hello all! happy 2026! I have a big catch-up post coming soon with some fun bits and bobs, including Golden Globes Thoughts, TV Thoughts, and a mini-review of the Paddington Musical now playing in London's West End. BUT BEFORE ALL THAT! with Oscar Nominations around the corner (officially
editor's note: i've been having some technical issues with the website, so apologies for that, hopefully this is still getting to subscribers' inboxes okay. due to the nature of this piece, this review is not behind the paywall. enjoy! my son is barely thirteen-months-old and
hello all! thanks for your patience as work/life/Everything Else has bogged me down and kept me away from my usual casual Movie Coverage on here. I needed something to shake me back into writing, so I asked the general public (aka, my Instagram followers) to send me any
hello! it's been a second, hasn't it? work has been busy, the High Holidays Happened, so i've had a few bumps in getting back to our regular Movie Recap schedule. to assist with this, we're gonna do a big ole recap of
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PRE-ROLL. * we've got a theater review coming this week! as a reminder, Reviews are accessible through any and all subscriber tiers ($1/$3/$5 a month), and all tiers include a free 7-day trial. have at it! * i'm making homemade pasta this week. will report back!
PRE-ROLL. * the recent Broadway revival of Jason Robert Brown & Alfred Uhry's musical "Parade" is winding up its first national tour, and we caught it last Wednesday here in Chicago. in short; it's a marvel! i've long been a fan of the