Keep The Cycle 

A brave Indian woman rises from an oppressive background to become an inspired leader for women and men alike around the globe.

Director Martin Scorsese broadens his boundaries from mafia-driven movies, to a Buddhist biopic of the 14th Dalai Lama. While Buddhism strives for peace, ‘Kundun’ reveals the violence inflicted on Tibetan Buddhists and Scorsese’s depiction of violence does not stray away.

As a frequent “the book was better” extoller, this movie was well worth the watch. 

For a young girl who wishes to keep her current traditions, this holiday will end up with a surprise twist.

An aspect of She-Ra that I find refreshing is even though a large portion of the cast is on the LGBTQ+ Spectrum, being gay is never mentioned. While this might initially sound like a negative thing, in the show’s land of Etheria being on the gay spectrum is shown to be so common and normalized that straight isn’t the default. As much as there is to appreciate about narratives revolving around the obstacles that may come from being non-heteronormative, it’s nice to get immersed in a world where no one bats an eye at all to any sort of differing identity.

Slip on your favorite dungarees and spend the day on the east coast of New Zealand before the 90s.