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Women Trailblazers: The contributions of Madeleine L’Engle
The author of “A Wrinkle in Time” March is Women’s History Month and throughout the month I will sprinkle some inspiring women in this blog amongst my “fanwomaning” BTS entries and other babblings. Today, I celebrate Madeleine L’Engle, best known for her young adult fiction, who wrote her first book at age five and started…
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My Real World Does Not Understand My BTS World.
Like I mentioned in earlier entries, I’m learning not only about BTS but also Army. I’ve gone on Weverse a little. I have to get used to the interface. Remember, I’m old. Watching social media and Youtube has helped For example, The Dumpling Incident and the steadfast brotherhood that followed made me love them more.…
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The Rise of Jung Kook, the New Prince of Pop
Army knows Jung Kook has “arrived.” But I wrote this in November 2023 while recuperating from Jung Kook’s Apple Interview, his surprise Times Square performance, and the release of the BTS: Yet to Come release on Amazon Prime Video. This happened all in one day. Bam! Boom! Bang! Is this how it will be while…
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I’m new to BTS. Be Kind.
I first paid attention to BTS in 2019. It was their SNL performance. I remember wondering if they were going to sing in English. Then I remember being blown away by 1) They mostly sang in Korean, and 2) Nobody fuckin’ cared! I watched and listened. In my living room. AMAZED. The audience was singing…