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[breelandwalker]

Hex Positive, Ep. 044 – THE LAST WITCH with Annika Hylmö

Nope, you're not seeing double - you're getting two episodes in one week!

Bree is joined in the virtual studio by Annika Hylmö, documentarian and director of the forthcoming documentary THE LAST WITCH. The film tells the story of a Massachusetts middle school Civics class and their campaign to secure exoneration for the last unpardoned victim of the Salem witch trials, Elizabeth Johnson Jr. It’s a poignant story about history, connection, and why seeking justice matters, even when it comes three hundred years late. Also discussed are the historical circumstances surrounding the Salem witch panic and how the twin specters of bullying and rumor-mongering haunt our communities today just as much as they did in 1692.

Make sure you follow THE LAST WITCH on Instagram for updates and check out the full project details on their website. Additional media and articles on the documentary and the campaign to pardon Elizabeth Johnson Jr. are in the full show notes on my ⁠Wordpress⁠.

I’d like to extend my sincere thanks to Annika and her producer Dawn Green for helping me produce this episode, and I hope that it helps to bring more visibility to the project.

Visit the Willow Wings Witch Shop at its new address and check out this month’s featured items! Make sure you also visit the Redbubble page for even more cool merch.

Check my ⁠⁠Wordpress⁠⁠ for full show notes, as well as show notes for past episodes and information on upcoming events. You can find me as @BreeNicGarran on TikTok, Instagram, and WordPress, or as @breelandwalker on tumblr. For more information on how to support the show and get access to early releases and extra content, visit my ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠.

Proud member of the ⁠⁠Nerd and Tie Podcast Network⁠⁠.

Check out THE LAST WITCH - coming soon!

[mediamatinees]

How Did a Movie Called "Happiest Season" Piss Off That Many People?

Time to round out the holidays with part two of my Christmas double feature: Happiest Season!

Content Warning: Happiest Season contains mentions of homophobia and examples of toxic relationships (both romantic and familial). All wrapped up in a Christmas bow. Yay. Viewer discretion is advised. Spoilers for Happiest Season ahead! I didn’t get to watch Happiest Season when it first came out, even though I was really looking forward to watching a movie with Kristen Stewart and Aubrey Plaza…

[swampflix]

Americans Under Siege, With and Without Context

I recently caught a double feature at my local multiplex of high-style, high-tension thrillers about American soldiers under siege in claustrophobic locations. The stories told in Alex Garland’s Warfare & Ryan Coogler’s Sinners are separated by entire genres, decades, and oceans, and yet they both trap American soldiers in tight-space locales by surrounding them with enemy combatants, whittling…

[sparrowdigit]

Step-by-Step Guide to Selling Digital Products with Ease

The digital economy is booming, and selling digital products—like eBooks, courses, templates, or printables—has never been more accessible. With low startup costs and limitless scalability, it’s an ideal venture for creators and entrepreneurs. Here’s how to start your journey effortlessly:

1. Identify Your Niche & Audience

Begin by pinpointing a niche you’re passionate about and that has demand. Research communities on social media, forums, or platforms like Reddit to understand pain points. For example, if you’re skilled at graphic design, consider offering Canva templates for small businesses. Narrowing your focus helps you stand out.

2. Validate Your Idea

Before investing time, validate demand. Use surveys, polls, or pre-sale offers to gauge interest. Share a concept on Instagram or LinkedIn and ask followers if they’d buy it. Tools like Google Forms or Gumroad’s pre-order feature can simplify this step.

3. Create Your Product

Focus on quality and usability. Use tools like Canva for design, Teachable for courses, or Adobe Audition for audio guides. Keep it simple—start with one product (e.g., a PDF workbook) before expanding. Ensure it’s professionally presented and solves a specific problem.

4. Choose a User-Friendly Platform

Select a platform that handles hosting and sales. Options like Gumroad, Ko-fi, or Etsy are beginner-friendly. For more control, use Shopify or WordPress with WooCommerce. Prioritize platforms with built-in marketing tools and analytics.

5. Set Up Payments & Pricing

Integrate secure payment gateways like Stripe or PayPal. Price your product strategically: research competitors, consider value-based pricing (e.g., $29 for a time-saving template bundle), or offer tiered options (basic vs. premium).

6. Launch & Market Smartly

Build anticipation before launching. Share snippets on social media, collaborate with micro-influencers, or offer limited-time discounts. Use email lists (start with free lead magnets) and SEO-friendly product descriptions to drive organic traffic.

