January Announcements, YouTube, & Magazine Updates

    Hey everyone, happy New Year! I hope everyone's been doing alright. I've been working on a lot of different things, so I apologize for being gone for so long. I have a few announcements for this month! 

1. My first thing is there is a new album and a short film of the month! For January, we have The Sun's Tirade by Isaiah Rashad and The Fire Next Time by Renaldho Pelle. I'm very happy to showcase these projects because I recently found out about Isaiah Rashad's music. Also, The Fire Next Time is the first animation I've put on the blog. I was just scrolling on TikTok when I found out about it and went to watch the whole film. I also found out that The Fire Next Time is the title of a James Baldwin book, an even better reason to showcase the film, right? Anyway, I hope you guys enjoy both projects for this month. 
2. My second announcement is that I finally started uploading to my YouTube channel (@rapturerobot)! Above this post is my first video of me introducing myself and talking about my plans for the YouTube channel. For right now, I plan on talking about music, movies/TV, fashion, and giving commentary on other things. I also have a video of me talking about my vinyl and CD collection. So, please check it out if you're interested in any of that! 
3. The next thing I wanted to share is that I now have three artists who will be interviewed for my magazine! A while ago, I said that I wanted to interview a musician, visual artist, and filmmaker. I also made a flyer for anyone interested, and I ended up finding some cool people. So, you'll definitely be hearing about them soon. My only bad news regarding the magazine is that it'll take way longer to make than I thought. Because of how long it took for me to find some people, I didn't start writing or designing the first issue, so I can't give an official date for the first magazine issue. 
4. I want to try writing for the blog again (I know I may have said that before).  I feel I was so focused on promoting myself on TikTok that I wasn't able to focus on other things; that was my mistake. For this year and moving forward, I want to put more time into writing and giving the blog more content (because so far, you guys only have three articles lol). 

    Anyway, that's all I wanted to share! May 2026 be at least a LITTLE better for us, and I hope you guys enjoy yourselves this month! (─‿‿─)♡

December Announcements! ☆

     Hey everyone! I'm sorry I've been gone for so long. I've been working on a few things, and I've been on TikTok making posts, but I'm back now! I also have some announcements for this month! 

1. The first thing is that there is a new album and Black Short Film of the month! For December, we have Mama's Gun by Erykah Badu and a film named CYCLES by Myracle. I felt the themes of Mama's Gun represent growth, acceptance, and change. So, I thought it would be perfect to wrap up the year. Also, I found out Myracle made another short film and was excited to showcase it (I found out about her from her other short film, My ATL Smile). It also helps that there's an Erykah Badu song in the background, so I thought it connected with the album nicely. 
2. I'm currently working on writing for you guys again! I missed making articles! Seriously, I have a few writing ideas I finally want to publish. Right now? I'm working on something for the fashion journal, and I'll be writing that for the next few days. So, be on the lookout for that! I'll also update you guys when something new is uploaded. :) 
3. Like I said in my last post, the magazine will definitely take a while to make. Not only am I still working on my interview questions, but I'm still finding people I want to interview for the magazine. I'm sorry about announcing everything so soon. The magazine is still coming, just not around this time! I'll give more updates on that another time, though. 
4. My last announcement is that I'll be working on my YouTube channel this month! I think the main content of my stuff will be music, gaming, and movie/TV commentary. As of right now, I'm still working on my channel's banner and intro. However, if I had to guess, my first video will be published later this month. 

    Alright, that's everything! I hope you all enjoy the album and the short film for the month (this film is way shorter than normal), and I will update you guys another time! (＠＾◡＾)

 You guys...I'm going to be so honest. It's going to take a while for this magazine to get started LOL. I already made the flyer, but it's taking a while to get engagement with it, so I don't have a filmmaker to interview just yet. In the meantime, I'm going to try and write some articles for the blog. There are a few trends I wanted to discuss with you guys, so those will be coming out soon! 🙂‍↕️

Filmmakers Needed for Interviews! 📹✨

     Hey everyone! As I mentioned in my last post, I'm currently working on my first magazine! For my project, one of the things I want to focus on is interviewing a filmmaker! Here's a flyer I made for context! 

    As a creative, I decided to take on a slightly bigger project, and I feel really good about it! I'm getting my interview questions ready, still deciding the layout of the magazine, and I'm trying to find people to interview so I can highlight other POC artists. I want to talk to people about their stories with art and how they grew over the years. For this issue, I want to interview three types of artists: a visual artist, a musician, and a filmmaker. So far, I thankfully have a visual artist and a musician I'll be interviewing; all that's left is me finding a filmmaker. So, this is why I made the flyer! 

    I felt I might as well post it here also. So, if anyone is a filmmaker, meets all of the requirements listed, and is interested, please reach out to me on my TikTok account. You guys can also contact me using the forum at the bottom left of the site; either way is fine with me! When I finally choose who I'll be interviewing, I'll discuss the interview process with you and show the questions I'll be asking. Anyway, thanks for hearing me out, and I'll be sure to update you all soon! 

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Creativity & Magazine Plans!

     

(This is completely unrelated to the article, but it was one of the videos I found when I was learning how to make my magazine. You guys should still check this out!)

    Hey everyone! I wanted to talk about my future plans for the blog! 

    I don't think I ever mentioned it on the website, but I plan on making a magazine connected to the blog. I don't have a solid idea of what the magazine would be about, but I want music to be involved in some way. I wanted to take the first few months to get used to blogging and see how I felt about it before doing other projects. Right now, I feel everything's okay; I like having a social media presence, I like coming up with writing ideas and sharing them (even though I only have three official articles right now), and I like the fact that I gave myself the space to be creative. Honestly, having this much support makes me want to dive even deeper into my artistry...and I feel comfortable enough to pursue a different project now! 

    At first, I didn't know exactly what I wanted the magazine to be; I didn't know what I wanted it to represent, and I didn't know what theme I would give it. So, the idea of making the magazine stayed in the back of my mind for a while. I took the time to focus on my social media, hopefully getting some engagement, and I worried about the legal matters of the website. I think around that time, I started getting ideas on what I wanted to do. I won't share the theme right now, because I haven't started working on the magazine yet (so technically, nothing is official), but I will tell you that this first issue means a lot to me. I'm going to put a lot of time and effort into what I'm making, and I'm beyond excited for it. During my time off, I was reading other magazines, seeing what other publications have done, and I noticed how much attention was dedicated to the project. So, I want to give that same, if not more, care and dedication. I'm going to be getting out of my comfort zone; I'm going to be taking photos of myself/getting back into photography, interviewing people, designing a semi-serious project, and doing most of the work myself. On the outside, it sounds like a lot to do and exhausting, but it's something that I look forward to doing. As anti-social as I am, I look forward to interviewing people, and as shy as I am, I'm excited to make that magazine cover and take multiple other photos for the sake of the project. I guess everything feels so good because it gives me full creative control, and it's a new challenge that doesn't sound so draining. I hate to bring the mood down, but it's been a while since I was this excited about something. Taking the time to actually invest in my hobbies is a fun thing to do, and before this point, I wasn't able to do that. Everything aside, I want this project to do well, and I want people to see it. 

    Anyway, that's all I wanted to say for today. I want to find artists to interview, so I'll be posting a flyer soon on my TikTok for anyone who's interested. I think I just wanted to ramble today because my last few posts have just been announcements and serious stuff; I felt like the blog needed to get more lighthearted again LMAO. Seriously, I'll be sure to update you guys another time, and thanks for listening!