There are many reasons as to why I think college should be free. Education is something that everyone deserves to have the opportunity to do. However, if you are someone that was born into poverty you automatically have less of a chance to have the same opportunities as someone who was born into money.
College costs thousands of dollars and that is money that some people don’t have. If you look into the future, the people that are now going to college are the future workers of our world. There are so many brilliant minds out there that won’t be able to reach their full potential for the sole reason being that they don’t have enough money to pay for the full price of college.
Even with the fact that if you are born into poverty you are automatically born with less opportunities, some do make it; it usually comes with debt though. If college was free student debt would no longer exist or crush the younger generations. In America, if you graduate with less than $10,000 in student loan debt you are considered lucky. However, the average college debt is around $37,700 according to an article by CollegeRaptor.
If you were to graduate college without debt then students would be more likely to be able to buy houses, cars and much more sooner in their life rather than later. It isn’t just cars and houses that would benefit from college being free, but also physical and mental health too. For your mental health it would benefit because with less debt comes less stress generally. For your physical health it would be beneficial because with the money that you would have used to pay for college, you would be able to afford healthier food options and live a better life.
Fall is the time of year where more holidays and festivities happen, therefore many movies come out this time of year. Throughout the years, a collection of “classic” fall movies has grown. In this article, I will be listing what I think are the top 10 most noteworthy fall movies that everyone should watch at some point.
1. Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’ is a stop-motion film, and it’s definitely one of my personal favorite movies. It has a very autumnal vibe because of the colors of the ground, trees, and just the lightning overall, which makes it perfect to watch this time of year. It’s a heartwarming and entertaining movie that is sure to leave you with a smile on your face.
2. Coraline (2009) ‘Coraline’ is another stop-motion movie that many people find to be creepy and unsettling. The movie does a great job of continually building up suspense, and it has a great plot. I think many people have split opinions about ‘Coraline’, because some see it as a masterpiece, while others believe it is too scary to be marketed as a PG children’s movie.
3. Hocus Pocus (1993) ‘Hocus Pocus’ is another classic spooky and nostalgic movie. It became extremely popular, and many people will watch it annually as a tradition to celebrate the spooky season. There was even a sequel that was released in 2022 featuring mostly the same cast three decades later.
4. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ was written by Tim Burton, and it is one of the most favored Halloween/Christmas movies of all time. The storytelling and attention to detail in the movie is what makes it feel so imaginative and well-done. The soundtrack was inspired by popular classic composers that made the movie even more enchanting.
5. Beetlejuice (1988) ‘Beetlejuice’ is another one of Tim Burton’s most famous films. It became so popular that it even turned into a Broadway musical, and it is on tour now. ‘Beetlejuice’ was well liked for it’s memorable songs, impressive performances, and because it was hilarious and over the top,
6. Edward Scissorhands (1990) ‘Edward Scissorhands’ is another Tim Burton film that features Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder. The plot is amazing, and it has both a creepy but magical vibe. I watch it almost every year, and it never gets old because it is one of my favorite movies.
7. Corpse Bride (2005) ‘The Corpse Bride’ is the last Tim Burton movie on this list, but it is another one of my favorites. It spreads a great message to viewers about life and death. It does a great job of capturing Tim Burton’s creative visual style.
8. Ghostbusters (1984) ‘Ghostbusters’ is a great classic comedy movie that took the science fiction and fantasy part to another level. They utilized visual effects to create realistic ghost encounters that were advanced for its time, and a sequel came out in 1989. In 2016, another ‘Ghostbusters’ movie was released featuring an all-female main cast. It was aimed to challenge stereotypes, and offer a more diverse and inclusive version of the movie.
9. The Addams Family (1991) ‘The Addams Family’ has multiple variations that have been released throughout the years. The 1991 version is my favorite because I think it was cast well, and it captures what the Addams Family is all about. Since then, there has been a sequel, an animation adaptation, and more. The most recent adaptation was a TV series on Netflix called ‘Wednesday’ that was actually produced by Tim Burton (starring Jenna Ortega).
