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Summary

The "undefined" website is a dynamic platform showcasing a variety of articles, music discussions, and community engagement, with a focus on personal reflection and creativity, particularly highlighting the theme of favourite music decades and offering opportunities for writers to share and amplify their voices.

Abstract

The "undefined" website presents a vibrant community space where members are encouraged to engage with the theme of the week, which revolves around sharing personal connections to music from different eras and genres. The platform highlights the nostalgic impact of music heard during high school and invites submissions of shortform pieces to foster a collective exploration of musical memories and preferences. Additionally, the website features a curated selection of new and top articles, promotes lesser-read pieces, and offers a "Writer's Lift" to enhance visibility for emerging authors, alongside a diverse range of content from poetry to personal essays, reflecting the eclectic tastes and experiences of its contributors.

Opinions

  • The website values the emotional connection individuals have with music from their formative years, suggesting that high school music leaves a particularly lasting impression.
  • There is an emphasis on inclusivity and diversity, as seen in the open invitation for writers to share their unique perspectives on a wide range of topics beyond just music.
  • The platform actively encourages community support and engagement by highlighting both popular and underappreciated articles, ensuring a balance of exposure for all writers.
  • The editorial team takes a manual, hands-on approach to curating content, eschewing reliance on algorithms to select featured pieces.
  • The "Brain is a Noodle" section underscores the importance of creativity and mental flexibility, possibly hinting at the playful and open-minded ethos of the community.
  • The "Quick brEGGfast Bites" section indicates a casual and personable tone, sharing the editor's current media consumption, which may serve to humanize the editorial voice and foster a sense of camaraderie among readers.
  • The "Top 3 articles of the week" and "Flop 3 articles of the week" categories suggest a commitment to recognizing quality content while also giving attention to pieces that may have been overlooked, promoting a supportive environment for writers at all levels of recognition.

✨ What’s your favourite decade of music?

Sunny Side Updates || TBIN WEEK 18!

Photo by Tomasz Gawłowski on Unsplash

Shortform Theme of the Week

This week’s shortform theme is: Tell me about your favourite music. What era is it from? What genre? What attracts you about it?

Side note: Does anyone notice that the music they heard in high school “sticks around” the most? They just bring a form of nostalgia that music in other decades of life isn’t as “sticky” in my memory. Is it just me?

Submit your shortform piece (<150 words) now to share your thoughts!

This is just a guideline for inspiration! You may submit shortforms related to other concepts if other ideas come to you! :)

The Brain is a Noodle*

*This is factually incorrect. Please absolutely do not go out and eat brains.

🍜 Piping Hot New(dle) Pieces of the Week

Challenge: *highlight* the ones you bookmarked/ read and make sure everyone gets highlighted at least once! ❤

My Three Pre-Death Wishes by Michael Burg, MD 👀Too Short to See It Through to the End by Michael Burg, MD 😁What Makes the Lips Depart? by ImadLatte Warmth by Michael Ranjitsingh 👵I Want To Be Old by Sruthi Korlakunta 💞Plain yet Perfect by Niru 🍂Dear Fall A Letter To You I Write by Dr. Preeti Singh 🥐Almond Croissants for Two by Carolyn Hastings 💗growth >decay by Julia Appa 🐊Finale Spotlights by Daniel A. Teo 🤣Responding to Lucy The Eggcademic (she/her)’s Egg-cellent ‘Exposure’ Prompt (A Limerick About the Queef From Queens) by Michael Burg, MD 🥟Yum Cha by R. Rangan PhD 🌞The Emerald Hope of Summer by Sarah Paris 😲Did He Just Say That? by Jenine Bsharah Baines 🚉Please mind the gap by GiuliaArctic Breeze by Dr. Fatima ImamEmbracing the Death in Every Moment by Ruchi Thalwal 🤤Unniyappam by Pretheesh Presannan 🧜‍♂️Mermaids are too good to be true by Julia Appa 🤣My First Limerick by Dr. Preeti SinghShe_Warrior by Blank Voice 💛For The Thirsty Soul by DISHA GARG 💔The Let Go by Denise G 🌞A Letter to Ms. Summer by Kasun Ranasinghe 🎈Lost and Found by Dr. Fatima ImamWinter Wields Wonder by Rachael Ann Sandlove me or leave me alone by Julia Appa 🥢Friends, Noodle, And Chopsticks by Pretheesh Presannan 🍟Superlative Ode to Doritos by Dr. Fatima Imam

🔊 Amazing Voices to Amplify

We don’t have to let the algorithm decide what we get to read. Here are my manually saved faves!

