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A Light in the Sea of Trees: Review of “Suicide Forest in Japan” Documentary

Posted by strange on January 24, 2018
A Light in the Sea of Trees: Review of "Suicide Forest in Japan" Documentary

Topic Warning: Suicide and Depression

At the base of Mt. Fuji, there’s a well known Japanese forest known as Aokigahara or Jukai, which means “sea of trees.” The most popular name for it is the “suicide forest.” This is not a tourist destination, it is a mass grave. In what seems to be such a bleak place, there is a suicide patrol. One of the members is the focus of the documentary “Suicide Forest In Japan.”

Posted in: Kelly Duarte, Media Reviews | Tagged: Aokigahara, depression, depression awareness, documentary review, hikikomori, kelly duarte, Media Reviews, suicide, suicide forest in japan, the strange is beautiful, vice, vice documentary, work culture in japan

Yesika Salgado’s Sentimental Boss Bitch: Chapbook Review

Posted by strange on January 3, 2018
Yesika Salgado's Sentimental Boss Bitch: Chapbook Review

Yesika Salgado, also known as Yesika Starr, has the honor of being one of the few poets that can actually fuck me up with words. With the recent release of  “Corazón,” her first book, I wanted to look back on other works from Salgado.  “Sentimental Boss Bitch,” a chapbook, was self-published this year. It’s eighteen pages long. In those eighteen pages there’s love, joy, longing, pain, heartbreak and of course, learning how to be a sentimental boss bitch.

Posted in: Kelly Duarte, Media Reviews, Self Care | Tagged: chapbook review, depression, kelly duarte, love, Media Reviews, poem review, self care, self love, sentimental boss bitch, the strange is beautiful, yesika salgado, zine review

5 POC Podcasts: Self-Care Through Sound

Posted by strange on October 25, 2017
5 POC Podcasts: Self-Care Through Sound

With all the current events going on, the world feeling like a cesspool a negativity, sometimes the healthy thing to do is to step back. Self-care is making sure that your needs come first in the world. There are many ways to perform self-care and it’s become a topic of many podcast episodes. These are my ones – all from people of color – that discuss self care as a concept and ways that it can be implemented in your life.

Posted in: Kelly Duarte, Media Reviews | Tagged: kelly duarte, list of poc podcasts, Media Reviews, poc podcasts, podcast review, the strange is beautiful, woc podcasts

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