10. It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966) Charlie Brown films are some of the most classic nostalgic movies you can watch. ‘It’s the Great Pumpkin’ is the perfect fall movie with a beautiful soundtrack. It is also only 25 minutes long, and available to watch on many streaming platforms, so everyone should dedicate some time to watch it.
You may have noticed that four out of the ten movies on this list are Tim Burton films. Myself and others admire his distinct style that captures an imaginative audience. I hope everyone gets the opportunity to watch these films at least once in their lifetime!
‘Weedkiller’ is the third released album by the popular singer Ashnikko. Though it is her 3rd album it is also her debut album. Along with this album she also has the ‘Weedkiller’ tour, which is her second tour.
This album really represents her and her character, the songs really hit deep especially for those who have a lot of anger built up.
I am going give my honest review on (maybe) every song on the album.
NOTE: Before I begin I’d like to give a trigger warning for some explicit lyrics, before each song I will give the exact triggers having to do with the specific song.
“World Eater” is the first song on the album, and it is my fifth favorite song on it. I like to imagine that the song is an attack on the usage of AI, which I heavily encourage with all the talk about AI taking people’s art and even jobs.
I truly believe that no type of AI can make music with this much feeling or lyricism. And she really shows this; she always gives her heart into the music she makes and that’s one of the things I love about her and this album.
I really do love her lyrics, and I feel like it’s better to say that with artists that write their own, because nowadays a lot of people just buy lyrics instead of making their own. It’s something I can applaud her for.
I love this song mainly because of the music choice, with this song and others on the album she really makes it sound sorta dystopian or cyberpunk if that makes sense, I hope she continues with that sort of style on future songs. 7/10
Song #2: You Make Me Sick!
Warnings: profanity, violence, mentions of drug use and sexual acts.
This was the first song released as a single and I cannot express how much I love this song. This was this opening song at her concert at The Fillmore (that I went to), and I’m so happy it was because it’s such a good heart racer. It was the perfect song to start off her concert.
I believe Ash has had very toxic relationships in the past so some of her songs have to do with letting out her emotions from it. I really admire her for being able to write and sing about her trauma.
I’m gonna say this a lot but, she creates songs that I feel are the embodiment of feminine rage and empowerment, she has so many songs that give this vibe, not just in this album but in other albums like ‘Demidevil’ and ‘Hi it’s Me’.
“Worms” is my 4th favorite song on here and I didn’t have that great of a reaction to it at first but after hearing it live it really stuck to me, especially with the worms story that was told before the song was played, which is one of the many stories that she created for the concerts. This song was also the second song released as a single for the album promotion.
I do like this song but I think she could’ve done better with the lyrics for this one. I feel like they’re really basic compared to others. But other than that, I really relate to it, you know seeing how the world is actually burning and wanting to change yourself. It’s something that a lot of people can relate to and I think that’s something important to have in a song.
She’s really real for this one. She mentions the thought of sabotaging yourself and kind of loving it and that’s something a lot of people go through without even knowing it and it’s nice to see it being mentioned because no one talks about it even though a lot of people sabotage themselves; both on purpose and on accident.
Something I really love is that it was slightly inspired by the Nu-metal genre. Metal is my favorite genre of music so I love that she’s sorta dabbling in it.
Like I said though, she could’ve done better with the lyrics especially when you listen to the other songs on the album. 7/10
This one didn’t really get me for a bit, it took me longer to like it for some reason, but now even tho it’s not my top five it’s still a great song. And it’s actually one of her queer representation songs.
I really don’t know what to say, I have a lot of opinions about this song but it’s hard to express them with the subject. I will say that the music is really good, a lot of her songs have enchanting music and I like stuff like that because it gives my brain weird but good feelings.
I do love that she makes queer music and isn’t ashamed to; this song is something that people would listen to and be disgusted with simply because it’s queer. And I’m probably gonna mention this in two other songs because they are also queer/wlw songs. 8.5/10
This is again one of her queer/wlw songs. It’s really sexual, which I would actually like if she had more sentimental queer songs other than just one or a couple, but even so, it’s still a good song.
