Another Week
Assorted items I have encountered over the previous seven days — movies, TV shows, books, websites, products, recipes, whatever.
Another Week: Number 115
March comes in like an ornery raccoon, Trump flicks his tariff switch like a toddler, ‘Crossing Delancey’ (1988), and ‘A Fish Called Wanda’ (1988).
Another Week: Number 114
Literal and emotional housecleaning, World of Books: Sell Your Books, Rick Beato: Why music is getting worse, and ‘Hoosiers’ (1986)
Another Week: Number 113
A polar vortex cold snap, a house explosion in my neighborhood, and the law of attraction per ‘The Secret’ by Rhonda Byrne.
Another Week: Number 112
An impaired driver with 335 million passengers, another Super Bowl, catching up on ‘WTF with Marc Maron,’ and ‘Harriet’ (2019).
Another Week: Number 111
Living alone can make you nutty. My steam iron is right. That Salesforce commercial is stupid. Also: clapping on 1 & 3 and ‘The Lady Eve’ (1941)
Another Week: Number 110
Trump’s deranged plane crash press conference, ‘Ladies & Gentlemen… 50 Years of SNL Music,’ the Unrivaled Basketball League, and the new ‘CBS Evening News.’
Another Week: Number 109
Trump is back. Sam Kuffel is gone. FEMA is next. Plus: ‘Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg’ (2024), ‘Roy Wood Jr.: Lonely Flowers’ (2025), and ‘A Real Pain’ (2024).
Another Week: Number 108
Construction in the cold, split guitar pinky, coyote at Aldi, and one year without Amy. Also: the Australian Open and ‘Unstoppable’ (2024).
Another Week: Number 107
Snow shoveling and walking opens up the airways and alleviates pain. Also: the Los Angeles wildfires and ‘Good News’ (1947).
Another Week: Number 106
Happy New Year horseshit, reincarnated children, ‘All Fours’ by Miranda July, and Season 2 of ‘Bad Sisters.’
Another Week: Number 105
More rumbling noises — ‘The Hum’? Samantha Brown, Christmas unease, William Faulkner’s ‘Sanctuary,‘ Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘Suspicion’ (1941), and ‘Double Jeopardy’ (1999).
Another Week: Number 104
Outerwear makes all the difference, neighborhood Trump compounds, new glasses are ordered, the Emirates NBA Cup 2024, and holiday pretzel cabins.
Another Week: Number 103
It’s too cold and dark for gardening and there are strange rumblings. Plus, graphic designer Allan Peters: ‘Do Not Let Fear Be Your Master,’ and ‘Sugarcane’(2024).