7. Prioritize Customer Support

Automate delivery using platforms like SendOwl to avoid manual work. Create a FAQ section and respond promptly to queries. Positive reviews boost credibility, so encourage feedback with follow-up emails.

8. Analyze & Scale

Track sales and customer behavior with analytics tools. Identify top-performing marketing channels and double down. Expand your offerings based on demand—turn a popular eBook into a video course, or bundle products for upsells.

Final Thoughts

Selling digital products is a rewarding way to monetize your skills. By starting small, validating ideas, and leveraging the right tools, you can build a sustainable online business with minimal friction. Ready to launch? Your audience is waiting!

Take the first step today—create, share, and grow. The digital world is yours to conquer.

(Word count: 500)

This guide balances actionable steps with encouragement, ensuring readers feel empowered to start their digital product journey without overwhelm. Each section is concise, with practical examples to inspire immediate action.

[sparrow-flight]

Happy New Year, everyone! I've been slowly chipping away at this comic for who knows how long now. But at least I got a full page finished last night! I'm pretty happy about that! I like how it looks, too.

I've inked and coloured most of 5 pages during my two 17h flights (had to keep myself awake somehow) (but also didn't do much because I had to sleep + being sleepy makes me slow). Now, it's a matter of finding time between the 3 games I have to make in 3 months and other assignments and job applications to continue slowly chipping away at it. I won't post this as soon as it's done, though -- I promised my impatient ass to have a buffer of at least 1 story/comic first 😭😂

In the meantime, you should check out the new Sparrow Flight site I built from scratch!! Wrote it all in VS Code and all!!! For a first site, I'm pretty proud of the features I've implemented:

Email subscription and comment section (go subscribe to the mailing list!!)

Support for mobile display

Webcomic-like navigation (that updates links to parts automatically so I never have to once manually add them!!)

The paragraphs have proper indents!!! Truly my dream come true

Also if you prefer a dark mode reading experience, the site has that

What's left is to have a dyslexia-friendly mode (that's also doubles as a light mode with different font) and to take down the Wordpress site. As always, the next two parts are already drafted, and I'll have to work on turning the next third part into a comic script. Here's to hoping I won't take too long and that I'll have good time management!

[werewolf-news]

Full Moon Features: The Dungeonmaster (1984) & Waxwork (1988)

[Note: Inspired by Dobes’s comprehensive list of Werewolves of the 80s and its attendant screencaps repository, I’m covering movies I previously passed over because they only tangentially feature werewolves. Hence, this month’s double feature.] When I previously covered werewolves in anthology films, I lamented that for budgetary reasons, they “tend to skimp on the makeup effects.” That,…

[fiddletwix]

Animating Halloween | Yami Shibai 13 Eps 11, 12, and 13 SEASON FINALE Review

Episode 11: String Lottery Plot: A group of young boys stop at a string lottery stand on their way home from school. Despite the protests of Hiroshi, Kensuke insists. Kensuke winds up winning a doll that looks surprisingly like him… Breakdown: (This post was SUPPOSED to go up yesterday, but I guess I never scheduled it. So, enjoy this Halloween double feature since I have another review coming in…

[newleasemusic]

Isco Cruz shares genre-bending EP 'Heartbreak's Paradox'

Isco Cruz shares genre-bending EP 'Heartbreak's Paradox'

Rising artist ISCO CRUZ charges up his recent project ‘IC Flows: Before Heartbreak’ with a new EP titled ‘Heartbreak’s Paradox’. This new EP features five additional tracks, expanding on the emotional and narrative journey that began with ‘IC Flows: Before Heartbreak’. The release includes ‘Double Standards,’ which received support on OkayAfrica and landed on several Spotify Editorial playlists,…

[nukirk]

I briefly mentioned in a previous post about the uncertainty of the future of my Tumblr profile(s).

That's because it's going to become WordPress. Sorta.

Basically, Automattic (the company that owes Tumblr now) is losing money in developing features for Tumblr and all the things that is currently on Tumblr isn't helping to break even. They already cut Tumblr staff, reducing it to a skeleton crew. Remember all the original Tumblr programming that the Tumblr staff tries to come up with? That's currently off the table.

Since I already use WordPress to run my websites outside of here, it's not a bad thing on an interface level. But the main idea on why I use(d) Tumblr is for the community aspect of it. They are still working on integrating Tumblr into the Fediverse, opening the Tumblr community to others, interacting with posts from other spots, making Tumblr an alternative to Elon Musk's site.

