{"id":15265,"date":"2021-06-23T14:32:53","date_gmt":"2021-06-23T18:32:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/?p=15265"},"modified":"2021-06-23T14:49:01","modified_gmt":"2021-06-23T18:49:01","slug":"have-you-seen-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfgxfm\/blogs\/afternoons\/2021\/06\/have-you-seen-this\/","title":{"rendered":"Have You Seen This?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I admit, I had no idea who <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bo_Burnham\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bo Burnham <\/a>was until my son shared a post on social media about this new special he watched that he was able to relate to on a personal level.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m really not sure how to describe it.\u00a0 That&#8217;s what Wikipedia is for I guess.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;Recorded in his home during the COVID-19 pandemic without a crew or audience, it was released on Netflix on May 30, 2021. It features a variety of songs and sketches about his day-to-day life indoors; he depicts his deteriorating mental health and explores themes of performativity and his relationship to his audience. Other songs are about internet activities including calling one&#8217;s mother on FaceTime, taking photos for Instagram, and video game streaming.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>My oldest daughter started watching it last night, saying everyone was talking about it on TikTok, so I sat with her.<\/p>\n<p>The reality of how hard this pandemic has been on some people, especially when it comes to mental health hit home pretty hard.\u00a0 I thought of my son, who has been on his own in Calgary.\u00a0 So far away from family, and kept away from his friends and a job he loves in the theatre industry.<\/p>\n<p>I thought the talent of this man was incredible.\u00a0 Music, comedy, and everything with a message.\u00a0 Making us aware of our lives online.\u00a0 What is really important.\u00a0 What do we believe about people?<\/p>\n<p>So interesting.<\/p>\n<p>And when it was over I started watching his other specials available on Netflix.<\/p>\n<p>It will make you think.\u00a0 It will make you laugh.\u00a0 And if you watch with your kids, it could make you a bit uncomfortable a few times.<\/p>\n<p>But I encourage you to watch and let me know what you think.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:cbuchanan@blackburnradio.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cbuchanan@blackburnradio.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"610\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UwHUGc34pn4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"610\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c0fm5vOtoOE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I admit, I had no idea who Bo Burnham was until my son shared a post on social media about this new special he watched that he was able to relate to on a personal level. 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