Sizzling Hot Sunny Summer by Michael Burg, MD Hip Hop and Black Women — Unrequited Love by Allison Gaines Can Solitude and Silence Underwhelm the Senses? by Caroline de Braganza Intention by R. Rangan PhD I’m not a potato by Carolyn Hastings

The Eggcademic Corner

🥓 Quick brEGGfast Bites

What I’m watching: Reply 1988 & American Gods

What I’m reading: Circe by Madeline Miller

What I’m listening to: Revolution by Alexa

Pl🍳t Developments

  • THIS IS A POLITE AND LOUD REMINDER TO MAKE UP YOUR STUFF :)
  • My adventures as a Teaching Assistant, receiving not-so-great emails from students and trying to phrase the Emotions that come with this entire experience of teaching during the pandemic.
  • Me: I prefer wireless bras. Boyfriend: how can bras be wireless? do they have Bluetooth?

🎊 Top 3 articles of the week

Celebrate with me!

😭 Flop 3 articles of the week

Give these a little love, will ya?

🧠🍜 Thank you to the Noodle Team!

challenge: pick 3 writers you haven’t met yet and get acquainted with their pieces!

New writers: Giulia | ScienceDuuude | Rachael Ann Sand | Divina Grey | Sri Devi Om | Sarah Paris

DISHA GARG | Jen Kleinknecht | janny’s heart | Penofgold | Blank Voice | Kele Mogotsi | Jessie London | Indubala Kachhawa | Radhika Ghose | Mil H. | Zeno Faber | Maziar Ghaderi | Julia Appa | Campbell Christensen | Allison Gaines | Lori Lamothe | Tima Loku | Kim McKinney | Baye Amina | SOULutionMan, aka Yohanan Gregorius | Tom Fenske | Johannes Mudi | Kasun Ranasinghe | Just a Slytherin hissing | Dr. Fatima Imam | Ntathu Allen | Somsubhra Banerjee | Veronica Georgieva | Life is Amazing with Books and Writers | Dandy Lioness | Bola Kwame | Haider Jamal Abbasi | Michael Ranjitsingh | Telling You Something | Krupesh Raikar | Muda El Masry | Rusty Alderson | Jennifer S. | Dr. Preeti Singh | Punch Drunk Cola | Melissa Speed | Ntathu Allen | Denise G | Carolyn Hastings | Tej | Vijini Mallawaarachchi | Amy Marley | Jac Gautreau | Caroline de Braganza | Roz Warren | Melissa Bee | Pretheesh Presannan | Erivaldo Ricardo | Daniel A. Teo | Anuradha Wickramarachchi | Niru | Priyanka Mane | Em Hoccane | Synthia Satkuna, MA Candidate | Alexandra Forsyth | R. Rangan PhD | Sruthi Korlakunta | Connie Song | Fathiyah Zb | Not quite Steve Fisher | Amna Asif | Jacobo the First | Aimée Gramblin | A Fresh Pot of Coffee | Rebecca Stevens A. | Imad | James G Brennan | Mary Keating | Jay Avery | h.a wadi | Pablo Pereyra | Isaac | Jenine Bsharah Baines | Rochelle Silva | Jade-Ceres Violet D. Munoz | Ruchi Thalwal | Clare Almand | Dana Sanford | Naomi Leilani Acosta | Dr. Jackie Greenwood | Fathiyah Zb | Amna Asif | Not quite Steve Fisher

🧠🍜 Join us at The Brain is a Noodle! 🧠🍜

Finally, our writer’s lift for the week!

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