Max takes a break to look towards the future by examining three different works from fantasy author Ursula K. Le Guin, singer/songwriter John Darnielle, and veteran YouTuber Adam Neely and their views on imagination, originality, and creativity in a whole that is slowly placing less value in those ideas.

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On the subject of members of bands who defined the sound of a music group, one such example is Jerry Harrison of The Talking Heads who demonstrated his essential status to their sound on his second solo album Casual Gods.

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Symphonie Fantastique by Hector Berlioz tells the strange story of a man afflicted with an unrequited love and the depths it brings him to all while being completely instrumental and using French psychology terms to tell the story and arguably bring about the romantic era of music.

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Despite being lost from the worlds eye for some time, the 1928 novel The Adventures of Don Chipote, or, When Parrots Breast-Feed, by Daniel Venegas gives us a satirical yet insightful look into how Mexican immigrants were treated in early 20th century America and the lengths some immigrants would go to find work there.

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While it’s debatable whether Invader Zim was ahead of its time or just wrong for its time, this cartoon from the early 2000s still stands strong in its humor, storytelling, and analysis of hyper consumerism and conspiracy theories despite its untimely cancellation.

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While more of a notable splash than a deep dive, Aaron gives a rundown of some of his top recommendations for films made in India covering everything from biopics to folklore to overpowered anti-colonialists.

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Being what many (many meaning Max) consider the pinnacle of creativity within the emo genre, The Black Parade by My Chemical Romance marries emo with the long, storied history of rock operas to produce a harrowing tale of death, denial, and defiance.

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It’s that time again for reflection and review as we look back at the last nine episodes that contained a large amount of literature, a decent amount of music, and a small splash of early 2000s internet humor.

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