My Year in Review: 2025
2025 was quite a strange year—one that was difficult to make sense of as it was happening and which remains so in retrospect. Nothing especially bad happened to me, but … Continue reading My Year in Review: 2025
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My Top 10 Movies of the Year – 2025
It’s that time of year again! Here’s my list of 2025’s best films, based as always on UK release dates. Honorable Mentions Sorry, Baby Director: Eva Victor Genre: Drama, black … Continue reading My Top 10 Movies of the Year – 2025
Dissecting the Themes of The White Lotus Season 3
It took me a while to write this one. When I watched seasons one and two of The White Lotus, I knew right away what I thought and what I … Continue reading Dissecting the Themes of The White Lotus Season 3
Meeting My Younger Self for Coffee (After Jennae Cecelia)
Today I met my younger self for coffee. Little place with a high ceiling, layout that spreads in multiple irregular directions finishing in alcoves bathed in light. Sense of maximizing … Continue reading Meeting My Younger Self for Coffee (After Jennae Cecelia)
My Year in Review: 2024
For 2024’s Year in Review post, I’d like to trial a new format. Usually I write these posts in the style of an essay, with the aim being to tell … Continue reading My Year in Review: 2024
My Top 15 Movies of the Year – 2024
Quick reminder—as always, this list is based on UK release dates. Honorable Mentions Only the River Flows – Wei Shujun The Holdovers – Alexander Payne Small Things Like These – … Continue reading My Top 15 Movies of the Year – 2024
Ranking the Top 10 Most Iconic Moments of the Eras Tour
This month, Taylor Swift concluded her record-breaking Eras Tour after 149 sold-out shows around the world. I was lucky enough to get tickets to see her myself, on Night 3 … Continue reading Ranking the Top 10 Most Iconic Moments of the Eras Tour
Three Hundred
On December 17th, 2017, I celebrated TumbleweedWrites’ 100th blog post and took the opportunity to reflect on the journey my site had been on up until that point. I always … Continue reading Three Hundred
Looking Back on My Twenties & Where They Took Me
I’ve always been someone with one foot in the past, drawn irresistibly by the pull of expired possibilities. No matter how enticing the present, I can never give myself to … Continue reading Looking Back on My Twenties & Where They Took Me
Dissecting House of the Dragon Season 2
When House of the Dragon hit screens in 2022, I wasn’t too hyped about it because the ending of Game of Thrones left such a bad taste in my mouth. … Continue reading Dissecting House of the Dragon Season 2
Going to Edinburgh to See Taylor Swift
As I took my seat on the plane, stowing my bulging carry-on between my legs, I asked myself a question: Does it feel real yet? It hadn’t felt real when … Continue reading Going to Edinburgh to See Taylor Swift
Reflections on Living in London
It’s crazy to think that I’ve lived in London for almost three years now. It seems like just yesterday it was 2019 and I was washing dishes for a living. … Continue reading Reflections on Living in London
All Your Dune Questions Answered!
In today’s post I’ve compiled every question I’ve seen asked about Dune by those who’ve watched the films and didn’t quite understand everything that was going on, and I’ve done … Continue reading All Your Dune Questions Answered!
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