as OITNB or Orange for simplicity’s sake), the show follows…

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