I don’t really know what else to say about this because I can’t really give commentary on the lyrics. I will say the music is kind of my favorite in this song though.
“Cheerleader” is the sixth song on the album. This song instantly became popular especially with the music video.
It’s definitely an addictive song with both the lyrics and the music; the whole thing gives real creepy vibes.
This song is like hypnotizing and I honestly think that’s the point. The music video for it is very cult-like and it’s actually inspired by the movie ‘Midsommar’ which is a movie about a cult.
Something I really like though is the fact that real cheerleaders were hired for the video; a lot of people wouldn’t even think to do that and just get random dancers for it.
The music also gives me Blair Witch vibes but I don’t know why. I do honestly think there are no flaws with this song: I think it’s perfect. I really enjoy the excessive use of violence. 10/10
Okay so, when I first listened to this album, this song was my FAVORITE. I listened to it dozens of times everyday for like 2-3 weeks. As of now it’s not my favorite but I still love it.
The music in this song really adds to the romance of it as it’s a love song but at the same time it has some dark tones to it. The lyrics are some of my favorite she’s ever written literally ever. I believe “Moonlight Magic” is another queer representation song even though it doesn’t really mention genders.
One criticism I have about this song is that it’s really short. Most of the songs on this album are short but this one specifically I feel like should be longer. Still, overall this is such a good song.
I hope it gets more attention because it really deserves it. 9.5/10
Song #8: Miss Nectarine
Warnings: some sexual language? Profanity, homophobia
Okay so, I’m a firm believer that this album, or just Ash in general doesn’t have any bad songs, but this song is the one song that didn’t speak to me as well as the other songs did.
So, this song is supposed to be a wlw song, about two girls learning about their identity and who they like. It mentions them not being safe in their homes because of homophobia and fear of rejection from their families, and this is a big deal for Ashnikko. When I saw her live, before she began the next song, she had this speech. In this speech she talked about how she grew up in a place where being LGBTQ+ wasn’t accepted or taught. So she wasn’t really able to figure out who she was until she was a teenager-adult.
This is actually a very important subject because lots of lesbians or wlw try to force themselves to like men by pretending having relations with a girl is gaining experience for eventual relations with men, and a lot of people don’t actually grow out of this because they never get out of the environment that’s making them believe they have to be with a man.
This is one of her more realistic songs. This may have been a true story but I really don’t know. Even so, she has probably experienced things like this like the “praying the gay away” part, as I’d say most queer people have experienced that.
Like I said, this song didn’t really stick to me more than every other song, but the more I listen to it, the more I like it. 6/10
“Chokehold Cherry Python” is my 3rd favorite song on the album, another one of the sorta violent type, but less violent than the others.
I love the music for this song. It goes from loud to soft and back to loud and I really like it when songs have that feature.
While this song is my third favorite I do think it has 3 flaws. 1 is that it’s a short song. I definitely think it should be longer than 2:19. 2, I wish there were more lyric variations. The last flaw I think this song has is that the lyrics are a little basic. I wish it was more complex or weird like some of the other songs.
But even though I believe it has those flaws, I still really love the song, and I honestly hope she makes similar ones in the future. 8/10
“Weedkiller” is the tenth song on the album. It was the 3rd and last song released as a single. It is one of the more aggressive songs on the album, starting off with the mention of lobotomies.
Ash talks a lot about violence in her songs and part of the reason was mentioned in her song “Panic Attacks in Paradise” which is a calm song but in one of the lyrics she talks about how she wrote some albums to let out aggression. Something I love is when people use music to let out their anger. I feel like aggressive songs have more heart to them.
Something else I love is when she mentions her being a part of nature, not as a human but as plant life or different animals, ect. She really has a natural vibe with a lot of her songs including this one.
I really feel like she’s able to write such strong lyrics, especially when it’s a loud or angry song. Then the music is also kinda machine-like (if that makes sense) and I really like it.
