I went with friends to see the new Avengers movie, an action film that spends much of its screentime showing how its superheroes deal with grief and survivor guilt in the wake of a cataclysmic event they could not prevent. Afterward, we ate fried chicken and enumerated all the plot holes we could think of.… Continue reading Three scenes about grief
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Reading Roundup: April 2019
The Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi. Do you know, I've been sporadically reading John Scalzi's blog Whatever for upwards of ten years, and I've never read any one of his books. I have to admit that I assumed they'd be a little more rocketships-and-spacewars than I typically look for in science fiction. But the first… Continue reading Reading Roundup: April 2019
The Zulu Coconut
It is with a mixture of regret and relief that I must announce the departure of my Zulu coconut from this earthly plane (or at least from storage in my home). The bell tolls for us all, and this coconut has surely traveled the earth longer and farther than most coconuts do: from wherever it… Continue reading The Zulu Coconut
Reading Roundup: March 2019
What If It's Us by Adam Silvera and Becky Albertalli. This book arrived in the mail, a surprise gift from a friend. It is a delightful read, a sweet story about two teenage boys who meet cute in New York and try to date, and I can't argue with its charming optimism and love toward… Continue reading Reading Roundup: March 2019
Reading Roundup: February 2019
A short list for a short month. I picked up The Kingdom of Copper by S. A. Chakraborty, the sequel to The City of Brass, and inhaled it. Like The City of Brass, The Kingdom of Copper conjures a detailed, captivating world based on Middle Eastern legend. The stakes start out very high, with its three… Continue reading Reading Roundup: February 2019
8 things I love about the TV series Dietland
There are television shows that I watch, enjoy immensely, and then forget almost immediately. Then there are shows that stay with me, that give me something to chew on for days or weeks. I think AMC's Dietland is one of those. Certainly the book Dietland is, and the TV series is fairly faithful to the spirit… Continue reading 8 things I love about the TV series Dietland
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