{"id":8662,"date":"2025-02-17T17:00:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T22:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/?p=8662"},"modified":"2025-02-17T17:00:01","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T22:00:01","slug":"valentines-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/index.php\/2025\/02\/17\/valentines-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Valentine&#8217;s Month!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>by Elke Coenders<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Happy Valentine\u2019s Month! A.K.A. February. Loved and loathed. You\u2019re either reveling in the pierce of Cupid\u2019s arrow, or you\u2019re bleeding out from it. The Cento has got you covered either way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1023\" height=\"980\" src=\"https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-10.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-10.png 1023w, https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-10-300x287.png 300w, https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-10-768x736.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1023px) 100vw, 1023px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re feeling romantic&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Watch<\/strong> <em>Before Sunrise<\/em> (some of the most lovely dialogue you will ever hear), <em>The Princess Bride<\/em>, or <em>Moonstruck<\/em> (Cher and Nick Cage, need we say more?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Consume <\/strong>chocolate-covered strawberries, candy hearts, and something sparkling<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Listen to \u201c<\/strong>Valentine\u201d by Laufey, \u201cMy Funny Valentine\u201d by Chet Baker, \u201cMy Valentine\u201d by Paul McCartney, \u201cHow Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)\u201d by Marvin Gaye, \u201cOh to Be in Love\u201d by Kate Bush, \u201cGood Old-Fashioned Lover Boy\u201d by Queen, \u201cLove Story\u201d by Taylor Swift, \u201cYou Really Got Me\u201d by The Kinks, \u201cI\u2019m Sticking With You\u201d by The Velvet Underground, \u201cCan\u2019t Help Falling in Love\u201d by Elvis Presley, \u201cYour Song\u201d by Elton John, \u201cAll of Me\u201d by John Legend, \u201cCan\u2019t Take My Eyes Off of You\u201d by Ms. Lauryn Hill, \u201cI Will Always Love You\u201d by Whitney Houston<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-11-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-11-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-11-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-11-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-11-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-11-2048x1365.png 2048w, https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-11-720x480.png 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re feeling unromantic&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Watch<\/strong> <em>La La Land<\/em>, <em>Fatal Attraction <\/em>(Michael Douglas is the real villain), <em>Heathers<\/em>, <em>Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind<\/em>, or <em>500 Days of Summer<\/em> (unless you want to feel happy)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Consume <\/strong>Cowan, I guess?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Listen to<\/strong> \u201cIf You Can\u2019t Give Me Love\u201d by Suzi Quatro, \u201cA World Without Love\u201d by Peter and Gordon, \u201cEver Fallen in Love With Someone (You Shouldn\u2019t\u2019ve)\u201d by Buzzcocks, literally anything by The Smiths, \u201cDon\u2019t Think Twice, It\u2019s All Right\u201d by Bob Dylan, \u201ci don\u2019t love nobody\u201d by Elizabeth Cotten, \u201cLove Will Tear Us Apart\u201d by Joy Division, \u201cSilver Springs\u201d by Fleetwood Mac, \u201cMotion Sickness\u201d by Phoebe Bridgers, \u201cGood Luck, Babe!\u201d by Chappell Roan, \u201cShe\u2019s Not There\u201d by The Zombies, \u201cThese Boots Are Made For Walking\u201d by Nancy Sinatra, \u201cPeople Are Strange\u201d by The Doors, \u201cAlone Again Or\u201d by Love, \u201cHeartbreak Hotel\u201d by Elvis Presley, \u201cHow to Fight Lonliness\u201d by Wilco, \u201cLonely People\u201d by America, \u201cBack To Black\u201d by Amy Winehouse<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Check out how The Cento celebrated Valentine\u2019s in 1965!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"868\" height=\"537\" src=\"https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-9.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8663\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-9.png 868w, https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-9-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-9-768x475.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 868px) 100vw, 868px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Enjoy some Valentines from The Cento&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"733\" height=\"727\" src=\"https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-12.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-12.png 733w, 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\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"699\" height=\"705\" src=\"https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-18.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-18.png 699w, https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-18-297x300.png 297w, https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-18-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 699px) 100vw, 699px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Elke Coenders Happy Valentine\u2019s Month! A.K.A. February. Loved and loathed. You\u2019re either reveling in the pierce of Cupid\u2019s arrow, or you\u2019re bleeding out from it. The Cento has got you covered either way. If you\u2019re feeling romantic&#8230; Watch Before Sunrise (some of the most lovely dialogue you will ever hear), The Princess Bride, or [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":8667,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8662","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts-leisure"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8662","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8662"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8662\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8674,"href":"https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8662\/revisions\/8674"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8667"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8662"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8662"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8662"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}