Emily: We have FOUR HOURS of television to get through, and we’re finally going to find out who Peter’s mom has been crying about all season, and I am so ready because I never want to see this clip ever again. So let’s get this over with.
Read moreOthersode #38: Gotta Kiss That Asphalt / #BOOKSQUADGAMES II: Velvet Glove
Othersode #38: Gotta Kiss That Asphalt / #BOOKSQUADGAMES II: Velvet Glove
Call your lady squad because it’s time for the second edition of #BookSquadGames! This time we play Velvet Glove (by Sara “doombringer” Richardson), an RPG focused on gritty girl gangs in the 70s. Follow us as we prep for the big 4th of July drag race and try to solve a mystery! Next we catch up on what’s on the #BookSquadBlog. Read along for our next #bookpisode on Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (3/23). Then watch the Dracula miniseries on Netflix for our next #othersode on 4/6, where we’ll be joined by author Grady Hendrix (My Best Friend’s Exorcism, The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires)! Follow us on social media at @booksquadgoals, and send your feedback and thoughts to thesquad@booksquadgoals.com.
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Read moreSurvivor S40: e4 Recap "I Like Revenge"
Welcome back, Survivor-inos, to our coverage of Season 40, Winners at War! Last week, Adam blew up his game, and this week, he spent a lot of time groveling. But what happened this week? Well, there is only one way to find out. And that is by me telling you that (Spoiler Alert) Tyson got voted out! And a lot of other interesting things happened. Read on to find out, but also know that Mary is still leading our fantasy league, by many points!
Read moreThe Bachelor S24E10: You're a Dermatologist!
Emily: It’s that time of the season. Time for the women to come back together and tell all. And by this, I mean some of the women will be there, and they will all be yelling at each other and (not so secretly) auditioning for a chance to head to Mexico this summer for Bachelor in Paradise. Let’s go.
Susan: This episode is a 2 hour and 45 minute buildup to the only thing we actually want to see this week: bloopers.
Read moreFebruary Foreign Films: Burning
An extra day in February means an extra February foreign film. You’ll have to just trust that I watched this one in February even though I’m posting it on the first of March.
And we’re ending things with the Korean film Burning, which based on a Japanese short story by Haruki Murakami called “Barn Burning.” I’m a pretty big Murakami fan, and his short story collection The Elephant Vanishes (which includes this short story) is one of my favorite of his books. So of course I was intrigued by this film and excited to round out the first ever February Foreign Films series with this one.
But right before I started the movie, I noticed the run time, which is around two and a half hours. Two and a half hours for a short story that is only a few pages long. How were they going to expand the materials to make it take up so much time?
Well… some minor spoilers to follow.
Read moreSurvivor S40: Episode 3 Recap
Hello! And welcome back to our coverage of this season of Survivor. It is the 3rd episode and somehow Rob and Parvati are still here? Who would have guessed that? Not me. Are their days numbered? Maybe, but who knows! Can their tribe ever win an immunity challenge? Well, no, they cannot. Is Mary winning the Survivor fantasy league? Yes, she is. But is Todd in 2nd place? Yes! He is. Have we had enough of this question-answer format? Yes, so let’s get on to the recap!
Read moreYA Book Club: Not So Pure and Simple by Lamar Giles
YA Book Club is finally here to round out your February on a positive note!
And it’s going to be very positive, because Mary and Emily both LOVED their pick for this month: Not So Pure and Simple by Lamar Giles. We hope you had the opportunity to read along with us, but if you didn’t, go read the book and then COME BACK, because spoilers to follow.
Read on at your own risk.
Read moreThe Bachelor S24E9: G'Day Sheilas!
Narrator: It was not a g’day.
Okay, fam. It’s Windmill Week, but without the windmills this time. Let’s see what went down (pun intended) in the Fantasy Suites this week.
Read moreFebruary Foreign Films: Portrait of A Lady on Fire
It’s the penultimate installment of February Foreign Films, and for this one, I had to bring in a little help.
Real talk. Portrait of a Lady on Fire was so good that I couldn’t just talk about it alone. So I brought in my good friend and yours Kelli to chat about this excellent film about art, love, feminism, the Orpheus myth, and a whole lot more.
Because we couldn’t help ourselves, spoilers to follow. Please go see this movie. Then come back and join the conversation.
Read moreBSG #38: The Dangling Modifier / The Need & Interview w/Julie Marie Wade
BSG #38: The Dangling Modifier / The Need & Interview w/Julie Marie Wade
Dive into the pit with the Squad as we discuss The Need, a novel by Helen Phillips. We talk about genre fusion, motherhood, and what exactly “the need” is. After we dig into The Need, Emily interviews author Julie Marie Wade about her book, Just an Ordinary Woman Breathing. Then we read some listener feedback about Elevation and tell you about the newest stuff on the #BookSquadBlog. Read along with us for our next #Bookpisode on 3/23, where we’ll cover Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia.
Head to our Instagram to enter our giveaway with Monthly Mane – winner will be announced 2/27! Song in our Monthly Mane ad is Acid Trumpet by Kevin MacLeod
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