I colored carefully inside the thick black lines of every coloring book ever handed to me my Crayolas never straying across socially imposed boundaries about who I could love who I could be I turned 16 chafed with the need for freedom to color the sky in shades of lavender the grass hot pink my … Continue reading True Colors – Christine E. Ray
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It is a rare video that makes me as happy Simple Plan's Perfectly Perfect does. A tribute to romantic love in all its diverse beauty and a reminder to all of us of the power of looking at ourselves through a loved ones eyes, this video is truly Perfectly Perfect. Watch until the end. I … Continue reading The Daily Song: Perfectly Perfect Simple Plan #loveisloveislove @simpleplan
Mary Lambert is an underrated artist. Although I love her collaboration with Macklemore and Lewis, her charm and humanness in this stand-alone video gives me the warm and fuzzies. It also makes me nostalgic for my 20's. https://youtu.be/NhqH-r7Xj0E She says I smell like safety and home I named both of her eyes forever and please … Continue reading The Daily Song She Keeps Me Warm Mary Lambert @marylambertsing
I can't quite explain why, but I just love Dodie Clark's Sick of of Losing Soulmates. It has an awkward, geeky charm that really appeals to me. It is also has a surprising emotional depth. Her new video for this is heartbreaking and lovely and reminds me a lot of my teens and twenties. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qGFAkyfjDU Sick … Continue reading The Daily Song: Sick of Losing Soulmates Dodie Clark (New Video)
This beautiful, moving dance piece to X Ambassador’s Unsteady was made as a tribute to Orlando after the Pulse nightclub shooting. I would love it anyway, but this made me love it just a little bit more. The emotion is poignant, tangible. Unsteady Hold, hold on, hold onto me ‘Cause I’m a little unsteady A little unsteady … Continue reading The Daily Song Unsteady X Ambassador
Brave & Reckless 