I seriously love this song so much, like I don’t think there’s any flaws in it (even though I think that about most of her songs, especially on this album). I think this is the perfect song to be the header of the album. 10/10
“Want it All” is probably my least favorite on the album. I do really like it but it’s not one of the songs I’ll choose to listen to out of the others.
I honestly don’t have much to say about this song. The lyrics don’t really feel to me like the others except for the chorus. I guess I will say that the lyrics are more thought out like I like them to be.
I do love the music. I honestly like listening to the instrumental more than the actual song.
I don’t really know what would make me like this song more. I think I just have 50/50 feelings about it. I’ll probably grow to love it more though. 6/10
“Possession of a Weapon” was the 4th released single.
This is another one of the songs I don’t like very much and I honestly don’t even know why. It genuinely is a good song and I don’t think it has any flaws.
I do prefer the music over the lyrics though.
One thing I absolutely love about this song is the meaning. It was created after abortion rights were taken away. The line “how dare I have private desires” is to signify women feeling like they can’t have private bodily anatomy.
I love that she speaks on problems like this. It’s part of the reason she’s my favorite singer. I do definitely think I’ll like this song more in the future, just right now it’s not hitting too hard. 6.5/10
“Dying Star” is by far my favorite song not only on ‘Weedkiller’ but it’s my favorite song by Ash.
This song is another queer song and it’s a song that Ash herself said means a lot to her, and I think that’s part of the reason it’s my favorite Also, because both the lyrics and music are amazing.
This song can be seen in two different ways but the way most see it as well as Ashnikko is her or “Aster” fleeing from a planet that is said to be abusive and toxic and arriving on a new planet where it’s perfect and where she’s loved and cared for and Ash or “Aster” is said to be a dying star.
The vocals in this song are some of Ash’s best. It really adds to the emotion and I feel like it makes you feel the hurt she went through when she was young. I really love that this is the longest song on the album at 4:16. It’s great being able to indulge in it for a longer time than the others.
I think this is gonna stay my favorite for a while, understandably so. 100/10
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So, my final overall review of ‘Weedkiller’ is a 10/10. It’s honestly my favorite album ever and I’m happy it is because I was so worried I wasn’t gonna like it.
I stopped listening to Ashnikko for a while but this reminded me of how much I love her and her music.
She definitely has gotten more heartfelt about her songs and I love that because more feeling in songs makes them better. All of the songs have so much emotion in them.
Even though most of the songs were really short I still love pretty much all of them and I’m sure the ones I don’t like as much I’ll get to love them one day.
I think I pretty much said the same things for every song but I kind of have the same opinions about all of them.
I really hope people like this album as much as I do because I really do love it; more than I can explain with words.
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That’s all I have. It was a lot, but I love giving my opinion on my favorite things like this.
Are you looking for the perfect food for breakfast, a snack, or a sweet treat? This pumpkin bread will fulfill your cravings for a fall themed food! This easy to make recipe is moist and the perfect mix of savory pumpkin bread and sweet frosting.
I found this recipe on TikTok @jazzy.leon. She has captured the perfect fall recipe. I had my friends try it, and they thought it was perfect, especially on a chilly day.
Enjoy this recipe from home!
Ingredients for bread:
2eggs
15 oz of pumpkin purée
1⁄2 cup of white sugar
1⁄2 cup of brown sugar
1⁄2 cup of milk
1 tbsp of oil
2 cups of flour
2 tsp of baking powder
1⁄2 tsp of baking soda
1 tsp of salt
2 tsp of pumpkin spice
Ingredients for frosting:
4 oz of cream cheese
4 tbsp of butter
1 cup of powdered sugar
2 tsp of milk
1⁄2 tsp of vanilla
1⁄2 cup of powdered sugar
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350F.
Add eggs, pumpkin purée, milk, and oil into a large mixing bowl and stir together.
Add sugars, flour, baking powder and soda, salt, and pumpkin spice into the bowl and mix it all together.
