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Mariah Carey book DNF -> youtube rabbit hole of 90’s nostalgia

Why Mariah Carey Matters by Andrew Chan

December 21, 2023 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

I am a Mariah Carey fan. Growing up in the 90s, it was hard not to be. With Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, Natalie Cole, Gloria Estefan, Toni Braxton, and Vanessa Williams at the top of every R&B or Adult contemporary hits list, it was a golden age of solo female power ballads. I thought I had a decent understanding of Mariah’s discography from when she burst onto the scene with 1990’s Vision of Love. However, there is an entire era (or multiple eras) of Mimi […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: 90s music, 90s nostalgia, Andrew Chan, ballads, celine dion, did not finish, DNF, mariah carey, Pop Music, power ballad, Women singers

carmelpie's CBR15 Review No:75 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: 90s music, 90s nostalgia, Andrew Chan, ballads, celine dion, did not finish, DNF, mariah carey, Pop Music, power ballad, Women singers ·
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Where did my reading time go?

The Book of Ballads and Sagas by Charles Vess

April 2, 2020 by TheShitWizard 5 Comments

I actually read this weeks ago, but working in healthcare during a pandemic has meant that all of the free time that others are desperately trying to fill during isolation has gone up in smoke for me and has also rid my brain of any remotely intelligible thoughts, but I’ll give it a whirl. The Book of Ballads and Sagas is a collaboration between Charles Vess and numerous other writers, such as Neil Gaiman, Jeff Smith, Sharyn McCrumb, Jane Yolen and others. Each writer takes […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: ballads, Charles Vess, folk tales, folklore, sagas

TheShitWizard's CBR12 Review No:15 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: ballads, Charles Vess, folk tales, folklore, sagas ·
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