So good news... all the work you put into Tumblr won't disappear. Tumblr is what I like to call a "backbone" site, where it's a launch pad for a lot of memes and human creativity. The interface will change and you'll pretty much have an experience similar to WordPress.

The bad news? The "hell site" you love to hate and its uniqueness is slowly disappearing, all because the fan base here is just hard to please and monetized.

I should know. @thoughtremixer has close to 24K followers. But using it nowadays almost means nothing. I do notice the people that see me, but beyond that, anything that I post barely gets double digits.

I'm not saying "oh, we should support Tumblr and buy subscriptions". But I am saying that if you have a creator that you adore and they are elsewhere, make sure to follow them there. Some of us are trying to make ends meet by getting our content to be seen by where the eyeballs are at. It's why I haven't posted on Tumblr back when everything was functional.

So, if you have a creator on Tumblr that you love, follow them at least on some other network of their choice. Make the effort because Tumblr will not be enough now that resources will be spent on trying to get change Tumblr into something else.

[movieconsumer]

Paramount Summer Classic Film Series-Double Feature Jackie/Foxy Brown

The Paramount continues to try topping itself with great programming on Friday evenings. This week we get a double feature featuring the great actress Pam Grier. The two films that are presented are at the far ends of her career. “Jackie Brown” was a prestige project from Quentin Tarantino that earned Pam Grier a Golden Globe nomination and should have earned her an Academy Award nomination for…

[radiomaxmusic]

July 30, 2024: 2pm ET: Feature LP: Bob James & David Sanborn - Double Vision (1986)

Robert McElhiney James (born December 25, 1939) is an American jazz keyboardist, arranger, and record producer. He founded the band Fourplay and wrote “Angela”, the theme song for the TV show Taxi. According to VICE, music from his first seven albums has often been sampled and believed to have contributed to the formation of hip hop. Among his most well known recordings are “Nautilus”,…

[panafrocore]

West African Takoba sword

Takoba (also takuba or takouba) is the sword that is used across the western Sahel and among ethnic groups such as the Tuareg, the Hausa, and the Fulani. It usually measures about one meter in length. Takoba blades are straight and double edged with a pronounced tapering from the guard towards the tip; they can exhibit several notable features, including three or more hand-ground fuller grooves…

[mediamatinees]

Generation Why Not? The Kids Are Alright in "Ms. Marvel"

We're kicking off our Christmas Double Feature with Ms. Marvel!

Content Warning: Ms. Marvel contains references to Islamophobia and some violence. I won’t say viewer discretion is advised on this one because it’s pretty tame, so use your judgment. Spoilers for Ms. Marvel ahead! As the world is currently going through superhero fatigue, there is something to be said about the type of impact a local hero could have. In many ways similar to a “Neighborhood…

[jazzdailyblog]

Transfiguration: Alice Coltrane's Spiritual Journey Through Music

Introduction: Alice Coltrane’s album Transfiguration stands as a testament to her musical genius and spiritual depth. Recorded live at Schoenberg Hall, UCLA, in April 1978, this double album showcases Coltrane’s mastery of the piano and organ, accompanied by bassist Reggie Workman and drummer Roy Haynes. The album features six tracks, including an extended version of John Coltrane’s “Leo,” and…

[wildegeeks]

Steddie Keychains (multiple designs)

There’s nothing strange about how captivating a good ‘ship is. Steddie has yet to release its chokehold on me, and these keychains are a testament to how much I adore these boys. These Steddie keychains are double sided and features original illustrations of Eddie, Steve, or both together created by Beth Howard of Wilde Designs. Water resistant (but don’t throw them in the pool).

[putsomethinggoodon]

Double Feature: "No Hard Feelings" and

"Shiva Baby"

archived from wordpress, june 28th 2023

Air-headed as she might be, Bianca Stratford ("10 Things I Hate About You") asks the pivotal question: "I know you can be overwhelmed, and you can be underwhelmed, but can you ever just be whelmed?"

Walking out of the movie theater Friday afternoon, I was, well, whelmed. A weird purgatory between pleased and pissed. I saw "No Hard Feelings," a female-led sex comedy starring Jennifer Lawrence and directed by Gene Stupnitsky. I was eager, after seeing the trailer months ago. A vast majority of the public, myself included, were foaming at the mouth for something mid-2000s-esque. A girl can only take so many overstimulating superheroes in spandex or bone-snapping exorcisms before she's depleted.