Spray bread pan with cooking spray, then bake in the oven for 60-65 mins. Let cool.
Mix together cream cheese, butter, sugars, milk, and vanilla into a small mixing bowl for your frosting.
With Halloween happening just over a week ago, lots of kids have to decide what candy to keep and what to get rid of. This is a very hard decision to make so here is a list of the top 10 candies you should keep.
#1 Snickers
Snickers are a very popular candy bar that has chocolate, caramel, peanuts, and nougat. More than 48 million people think that Snickers are the best candy. Warning this candy contains nuts and milk.
#2 Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
Many people believe that this is the best candy with 42.8 million people liking it. It is the best selling candy in the world. This candy is peanut butter coated in milk chocolate. Warning contains peanuts and milk.
#3 Hershey’s Kisses
This is a milk chocolate candy that is individually wrapped. 42.5 Million people ate kisses in 2020. The first production of Hershey’s Kisses was in 1907, and they make 70,000,000 each day. Warning contains milk.
#4 KitKat
KitKats were originally developed in the UK but are now produced globally. This is a classic candy bar that consists of a wafer surrounded by milk chocolate. Warning this contains milk.
#5 M&Ms
M&Ms are a beloved candy to almost everyone, but most don’t know that peanut M&Ms are more popular than the classic variant. These candies are super good and nobody is upset when they receive them. Warning this contains milk.
#6 Hershey’s milk chocolate bars
This is the classic chocolate bar that everyone knows and loves. The Hershey’s company sells more than 250 million bars each year. Warning contains milk.
#7 Twix
Twix is one of the best candy bars in the world; it has the perfect mix of chocolate, caramel, and shortbread cookies. There are 161 million bars sold each year. Warning contains milk.
#8 Starburst
Starbursts were created in the 1960s by the Wrigley Company in the UK. The USA is where most Starbursts are sold. Over 16,000,000 people ate Starbursts this year.
#9 Skittles
These candies were created by the same company as Starbursts, just 20 years later, and just like them America buys most of them. Their iconic slogan is “Taste the Rainbow.”
#10 Candy corn
Either you love them or you hate them. These iconic candies fall last on our list but there are still more than 35 million pounds of them sold each year. These candies were developed in Philadelphia in the 1980s.
The Nike SB Dunk Low Strangelove is a highly liked shoe that was released in February 2020 as a collab with Nike and the skateboarding brand Strangelove. This unique sneaker was created with insane attention to detail showing lots of designs and inspirations to capture the essence of the Strangelove brand and its founder, Sean Cliver.
The main reason behind the Nike Strangelove Dunk is from the crazy art and skateboarding culture in 1960-70. The shoe has a vibrant pink and red color combo that looks amazing with crazy aesthetics, creating a visually appealing/striking and nostalgic shoe. The heart shaped branding on the tongue and back, and the velvet material used on the toe box and sides and back, give the shoe a beautiful and comfortable touch.
The Nike Strangelove Dunk was made with skateboarding in mind, as it is part of Nike’s SB (Skateboarding) shoes. The shoe’s design has key features that help with its performance and durability on the skateboard. The low-top dunk provides freedom of movement, while the thick padding on the lip and tongue offers comfort and protection while skating. The Zoom Air part in the heel provides responsive cushioning, making it suitable for impact landings and really cool tricks.
The reasoning behind the creation of the Nike Strangelove Dunk lies in the team up between Nike and Strangelove. The collab was to celebrate the special vision and fancyness of Sean Cliver, who is known for his influential contributions to skateboard designs and artwork. By combining Nike’s sneaker design and Strangelove’s distinct style, the collab resulted in a shoe that mixes the skateboarding culture with art creativity.
Also, the Strangelove Dunk was created with the intention of attracting sneaker enthusiasts and collectors. The limited edition shoe, with its unique design and huge backstory, generated insane hype and demand in the sneaker community, with resell prices often exceeding its original retail value (resell around $2,400 depending on size).
