Issue 9: The Spring Cleaning Issue (and a message from the Birds' Nest)
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The Birds' Nest: The BEST Y2K Films
by Sienna Axe , Zac Bentz , & Morgan S tone (image source) Morgan: One of my favorite parts of films from the 2000s has to be the fashion. There is something about seeing the bright colors, the layering, the gaudy accessories - they just do something to me. Don't get me wrong, I love the music, the cheesy animation, the jump cuts, but there's something about how this fashion has influenced the person I have become. Where would I be without Daphne's violet and purple fits in Scooby-Doo (2002)? What if I had never seen Mean Girls ? The fashion was pink, bright, often unabashedly feminine, and sometimes just simply ugly. I love it. I love it so much. Sienna: The 2000s were a beautiful time! I mean that! I think everyone has a special place in their hearts for the decade that taught them what "cool" looked like, no matter how misguided it may have been. And the effects are so crazy—it's so wonderful to watch a whole industry try (and fail) to really test...
Issue 0: Meet the birds!
The fine folks at Birdbath have taken the time to interview its editors for your reading pleasure. They hope you enjoy! <3 Sienna, part one Birdbath : SO, what’s your deal. Sienna: What does that mean? Bb : It means what’s your deal? S: My deal is that I’m so busy, and I have 14 books checked out from the library. Bb : Why do you have that many? S: Well, (gesturing around the table) as many of us are, I’m a senior writing a thesis. and I have a need to know everything. What’s your average words per minute? Bb : I don’t know. A lot. Do you want me to put that in there? Zac: You should. Bb : What’s the deal with your thesis? S: My thesis is…um… (chuckles) It’s about After Hours . The movie After Hours . Z (to S ) : You’re so toxic. S (to Bb ) : You’re so toxic. (pause) And I’m from Seattle, Washington. Zac, part one Bb : Zac. What’s your deal? Zac: So, I ordered this bagel from the Cleve cafe. I ordered an impossible bagel, but they gave me this b...
HELLO...
...AND WELCOME TO BIRDBATH . We are Whitman's best and only film and media publication, and we want to hear from YOU! OUR FIRST ISSUE: the "favorites" issue! Have a favorite movie? Album? Game? Book? Literally anything else? Tell us about it! This is your opportunity to infodump and get published for it. We accept (almost) everything from the personal to the academic. Email submissions to birdbathpub@gmail.com by Wednesday, October 12 at 12:00 AM . That's Tuesday night for all you procrastinators! Questions? Comments? Contact us here or on our Instagram, @birdbathpub! We can't wait to see what you come up with! - Sienna, Zac, and Morgan (your Birdbath editors <3)