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February's Best Things

Things to read and watch when everyone is not fine

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Jen Bloomer
Feb 28, 2026
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I am fine. But lots of people around me are not. And a lot of their people are not.

Below are some of the best things I saw, read, and experienced from this month. Some of them are fun and joyful, some are beautiful representations of sadness and heartbreak, and some of them were are on this list because they helped me better understand the world we are living in.

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Ok, So in no particular order, here are February’s best things:

  1. We took a road trip last summer and our whole family got super into listening to

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