The warmer half of October is over, now people are looking forward to the temperature cooling down and getting ready for the snow brought by November and December. Before that, I recommend you try a dessert by Just Jill* (on https://justjill.com) and consider trying this one before moving onto the warmth of hot cocoa.
We already know and love a lot of pumpkin classics, pies, cakes, cupcakes, lattes, etc. so, an apple brownie is a perfect thing to try this month. Apples tasting the best during the fall and with just a bit of cinnamon and caramel if you’d like.
Just Jill’s Apple Brownies
*The recipe/dessert does not belong to me, credit goes to respective owner. The article’s purpose is a recommendation alongside things that I personally add to it while making this dessert
Soft brownies made with vanilla and brown sugar, crunchy and sweet with chopped apples. Brownies are a really versatile and easy dessert, so adding additional things doesn’t take away from the forming of the pastry.
I recommend adding cinnamon and a bit of apple cider (sweetened or unsweetened) into the dry and wet ingredients to boost the recipe’s taste, and chop the apples however thin or thick you’d like depending on the portion you’re making.
A great alternative for those who are tired of pumpkin flavored snacks put in shops and at cafes everywhere during October.
This book is a murder mystery from the viewpoint of a girl who believes her cousin died not from an overdose, but that someone murdered her. Hannah is left stunned and reeling when Sophie, her best friend and cousin, dies of an opioid overdose. This book is narrated by Hannah, during the time when it moves the timeline from her junior to senior year. She resolves to find out who sold Sophie the drugs, and the result is a haunting storyline that delves into the complexities of substance abuse.
My personal review of this book without revealing too much was that the main character is a force of nature. She has the drive and the character to try and solve a mystery that everyone says isn’t there, while grieving her best friend. She and all the other side characters developed well over the course of the story. It’s a very realistic story that tells hard truths about substance abuse.
The subject matter, without revealing too much about the book, deals with topics of addiction and grief. A message that emerges throughout the book is how a person can be multi-faceted and more complex than you think. What I loved about the book was the realness of it. The characters had personalities and emotions and were funny and sad and it was all very poignant throughout the book.
What I disliked about the book were that the timelines weren’t linear, that it was too confusing to sort through, and it distracted from the book. There was a lot of adult content like violence and drug abuse, so it’s not something I’d recommend little kids reading.
But altogether, the book was a fantastic read, and really showed how sometimes you have to step back and realize you’ve done everything you could. I’d give it a four out of five.
‘For All The Dogs’ by Drake is his long-awaited 8th studio album announced in July and released after a couple of push backs on October 6th. It’s one of Drake’s longer albums, coming in at 23 songs and 1 hour and 24 minutes of playtime.
The album starts strong with the song “Virginia Beach”. We get the beautiful high-pitched sample from Frank Ocean’s unreleased song “Wiseman”. Drake does what he does best on this song and it’s his vocals/singing that make this song perfect for an intro and sets the tone for most of the album going forward.
“Amen” (feat Teezo Touchdown) is another strong song of the album where we get hard-hitting bass along with piano that makes this song feel classy. This is especially true when Teezo Touchdown starts singing its performance that takes the song up a level. Drake does his rapping but goes a little more lyrical and talks about his connection with god, and has all his bars correlate with praying and things like god.
“Calling For You” (feat. 21 Savage) is a song we all expected in this album. Drake starts with a big switch up in tones from religion to explicit things on a dark synth and hyper hi-hats to go along with the background singing making it one of the best instrumentals from the album. What makes this song 5 minutes long is its unnecessary almost interlude-like section in the middle of the song of just an unknown woman ranting about a broken relationship that transitions to 21 Savage’s feature, that is the highlight of the song, with the same formula for an instrumental like the first part for his section as well.
“Fear Of Heights” is the next song on the album. It starts with a somber song with a laid-back performance from Drake but transitions this low-energy song to a high-energy hype song in just 45 seconds. This is one of Drake’s many attempts at a new style of music and pulls it off with an instrumental that sounds like those of Yeat’s featured later on the album.
