Month: October 2020
The Mandalorian: Now this is fan servicing!
The Mandalorian season opener “The Marshal” was like time traveling back to 1981
The Haunting of Bly Manor, or, The Stripping of the Screw
I liked The Haunting of Bly Manor, but I’m already afraid of diminishing returns
Peaches & Nougat
Recommending Adam Ragusea’s YouTube channel, which I’m only now discovering for some reason.
Tuesday Tune Twofer: Road Trip Repeat Plays
Two tenuously, tangentially related tunes every Tuesday. This week: songs from road trips with my fiancé
One Thing I Like About The Haunting of Hill House
The Haunting of Hill House had quite a few jump scares, but it saved its most masterful tricks for the finale
The Word Is Murder, or, Write What You Know
Anthony Horowitz’s detective story “The Word Is Murder” is a page-turner, in both directions
Debussy Comes At You Fast
Stumbling through an inadequate description of how Khatia Buniatishvili’s interpretation of Claire de Lune got such a strong response out of me
Semi-new Song Sundays: Rina Sawayama
Have you been to that Japanese place, Wagamamas? The one in Heathrow is amazing.
Civics for Cynics
How to distinguish between healthy frustration with the political process, and arrogant, selfish, laziness
MustyTV, and a scaredy-cat’s guide to horror
Recommendations for spooky movies that I probably can’t watch!
