Ha, that was great. I hope Tarantino introduced her to the movie and gave her the idea to do the scene.

Was this supposed to be rhetoric prompt, a very bad and poor example of “argue, using evidence, against this claim" that Floyd died of a heart attack? I can’t imagine any reason not racist and highly misinformed for the question. It’s like asking “defend the institution of slavery.” Counterfactual thought exercises…

It’s not a great example to set for all of America’s workplaces when the most august work office in the land, supposed to be synonymous with democracy and representing the country, has employees that wouldn’t be hired nor tolerated in any other profession. Just like the previous president wouldn’t have been hired for…

His first name is Joseph? Why didn’t he use that, or Joe, all along? I don’t think I ever heard Joss as a name before this guy. It’s a stupid name. The newly elected president of the United States doesn't go by Joss Biden. You wouldn't take him seriously.

Now cancel or reform the Republican Party before it destroys our democracy, which it will do. Though I understand you gotta start small.

I’m hoping Richard is just the love interest, meant to provide Mare with a opportunity to move on from the stasis she’s in due to her son’s death, and find love. They’re both alike in that they’re on the downward slope of life, their main successes achieved long ago. Richard seems content, but Mare has to learn how to…

Actually I prefer the natural dramedy with these characters instead of the whodunnit, which is cliched “dead girl” and now “serial killer and kidnapper” mystery we’e seen a billion times before. But the show has a lived-in, authentic quality when it’s just focused on these people in this town, facing problems all to…

I liked this episode more than Roxana did, as it was structured on a suspenseful set piece in one fraught location. Penance wanting to rescue a serial killer from state execution was a nice statement against capital punishment even for mass murderers. You could argue Maladie was mentally deranged while she did the…

The penalty for not complying shouldn't be death. If a stranger asks you to do something and you refuse, he doesn't have the right to kill you. I thought right-wingers valued personal autonomy and individual liberty. Ok, if you're not wearing a mask in a store, the manager can kill you.

Now do one for sushi, please.

Beanie Feldstein has been adorable in everything I’ve seen her in. With how Lewinsky was treated, this is going to be a rough watch.

Someone hasn’t seen The Knick.

Was that Melanie Lynskey doing the narration?

Crystal is 31 years older than Haddish. Benanti is only a few months older than her, so his character is sleeping with a woman the same age as his daughter.

Nobody watched, because this year they wanted happy, cheerful movies to get awarded. You know, like every other Oscars ceremony in the past. That Moonlight and 12 Years A Slave—how hilarious! Go back to nominating nothing but comedies, Academy. Why you gotta pick downer movies?

At least he wasn’t this guy.

Yeah, they’re really not dysfunctional, which is a too-easy but inaccurate label critics will use to describe the story. Rick and Katie clearly love each other, but Rick thinks he has little in common with his independent teenage daughter, and feels sad about that since she depended on him when she was little, while…

I hadn’t read a novel that was basically an engineering manual, with hacky jokes.

Agreed with all that. Psychologically, Mare’s terrible choice made sense and has been set up from the first episode. But it betrayed her cop values, which isn’t an issue, but for me, it happening a tad too quickly. We’ve seen her be nothing but a good, decent cop who takes the job so seriously that she’s mad with…

You missed the smaller word above the two bigger words on the lower half of the cover. Amazon confirms the novel is called Project Hail Mary. Weird mistake to make. When I was reading it, I wanted to throw The Martian across the room, but not getting this new novel’s title right is disrespectful.