Are You The One S7|E14: I Like Everything That's In Your Brain
Aaaand… that’s a wrap, ladies and gentlemen.
Season 7 of Are You the One is officially in the books, and I heard on the grapevine that Season 8 is already casting. More importantly, Season 8 is looking for bisexual/gender-fluid people, so this should be interesting. How in the hell are those poor people going to be able to find their match when literally anyone in the house could be an option? I guess we’ll just have to wait until next time to find out, and I will be here to recap all of the madness. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves. For now, let’s put a nice bow on this season.
Read moreRiverdale Recap! S3E4: The Midnight Club
After a week of reprieve, we’re back with more Riverdale.
This week, we’re finally getting the long-promised Hot Parents of Riverdale flashback episode! Unsurprisingly, the HPoR are played by their children for this flashback. Look, Riverdale loves its fan service, OK?
Let’s just dive in, shall we?
Read moreLate to the Game: Hyper Light Drifter
Heart Machine’s 2016 game Hyper Light Drifter has been in my orbit since it came out. I’ve listened to its soundtrack--composed by Disasterpeace (of It Follows fame)--many many times as I write my dissertation. It’s a calming, ambient synth-filled journey, and it’s the perfect thing to have on in the background while writing.
But I hadn’t played the game.
Read moreFeatured Bookstore: Ernest & Hadley Booksellers - Tuscaloosa, Alabama
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When you hear “bookstore” in a college town, you typically picture one of those mega-corporate university stores filled with fan gear and running light on actual books. I was so pleasantly surprised to discover Ernest & Hadley Booksellers in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. This shop is everything you could want in an indie bookstore (including our absolute favorite thing: shop pets!).
Read moreRiverdale Recap! S3E03: As Above, So Below
Welcome back, ghoulies!
We’re here for another week of cultish shenanigans, pop culture rip-offs, and plenty of shirtless Riverdale men. Were any of your questions answered? ‘Cause ours… weren’t.
Read moreAre You The One S7|E12: My Favorite Movie is High School Musical
Hey! Guess what?
The Truth Booth has officially confirmed that Tevin and Kenya are a match. Yeah, there’s no need to get all worried about this. I told you last week that, based on this magic thing called “mathematics,” we already knew Tevin and Kenya were a match. So really this isn’t a spoiler. This is just math. I know. Crazy.
Now that we have that out of the way, let’s get on with recapping this episode.
Read moreRiverdale Recap! S3E02: Fortune and Men's Eyes
“Fortune and Men’s Eyes” is the second episode of Riverdale’s third season, and also the 37th chapter of Jughead’s novel, which makes me feel really sorry for his future editor.
This week, questions are answered with more questions and the subplots spawn subplots, but we’re going to try our best to make sense of it all, just like we always do.
Read moreWhy We Need Speechless
I’m worried about one of my favorite TV shows right now.
Fresh Off the Boat (which I’ve written about for the blog before) and Speechless, two ABC sitcoms, are now part of the new TGIF lineup. Shows getting pushed to Friday night, when people are out doing bigger and better things, feels like a bad thing.
Read moreSusan's #PodSquad: Escaping NXIVM
Image: CBC Radio
Hold tight, #PodSquad-ers, because this one’s a doozy.
In addition to my love of true crime stories, I have an almost-equal fascination with cult stories. Sometimes the stars align and these interests overlap because, as we well know – ahem, Jonestown – cults and crime often go hand-in-hand.
At the intersection of cult and crime, I present to you: Uncover: Escaping NXIVM.
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