It'd almost be easier if "No Hard Feelings" was a dumpster fire. Easier to pick apart and say "Here! Here is where you royally fucked up!" But I wanted more, like if "The Way Way Back" and Judd Apatow had a baby.

Don't get me wrong, I was cackling along during Lawrence's naked bully beatdown on the beach. Somewhere along the line, however, I was psyching myself up for something and found myself half-satiated. To be fair, the movie saddles itself with a fairly large burden. The plot? A 32-year-old woman agreeing to "date" a 19-year-old ("We can't send him to college like this") in exchange for a car to help her pay off the skyrocketing property tax on her family home. It's no small feat to deliver something like that, much less to deliver it successfully.

Frankly, it felt a lot like trying to chase down the female orgasm. Right there, right there, right th-- well, alright.

I think a lot of the ambiguity comes from the muddy character dynamics and motivations. There's a strong beginning and end, but the middle is lacking, like a PB&J with phenomenal bread and not enough spread. Maddie's initial desperation for a car is evident and her first advances on Percy are overt. When a quasi-kidnapping for a rendezvous at her house doesn't go as planned, she takes Percy on a date. Even a sultry skinny dipping session afterwards isn't enough to send him tumbling into bed. It's here, when Maddie treats Percy's anxiety rash, that he emerges from his shell.

This is where I would have wanted to see a clearer shift in Maddie and Percy's dynamic. Because we as an audience assume our protagonists won't actually end up together in the end, it's within our expectations to expect an unlikely friendship to develop. Instead of continuing to date, Maddie could have double-crossed the parents and taken on a sex-guru slash mentorship role. I think this shift could have easily balanced humor and heartfelt, while accomplishing the necessary narrative beats. It'd be a more effective paradigm, Percy trying to follow in her footsteps--the man becomes the man eater--while unknowingly teaching Maddie to embrace the softer side of herself. Enter Maddie's eventual guilt over turning sweet Percy into a player and trying to pass off his deflowering to uphold her end of the deal. In this alternative direction, "No Hard Feelings" would shine.

Unfortunately, Maddie and Percy continue to date, albeit at a slower pace. What ensues is an odd combination of romance and friendship and a rushed third act. Perhaps that messy middle is a testament to how real life romance has devolved, skirting around the idea of committing fully. It's an amalgamation of moments that could have worked well in separate timelines (a second chance at prom, an accidental throat punch, etc.), but all together fail to form a united front. I applaud Maddie's eventual choice to gift her house to Sara and Gary, adopt former drug dog Milo, and leave Montauk, but I wish the journey to that happy ending transpired much differently.

All hope during my double feature Friday, however, was not lost. I curled up on the couch afterwards to watch "Shiva Baby," which has been on my watchlist for far too long. Director Emma Seligman might as well have kissed me on the forehead and handed me a bagel and lox.

Shiva refers to the week-long mourning period in Judaism, and what better place to create unbearable tension than a funeral. The close quarters, packed with people, combined with the film's strategic score feels like an itchy sweater an old relative would make you wear. Maybe it's a side effect of being the youngest, queerest child in my family, but I've been in Danielle's shoes. Minus the sugar-daddy-turned-fellow-mourner arc.

"Everyone has three lives: a public life, a personal life, and a secret life." Gabriel García Márquez

Any twenty-something person will tell you, there's an inevitable molding process that occurs when you go home: shifting, shrinking, shirking certain parts of yourself that don't align with the childhood version of you. It resurfaces in little moments. Unloading the dishwasher for your parents, bickering with your siblings, ignoring any and all discussions on politics, questions about your love life (or lack there of). Danielle is being pulled in three separate directions: her public live, catching up with family; her private life, running into an ex-girlfriend; and her secret life, keeping her sugar baby status under wraps.

The threads that connect each of these three become a taut, tangled mess and every conversation takes on its own three lives: hey Daddy, distracted, babysitting, female entrepreneurs, how do you guys know each other, he's not for you, are you disappointed in me, talk to me/I can't, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know.

With every interaction, you're wondering what will it take for those threads to finally snap?

(Spoiler: It's the shiva baby.)

Thank you "Shiva Baby," for lodging yourself deep in my brain. "No Hard Feelings," you could have be so great.

Suffice to say, you couldn't pry the coming of age genre from my cold, dead hands. It can be as expansive as a post-graduation roadtrip or confined to Saturday detention. This double feature Friday, go back to your roots, however gnarly.