Archives - Olivia Alger
Liv on the Edge
Liv on the Edge: “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” and other thoughts
The show's idea of another world, and other such innocent musings, take me away from the current state of the world and into another one — a cute, peculiar, early 2000s world.
college
Higher education, goats, and me
I discovered that I really only wanted to do two things — to live a full, passionate life, and to make good art about it.
arts
Liv on the Edge: Creativity in the time of corona
It can be hard to find the energy to shift something that was once so easy and meaningful in person to an Internet landscape.
Halloween
Liv on the Edge: A ghost story
One of the most common tropes in horror fiction is the idea that the ghost — or the alien, or the demon, or the spirit — always exposes itself to the youngest member of the family.
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Liv on the Edge: A brief history of bucket hats
I love bucket hats. I think they make everyone look like a baby, regardless of who they are.
Movies
Liv on the Edge: Scary movies for people that hate being scared but want to get in the Halloween spirit
Here is a list of movies that are spooky and seasonal, but not too scary, to get you through this socially distanced Halloween.
fall equinox
Liv on the Edge: The fall equinox and the turning of the tides
Plagued by such existential dread, I celebrated the fall equinox with my roommates on Tuesday night.
Eastman
First Eastman concert of the season — online
There was something supernatural about the entire event. Watching the musicians with their faces covered, hearing the smattering of applause from other musicians backstage. . .
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Liv on the Edge: Racism is all around us
It pounds and beats in the heart of a system supposedly designed to protect us: we, the people. We are not immune.
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Liv on the Edge: I’ve run out of control
I’ve felt a little out of control recently. I imagine most other people our age are feeling that way, too.