I’m really enjoying the second season of The Last of Us, though I haven’t known what to say about it…until now. This is a big season. There are two major locations, several heartbreaking losses, a beautiful love story, and worldbuilding mysteries (new factions, new zombies, etc). And then there’s episode 6. It’s a brilliant episode … Read more
The last few days have been surreal for several different reasons. In the end, we were very lucky, and my heart goes out to those who were not as fortunate and are still struggling. On Friday afternoon, a massive tornado–estimated to be nearly a mile wide at some times–touched down in Forest Park in the … Read more
It’s been a while since we’ve watched a movie in the theater. I was hoping to see Sinners, but then I got worried about Thunderbolts spoilers (and was encouraged by the great reviews), so we saw that instead. Still hoping to see Sinners soon, though! I was a little worried that the movie would be … Read more
On Friday I had the pleasure of attending a book signing that ended up being much more than that. The event, organized by St. Louis bookstore The Novel Neighbor, was for author Fredrik Backman. I was introduced to his works via the Beartown trilogy, followed by the Anxious People Netflix miniseries and the move A … Read more
Game Changer is an incredible show. Here’s the premise: Three comedians join host Sam Reich on Dropout.tv for a game show where the entire structure of the show is unknown to the contestants (and rarely repeated). I’m only a few episodes in, but the creativity is already off the charts. A few examples: One Year … Read more
Andor season 2 is doing something I can’t recall every seeing from a TV show. It’s a big, bold move, and I’m loving it. Like season 1, Andor is a slow-burn show set in the Star Wars universe (but isn’t at all about the Skywalker saga) There are multiple episodes where nothing momentous happens, yet … Read more
Most television I watch is with Megan, so if she isn’t into a show, it can take me quite a while to get through even a short season of a show. So when Black Mirror–an anthology show I enjoy but she doesn’t–recently returned for its 7th season, I turned to the internet to see if … Read more
I love rom-com movies. One of my favorite genres, by far. Yet I can’t say I’ve ever read a rom-com book…until now. Amidst all the fantasy and sci-fi I read, for some reason I decided to read the first few pages of a Kindle sample called The Rom-Commers. I wasn’t expecting to buy it, but when … Read more
I was delighted by season 1 of The Rehearsal, and season 2 may be even better. The core premise of the show is the comedian Nathan Fielder using over-produced rehearsals–simulations with a combination of actors and non-actors–to solve problems and help people. In season 1, he focused on helping specific people navigate difficult situations, with … Read more