by
Courtney Greenberg
I write about anything and everything related to trending news in Canada: women’s issues + art history + politics + science + crime
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If you haven't seen all of the Netflix's new series GLOW, then I suggest you don't read this article because SPOILERS.
These shows and documentaries stand out because they capture a time or place perfectly – and depict history in an entertaining, interesting, and honest light.
As shown in the recently released Netflix docu-series, the Internet is good at cracking cold cases -- or at least gathering an abundance of tiny details and facts, which often seem to elude the police, in an effort to solve murders. And none of them were as cold -- and as twisted, we would later find out -- as the murder of Sister Cathy, a Baltimore nun who was a teacher at Seton Keough High School.
Let's explore where books live: aka the library. Here are some cool ones I've encountered and others from that I've admired on Pinterest #WorldBookDay.
My all-time favourite book to revisit is Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier. I read it because it was on a list of mandatory reading at school in Grade 10 and I chose it at random. The first line is so simple and captivating, and every time I read it I have a new appreciation for the way Du Maurier can create atmosphere out of diction, and describe the haunting Manderley estate in dreamy detail.
These stories are worth telling and worth hearing. And as we watch them unravel, we waver from hating the protagonists, the alleged killers, to sympathizing with them. So here's a list of docs that will get you screaming at your screen as your blood boils at the corruption, lies, and scheming (mostly on the parts of policemen, lawyers and judges).
I've been recapping some pretty heavy stuff, so why not share some docs that are uplifting so people think I'm stable or something. Here are some heartwarming tales to warm your heart:
I can't not watch this show. Thank you CW for creating the perfect guilty pleasure with a cast of moody AF 20-somethings who play 16 and 17-year-old high school students. Why didn't people at my high school look like Archie? (Also why am I attracted to someone with red hair?) Anyways below there might be some spoilers so don't read unless you're entirely caught up. Which obviously you are because #Riverdale is crack for millennials.
I love a good doc that gets me thinking: What is life? And then makes me question everything I'm doing.
Everyone needs a good cry – and these docs don't disappoint. If you're in the mood for some heart-wrenching stories that are raw, beautiful, inspiring and terrifying, then these are some great options.
