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Novel Ideas Chris and Elsa
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Join Chris and Elsa as they have genuine conversations about books that were received badly, considered problematic or have mixed public opinions to figure out if they belong in our Library of Cursed Books or if they might have been judged a bit harshly.
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A Conversation About Alex (dis)Aster
Before we can get into the disasterpiece that is Lightlark, we first must have a discussion about its author.
Just who is Alex Aster?
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📖 Sources 📖
The TikTok That Brought Me Here (@alex.aster): https://www.tiktok.com/@alex.aster/video/6939242279056035077
‘Lightlark’: the very first clickbait novel (Daily Trojan): https://dailytrojan.com/2022/09/15/lightlark-the-very-first-clickbait-novel
Deadline City: Tiktok Tavern w/Alex Aster (season 5, episode 8): https://open.spotify.com/episode/5WsVzdTrdmAnkEOvtYh3if?si=eef46f7b4f1a4ca3
Tiktok author Alex Aster has everyone upset (Reads with Rachel): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epib1H5Su-U
the booktok industry plant (Swell Entertainment): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhMRyng0wng
the cult of booktok (Swell Entertainment): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44MHR2iZtNo&t=270s
did tiktok ruin publishing? (Swell Enterntainment): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0r0u_AqbHw
Stressed? A College senior designed an app for that (The Daily Pennsylvanian): https://www.thedp.com/article/2017/01/springpop-eliminate-student-stress
How Negativity-Busting App Springpop Can Help You Get Creative (Brit+Co): https://www.brit.co/creativity-app-springpop/
Meet The 27-Year-Old Latinx Entrepreneur Who Is Now Worth $220 Million (Forbes): https://www.forbes.com/sites/kerryadolan/2022/08/10/meet-the-27-year-old-latinx-entrepreneur-who-is-now-worth-220-million/?sh=3b923853246d -
Finding Trouble at East Hamptons Resort
Chris takes Elsa on a journey through their first comic series: something so bad that it actually got exorcized from the cannon of a well-known Marvel Superhero!
Trigger Warnings: discussions around physical and emotional abuse, unwanted pregnancy
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Trouble; Mark Millar (author), Frank Cho (artist) -
Do F**k Boys Even Brunch?
Chris teaches Elsa the intricacies of dating the smexiest men alive: F**k boys.
We learn such important lessons as the level of male attractiveness determines how much bullshit a woman will tolerate, cyberstalking is a vital skill and she is absolutely going to be insecure about your hot female friend.
But the most important lesson of all is that Brunch is the most important meal of the day.
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How to Be a Boyfriend; Rebecca A. Marquis -
Elsa Calls for the Check... Again.
Class is back in session!
In this installment, Professor Elsa teaches Advanced Dating, The Art of Mating and the even finer Art of Extrication taught to her by the Oracle herself: Janice Dickinson.
…and the great Pharaoh Atem because Yu-Gi-Oh!
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Sources
Check, Please! Dating, Mating & Extricating; Janice Dickison
No Lifeguard on Duty The Accidental Life of the World’s First Supermodel; Janice Dickinson
Everything About Me Is Fake… and I’m Perfect; Janice Dickinson
Listen to Janice's EP I Coined It: https://open.spotify.com/album/0onN3EzSW3m6ZIZkHExP9O?si=tGOI5G3uTzOUXbj8H5f5sg -
Elsa Calls for the Check
In this episode, Elsa teaches you to date, mate and extricate like a supermodel!
…or so she says.
In keeping with the spirit of this most romantic of seasons, Elsa shares with Chris the wisdom imparted to her by the (self-proclaimed) world’s first supermodel and bestselling author Janice Dickinson through her third book Check, Please!.
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Sources
Check, Please! Dating, Mating & Extricating; Janice Dickison
No Lifeguard on Duty The Accidental Life of the World’s First Supermodel; Janice Dickinson
Everything About Me Is Fake… and I’m Perfect; Janice Dickinson -
The B.S. of B.S. Part 3
Rap songs, (anticlimactic) plot twists and continuously heinous racism! Oh my!
Chris and Elsa breathe a sigh of relief as they conclude their discussion about rap mega star Ben Shapiro's cursed novel True Allegiance.
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Sources
True Allegiance; Ben Shapiro
National Crime Statistics: https://www.fbi.gov/
The Bundyville Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5fqTMhGPFmUnUvkM8tjKy2
“Facts” music video by Tom McDonald x Ben Shapiro: https://youtu.be/5kGpohEpuTE?si=5QThMOsv5jFxLO_S
FACTS, The Music Industry and Censorship with Tom McDonald: https://youtu.be/l5P4OVHdrWo?si=24i-PPfSEMCx-Y8Y