Words of Wisdom

1) Saw the final episode of Grantchester and thought they wrapped it up pretty well. ( Read more... )

2) Speaking of shows ending, I never mentioned here that I finished off Wheel of Time. ( Read more... )

3) Speaking of female led shows, I also saw S2 of Rings of Power ( Read more... )

4) Seeing this article about gift card fraud reminded me of the time when my partner's students gave him a gift card from the graduating class. When I went to use it 3 months later, there was no money on it. ( Read more... )

5) I hadn't realized Funko was in trouble, though it made sense to me as its products seem to be oversaturated. Interestingly, that doesn't seem to be one of the reasons for the financial crunch.

1) I have been mildly interested in Jennifer Ashley's Mrs. Holloway series. But I particularly liked Death in Kew Gardens. ( Read more... )

2) I was charmed by the documentary Big Dreams: Little League World series 2024. I'd heard of the series before but knew little about it, not being into baseball (and my resident baseball superfan not having any interest in it). I had it on our list because I thought he might like to see it but he was indifferent. What I liked about it, besides the fact that it's the only such contest that can truly be called a "World" series, was that the kids are so open. You just see everything on their faces, and they're also so kind to one another. ( Read more... )

3) Also to my surprise, I have been enjoying Countdown to Doomsday ( Read more... )

4) One thing I'm not sure I want to rec is House of Hammer, which was one of the more disturbing things I've seen this year. It's distressing to hear that "Charmies", fans of Armie Hammer from Call Me By Your Name fandom, engaged in coordinated attacks against the women he harmed. The documentary is a little too social media for my taste, but it does a good job of collecting different people to interview about the criminal acts of the Hammer men going back several generations. Proof that Epstein simply knew his target market, not that what he did was unique. ( Read more... )

5) Posted my latest set of fanwork recs, including what is probably going to be my favorite story of the year, Sunrise in Exile.