I also don’t like marshmallows or anything marshmallow-adjacent (S’mores are terrible and nobody can convince me otherwise) but I love Rice Krispie treats. Maybe because I usually brown the butter a little bit, and throw in a goodly amount of salt? There’s something magical about them. These marshmallows look amazing,…

When the LOTR movies started showing up in theatres, I was in my mid 20s and had been a fan of the books since I had first read them. Fellowship was a revelation to me. The magic of seeing these books onscreen was great, but Jackson’s reverence for the books, and his ability to carve out great cinema from them made me…

Every time I see River Phoenix in anything it breaks my heart a little bit. He was so good.

I remember when this came out, and I was genuinely looking forward to it, because I really enjoy Seth Rogen as a romantic lead, and I love Charlize Theron in pretty much anything. When the critics were so against it, I was super disappointed, but watched it as soon as it hit the streaming services anyway. I loved it.…

Agreed. That was such a fantastic reveal. I even let out a “Whoa!” when the cat legs hove in sight. 

The scene above was the one my brother and I quoted endlessly, when she gets the guys in the bus to sit down. “Zip yer lips, slap your butts to the seats and listen hard!” 

Or....not? What the heck is even happening? Well, I sincerely hope she recovers fully. This year has only just begun, and it is wild.

I’m not sure why, but I watched the shit out of Sheena when I was a kid, probably because it was on Cinemax or HBO all the time, but I really loved it. This is terribly sad. RIP.

Yep, me too.

I just binged the whole thing, and I totally see what you are saying. I mean, I enjoyed it immensely (so many beautiful men in waistcoats), but it really felt like something my 13 y.o. daughter would love, especially with her obsession with Hamilton, if not for the many, many, many sex scenes.

I think this sounds freaking delicious. Is there something wrong with me?

Yikes. This sounds terrible. Maybe if I can disconnect the “But—PRATCHETT” part of my brain I could watch this as its own thing, but if it is even a failure at that.... Maybe I’ll just go reread The Fifth Elephant.

Emmet Otter is absolutely my favorite Christmas special, there is not even a contest. Such fantastic music. I had “When the River Meets the Sea” running through my head pretty much constantly from age 7 to age 17, and when I finally watched the special again as an adult with my own children, I cried like a baby. 

I always say the “fall off the dock” line when I watch it with my kids. I mean, why would they cut that? I loved it, gave Ma Otter just enough of an edge, otherwise she just feels like a doormat. Too meanspirited, I guess?

Yes. I have no intention of watching this and just want to know what the heck happens!

Enjoy this Christmas Carol from the geniuses behind Adventcarolndar. There’s no escaping Christmas!

We played an April Fool’s Day “prank” on our kids once, where instead of taking them to their Saturday morning language school, we took them out to breakfast instead. Totally backfired. My middle child was so confused she started crying. No more pranks for us! 

The phone scene is there, but it is all from Beth’s perspective, so a lot quieter and not that “The gang’s all here!” energy. Just support from across the sea. And she goes to the chess park and sits down across from an old man, says “Would you like to play chess?” and that’s it. No recognition or anything. So yes,…

It has the same basic plot beats, but the weird inclusion of the “love interest” is entirely fabricated for the show. The book ending is beautiful and introspective and perfect, and I thought it was far superior to the show in that regard. Less about the acclaim and more about Beth finally feeling like a full person.…

Not sure? I read the book before I watched the series, and it felt like a bit of a waste of time to watch, honestly, because all of the major beats are there. But as I said, I enjoyed it much more, just because TV always glamourizes things in a weird way, and the book is very detached, in a way. Beth in the book feels…