“Daylight” is another hype song from Drake but he adapts more of a faster rapping style on this song with hard-hitting bass. It’s a song that most people have heard before. What most people didn’t expect on this song is a feature from his son Adonis freestyling on an old style boom bap beat and going from the topic Drake was rapping about on this song. It’s a little strange having his son on this track.
“First Person Shooter” (feat. J. Cole) Is one of the many Billboard hits on this album. This song has another amazing performance by J. Cole and Drake. They both have great chemistry on this song and it’s a great balance of a song with J. Cole mentioning beef and hinting at his next album in a great lyrical way. Drake brings hype to the song but ultimately gets outshined in this song.
“IDGAF” (feat. Yeat) Is another Billboard hit that starts with these spacey synths with jazz singing and jazz trumpet playing but suddenly switches completely to a different song with one of the best rage beats we’ve heard recently in music. Yeat is made for this song but the same thing can’t be said about Drake who sounds mostly out of place and out of his sound on this song. Yeat carries this song and it sounds more like a Yeat song than a Drake song.
“7969 Santa” is the next song that switches up the vibe from rage to Drake rapping about relationships on a more cloudy instrumental with not as much bass as he typically has on his songs. He also does his usual emotional singing which he always incorporates into his songs. At the end of the song, we have another appearance by Teezo Touchdown where he gives us even more great vocals for the ending of this song and just pure pianos. Snoop Dogg also makes an appearance giving the theme of “dogs”.
“Slime You Out” (feat. SZA) by Drake is the single released before the album’s release and it’s a song that had mixed opinions when it first came out mostly because of its focus on R&B and not what most people expected. It has a great SZA performance where she has great emotion behind her singing.
“Bahamas’ Promises” is a return to the old style from Drake incorporated with dog barking that we also hear throughout the album. It’s a classic from Drake that reminds people of a more modern version of the song “Take Care”. It talks about mixed emotions about a failed relationship and is all done on a great flowing piano beat.
“Tried Our Best” is again another return to an old style for Drake and gives off the vibe of a song from his album ‘Views’. It’s a melodic song from Drake that overall is good but one of the more forgettable songs from the album.
“Screw The World – Interlude” brings back the boom-bap sound we heard from Drake at the end of the song “Daylight”. It’s an interlude that doesn’t do much for a transition but more as a break from the R&B and gives us an old-style boom-bap sound.
“Drew A Picasso’s” is like the other songs just as “Bahamas Promises” and “Tried Our Best” just done more emotionally and overall more boring, whereas Drake brings us more memorable lines in this song. After hearing more or less the same song 3 times in a row it gets more boring and is another example of longer albums having songs like this that feel like they are there just for bloating.
“Members Only” (feat. PARTYNEXTDOOR) is another song people forget about in this album. The song is another R&B song from Drake with a feature from PARTYNEXTDOOR that doesn’t save the singing from Drake and the lyrics are some of the worst on this album.
“What Would Pluto Do” saves this mediocre middle part of this album and references Pluto or AKA Future that should’ve had a spot on this song, that just fits his style, and it’s something Drake still performs great on. It’s a shame we couldn’t get a single Future feature on this album given the duo have made great songs together.
“All The Parties” (feat. Chief Keef) is one of the more disappointing songs on the album. Mostly because it’s R&B again but now with an out-of-place feature from Chief Keef which would be the best opportunity to make a great hype song, especially when the last 8 songs have all been singing and R&B.
“8 A.M. in Charlotte” is a continuation of Drake’s city songs and stands out for its great production from Conductor Williams and was also a song released before the album came out. The song features the best rapping performance on the whole album; the piano and mentions of Drake’s past beefs and current ones is a perfect mix to make Drake go all out on his rapping from a rap-dry second half of the album.
“BBL Love” is a forgettable interlude serving no purpose and is one of the most embarrassing interludes/songs from Drake. Easily, the worst song on the album.
