Staff Pick: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
This week's staff pick comes from Nick who recommends Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. He watches an average of three movies per week and has seen everything from Casablanca to Sharknado. Nick loves movies, so you can trust his recs.
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Staff Pick: MrBeast
This week's staff pick is MrBeast recommended by Ian. Do you know MrBeast? Are you a subscriber? He's famous for his YouTube videos such as 1,000 Blind People See For The First Time (148 million views). In the video he pays the fees for 1,000 cataract surgeries. Do you think the content in his videos are inspiring acts of generosity or exploitative of others?
What do you recommend? We'll share it with the staff.
Staff Pick: The Flash
This week's staff pick comes from Nick. Nick recommends The Flash on Netflix. He says, "it was pretty good." AV Club's Scott Von Doviak calls the show, "richly satisfying" and says the show captures, "the essence of its source material in a fun, light-on-its-feet way that few other comic book adaptations have managed."
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Staff Pick: Twenty-Five Twenty-One
This week's staff pick comes from Madison. She recommends Twenty-Five Twenty-One. It's a K-Drama RomCom that should be on everyone’s watch list. Follow the characters as they navigate complex relationships and face the consequences of their actions. The show also has beautiful cinematography.
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Staff Pick: Billy Joel
This week's staff pick is Billy Joel, recommended by Angel. Angel heard Billy Joel for the first time this week thanks to Nick. Now he can't stop listening to Piano Man.
Have you heard Billy Joel? What's your favorite song of his? Do you have any recommendations for the Alleyway team? Reply to this email with your picks and we'll share it with the team.
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Staff Pick: The Sopranos
This week's pick comes from Rowan. He recommends The Sopranos. It shows the good and the bad of being a mobster, and it shows how hard it is to be a good person when you're surrounded by bad people. It's also a really funny show, even though it's about some pretty serious stuff. The Sopranos is one of the greatest television shows of all time.
Why do you think The Sopranos is often considered a landmark in modern TV history? What do you think is the best TV show of all time?
Staff Pick: Vinland Saga
This week, Dylan recommends Vinland Saga, a Japanese historical manga series written and illustrated by Makoto Yukimura.
Have you seen it? Do you like anime? What do you recommend?
Staff Pick: A Court of Thorns and Roses
This week, Madison recommends A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas.
From the author:
When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a beast-like creature arrives to demand retribution for it. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she only knows about from legends, Feyre discovers that her captor is not an animal, but Tamlin—one of the lethal, immortal faeries who once ruled their world.
As she dwells on his estate, her feelings for Tamlin transform from icy hostility into a fiery passion that burns through every lie and warning she’s been told about the beautiful, dangerous world of the Fae. But an ancient, wicked shadow over the faerie lands is growing, and Feyre must find a way to stop it…or doom Tamlin—and his world—forever.
Perfect for fans of Kristin Cashore and George R. R. Martin, this first book in a sexy and action-packed new series is impossible to put down!
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