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Watching movies, vacation mode, upcoming Olympics, writing, eating the world and other notes.
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"It's the End Of the World As We Know It." Vol. 3
Maybe we need to laugh to keep from crying? More things to look at instead of reality. An ongoing series of lists.
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"Sunny."
The AppleTV+ series gets the Two Episode Test.
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"It's the End Of the World As We Know It." Vol. 2.
More of what to watch while looking away. A series of lists.
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"The Bear" S3: Eps. 6-10.
Apparently every second doesn't count. The second half of the season gets better, but barely, and institutional decisions remain problematic. Some…
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The Box Set: "Succession."
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"The French Connection."
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A Programming Note.
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It's the End Of the World As We Know It.
So, what shall we watch to distract us from the Fall of the Republic? A list of suggestions. Vol. 1.
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"The Bear" S3, Eps. 1-5.
So far my big worry has come true, as one of TV's better series sits in neutral.
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"There's Always Money In the Banana Stand."
Or why we shouldn't stress about which streaming platforms will survive or not, regardless of what the New York Times says (or tries to?).
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Preparing for "The Bear" S3.
Heard, Chef. It's time to prep our mental kitchens for what could be the most difficult-to-please season yet.
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Something On Sunday.
Moods for Moderns. Keep the lighthouse in sight when you stray from your music. When you find it again, it's a new kind of happiness. Re-appraising…
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Hey Essay.
Why is everyone writing letters to their younger selves? Also, who gives a fuck about an Oxford comma?
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"Jim Henson: Idea Man."
What happens when the thing you want most kills you?
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Ghosts In the Gears...
How things work, housecleaning, multiple polls, that kind of thing.
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A Post In the Machine.
Summertime and the viewing is...weirder? But so is life.
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