“Gently” (feat. Bad Bunny) has most people confused in the first half where Drake does possibly one of the worst Spanish sections on a song where he says almost cringe-worthy stuff. Gladly, the song switches up quickly to a Spanish form of song called “Dembow” where Drake delivers his part with some of the best flow on a Spanish beat, something people didn’t expect at all. Bad Bunny does his thing on this song and is a great addition because he almost talks like the American version of Drake.
“Rich Baby Daddy” (feat. Sexyy Red & SZA) is one of the best R&B songs on this album mostly because of its fast tempo instrumental but is made worse by the Sexy Red feature that isn’t known for appropriate songs or lyrics. The song is ultimately saved by SZA who shines on a song like this and hopefully makes more songs like this. It’s also unnecessarily long with an almost interlude end part from Drake on this song.
“Another Late Night” (feat. Lil Yachty) gives us the expected collaboration from the 2 best friends and is a good song where you can hear Lil Yachty’s influence on the song. Both of them do well on this song. It’s one the most vibey songs on the album.
“Away From Home” is another song that doesn’t stand out much from the album. Easily one of the most boring songs on the album and very regretful. This song doesn’t give anything at all. No good lyrics. No good instrumental. And not the best rapping performance by Drake. It’s a song most people will forget about.
“Polar Opposites” is the final song in this 23-song-long album and it’s not even a good outro for the album. He should’ve done what he does most of the time and it’s the end of his signature hype we saw on “Honestly Nevermind” & “Her Loss”. This R&B song gets boring after listening to the same style of music for 6 songs in a row.
“For All The Dogs” by Drake is one of his best projects if it kept the style or direction of Drake trying new sounds. He does this in the first half of the album and he does it well. If the album had been just the first half with a couple editions of other songs from the second half it could’ve been easily one of his best new projects in his discography.
The second half of pure R&B music is something that people were complaining about back when he released his album ‘Certified Lover Boy’. It was an album most people found boring and we see the same thing in the second half of this album.
This album brings an end to new music from Drake for a while now and it is safe to say he didn’t disappoint on the album at all and it could’ve been one of his best if he just made the album shorter. This is something we see too much of and is only ever done well by very few artists.
Whenever anyone wants to take a picture, they can use their phone to do so, but that hasn’t always been the case.
According to an article from NFI, the camera obscura is probably the first camera made. This camera was just a little room with light coming out of a small hole, and an inverted image from outside was projected on the adjacent wall. This camera didn’t take pictures, light just came through a tiny hole and projected on a surface. Manuscripts of this kind of camera were traced back to China in 400 BC. These records were written by a Chinese scholar of the Han Dynasty, Mozi.
Designs for the handheld handflex reflex camera was proposed by a German author Johann Zahnn in 1686. It wasn’t until 1816 when Joseph Nicéphore Niépce created a prototype of this that people actually started realizing this camera. The images that Niépce made were made on silver chloride-lined paper; the oldest photo he made was in 1826. This image is on display in an exhibit in the University of Texas in Austin.
Louis Daguerre created a more efficient camera. Although his camera could produce better images, the pictures would vanish quickly.
A box camera named the Kodak was marketed by George Eastman in 1888. These cameras came with 100 exposures, and they had to be developed at the Eastman Kodak plant in Rochester, New York. A cheaper version of this camera, Kodak’s Brownie Camera, replaced it in 1901. In the following years, 1905-1913, camera companies would sell 35mm film which people could buy to load their cameras with.
Sasson was the first digital camera and was invented in 1975 by Eastman Kodak American engineer Steve Sasson. This camera was 8 pounds, it required a Kodak’s movie lense, 16 nickel-cadmium batteries, and a digital recorder. It could create black and white pictures in about 23 seconds.
The first DSRL camera was created in 1999, this camera could produce high quality images and many photographers liked using this camera. The DSRL camera allows you to see what you are taking a picture of through the viewfinder, which was considered impressive and convenient at the time. People could now take better pictures.
So, looking back, you can see how the camera has developed over time.
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