A Pixar Kid's Reflection on Soul--Guest Blog by John Bowen

Soul, Pixar’s 23rd feature-length film, tells the story of Joe Gardiner, a struggling jazz musician and middle school band teacher, who passes away (kinda) on the day of his big break. Rather than going to The Great Beyond, Joe escapes to The Great Before and alongside 22, an unformed human soul, attempts to return to Earth to live out his dream.

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The Definitive Pixar Movie Ranking

Why am I ranking all of the Pixar Movies? Well. Five reasons:

  1. I love a list.

  2. I love movies.

  3. I recently read Creativity, Inc. by former Pixar and Disney animation’s Ed Catmull (Highly recommend) so I decided to re-watch all of the Pixar movies.

  4. I’m a BOAPDP (“Boyfriend of a Pixie Dust Pal) who for some reason did not think this was a terrible idea.

  5. We’re in the middle of a quarantine brought on by an international pandemic. What else am I going to do?!

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Onward Watch Party

Good morrow, adventurers! If like us you were unable to see Pixar’s newest film Onward in theaters, you’re in luck! Disney is releasing the film tomorrow, April 3 on Disney+ for all of us to enjoy. In order to make your evening more magical, we’ve come up with a menu to help fuel you for this great adventure.

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Recipe: Grape Soda cUPcakes

Adventure is out there…baking in your oven! You can make your own grape soda cupcakes, a simple and fun way to celebrate one of our favorite Disney Pixar films, Up. I like to keep things pretty easy when it comes to baking, and one of my favorite tips to make fun cupcakes is to use a packaged mix (Betty Crocker knows what she’s doing – who am I to argue?!) and replace the water called for in the recipe with a different liquid to change the flavor. That’s exactly what we’ll do here with these Up-inspired cakes.

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