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THE OPENING ACT
JANUARY 19�26, 2022
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EDITOR
Lisa Britton
Go! Editor
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RAISING THE CURTAIN
ON THIS WEEK’S ISSUE
What We’re Into
GOODREADS
I
’m always on the lookout for
books to read — new books,
old books, kids books, YA, adult
books. I’m not really too picky, as
long as it’s a good story.
I get frustrated, though, when
I see an interesting book and
then can’t remember the title
the next time I’m at the library or
the bookstore.
I started using Goodreads a
few years ago. This app is an easy
place to keep track of books, and
I can sort titles into “read,” “read-
ing” and “want to read.”
Right now I have marked 260
books as read, I have 57 books
I want to read, and I’m reading
fi ve books.
Yep, I’m the type of reader
who has several books going
at once. In all fairness, though,
several are more like essays that
I pick up every once in a while
— usually when I’m between
books. My current favorite is
“The Book of Delights: Essays”
by Ross Gay.
Another cool feature of
Goodreads is that I can search
for friends, and see what they’re
reading. This also comes in
handy during gift-giving times —
someone’s “want to read” list is
a good place to look for ideas.
Goodreads also allows users
to review books on a fi ve-star
system, and write reviews. I
don’t look at these much —
many contain spoilers so I really
don’t look at them before I read
a book. But sometimes, when a
book really aff ects me, it’s nice
to scroll through the responses
and see how others felt about it.
It’s kind of like a really big
book club — or simply a place to
keep track of your books.
— LISA BRITTON, GO! EDITOR
Goodreads makes it easy to sort your
books into categories.
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New releases
‘DAWN FM,’ THE WEEKND
S
ince releasing “After
Hours” in March 2020,
The Weeknd has, like the rest
of the world, lived through an
isolating pandemic. His lat-
est album, “Dawn FM,” carries
listeners out of that darkness
into a dance-worthy ‘80s
fantasy.
Left behind is the blood-
slashed, manic super-villain
singing about overindulgence
and self-loathing we last saw in
“After Hours” for a more mature
and playful persona most inter-
ested in dancing off the pain of
melancholia (and the pandemic)
through the many dance-pop
and escapist songs from the
Toronto-born singer’s latest
16-track album.
“Dawn FM” is certainly the
singer’s most creative project
yet. The album plays like a radio
station, featuring autobiograph-
ical storytelling from musical
icon Quincy Jones and a DJ
voiced by actor and comedian
Jim Carrey. The album even
includes advert breaks selling
fi ctional afterlife products and a
catchy radio jingle playing every
few songs.
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