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The 2024 Oscars, Frieren, Resident Alien and Iron Gold Mar 13, 2024

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In this episode of The Break, I look back at this year's Academy Awards Ceremony, I share why 'Frieren' may be one of the deepest and most thought-provoking anime series I've ever seen and I tell you why Pierce Brown's Iron Gold derailed my reading plans for this year.

In the Premium part of the show, exclusively for my patrons, I share the process of changing and adapting a homily at the last minute, I tell you about my upcoming Hobbit retreat and I bid farewell to the wedge-shaped MacBook Air.

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Across the Spiderverse, James Gunn & Superman, Pope Francis Mar 06, 2024

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In this episode:

Movies & TV: My review of Spider-Man: Across the Spiderverse James Gunn starts filming Superman.

Peculiar Bunch: the one thing I wish Pope Francis wouldn't do

In the premium part of the show, available to my patrons:

Book review: D&D: Lore and Legends, a visual celebration of the 5th edition of the world's greatest role playing game

Cooking: carrot pumpkin soup, crepes with ham and brie/camembert, Indonesian pea soup.

Tech/Media: Where is YouTube heading and what does it mean for creators?

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Avatar: The Last Airbender (Netflix); Bad Batch Season 3; Rereading the Lord of the Rings Feb 28, 2024

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In this episode of The Break I share my first impressions of the live action series 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' and of season 3 of Star Wars: The Bad Batch. I also talk about rereading Lord of the Rings and about the death of Star Trek actor Kenneth Mitchell. In the premium section of the show, available to my patrons, I talk about Baldur's Gate 3, the Apple Vision Pro and about the Proto-Indo-European language in Alien: Prometheus.

Link: Proto-Indo-European language in Alien Prometheus: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZIJnuq2w9/

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Madame Web, Captain Rambeau, My New Book Feb 20, 2024

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In this episode of The Break I talk about the new Sony movie 'Madame Web' and about the core problem of the movie industry, I review the Marvel Comic 'Monica Rambeau: Photon'. And I talk about my new book 'Lent for Little Folk' that will soon be made available to my patrons and to people who sign up for my email newsletter 'Diary of a Media Priest'.

In the Premium part of the show, available to my patrons, I talk about fasting during Lent, about work in the Middle-ages and about the evolution of language.

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The Marvels, Guardians of the Galaxy vol.3 and The New Look Feb 15, 2024

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In this episode of The Break, I review The Marvels and the Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3. Tip: The New Look on Apple TV Plus. In the premium part of the show available to my patrons, I explain why Tolkien didn't like Lent, I share my impressions of the audiobook version of 'Light of the Jedi', we explore why Dutch sounds funny to English speaking people, we meet the PEGI guy and I talk about Persona 3 Reload.

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RIP Carl Weathers; My First Tolkien Webinar; Pluto Review Feb 08, 2024

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In this episode of The Break: Star Wars: the death of Carl Weathers My Tolkien Webinar on Ash Wednesday Pluto (Anime series on Netflix) first impressions How sleep impacts my reading focus Marvel Unlimited: Infinity comics Premium content for my patrons: Star Trek Archives on the Apple Vision Pro Feeeed for iOS – follow everything

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The Creator Review; Ancient Rome and Alexandria on TV; The Apprentice in the Kitchen Feb 01, 2024

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In this episode: The Creator by Gareth Edwards (Rogue One) Rome (HBO Max) Trauma responses in Vinland Saga Book review: ‘The apprentice: my life in the kitchen’ by Jacques Pepin In the premium episode for my patrons: Cooking with a braiser pan Tech: TikTok and YouTube audiences moving away from ‘hyper edits’ More content comingContinue reading "The Break: The Creator Review; Ancient Rome and Alexandria on TV; The Apprentice in the Kitchen"

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Barbie and the Oscars; Squid Games Season 2; True Detective and Palworld Jan 25, 2024

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In this episode I talk about the Oscar nominations for the movie Barbie, I review the Squid Games game show, Young Sheldon and True Detective and I revisit Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. I also share my first impressions of the game Palworld.

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Star Wars Fans vs Toxic Fandom; Walking to Mordor; the History Lessons of Vinland Saga Jan 18, 2024

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In this episode:

How Star Wars fans reacted to toxic fandom this week; my journey with Mr. Underhill and John Snowflake in Fantasy Hike; Vinland Saga and the art of making history lessons relevant for today.

In the premium part of the show (available to all my patreon contributors), I review Britney Spears’ autobiography.

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The Mandalorian and Grogu Movie: Why? Medieval Dynasty and the Harry Potter Reboot Jan 11, 2024

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In this episode of the Break: Lots of Star Wars news: All about the new Star Wars movie about the Mandalorian and Grogu, The Mandalorian Season 4 and Ahsoka Season 2 confirmed. Middle-earth experiences in videogames What the Harry Potter Reboot should avoid In the premium part of the show, available for all my payingContinue reading "The Break: The Mandalorian and Grogu Movie: Why? Medieval Dynasty and the Harry Potter Reboot"

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