Survivor S40: e5 Recap: The Buddy System on Steroids

March 16, 2020 Todd & Mary

Hello! Hope you are staying safe and indoors during these strange times. Also, if you are anything like Mary and Todd, you are probably binging something. We have been catching up on Nick’s season, David vs. Goliath, and we have thoughts! What is your favorite season of Survivor to binge? Or just in general? Let us know on social media or in the comments below. In fantasy league updates, Mary is still in the lead, but Todd (and his dad! Hi, Dad!!) are tied for second. But now: onto our recap.

A Seoul Resident’s Cure for Corona fears: Binge-Watching Outlander

March 14, 2020 Julianne McAdams

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I live in South Korea, where the number of reported Covid-19 cases is fast approaching 8,000 (at time of publishing). The school where I teach has been closed for three weeks, and we’ve been advised by local authorities to avoid leaving our homes. So I’ve been inside a lot. Like, a lot. It is in the deepest depths of this isolation that I came to find Outlander on Netflix.

The Bachelor S24E11: Bring Her Home

March 13, 2020 Susan & Emily

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.

Othersode #38: Gotta Kiss That Asphalt / #BOOKSQUADGAMES II: Velvet Glove

March 9, 2020 The Squad

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Survivor S40: e4 Recap "I Like Revenge"

March 7, 2020 Todd & Mary

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!

The Bachelor S24E10: You're a Dermatologist!

March 4, 2020 Susan & Emily

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.

February Foreign Films: Burning

March 1, 2020 Emily

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.

Survivor S40: Episode 3 Recap

February 28, 2020 Todd & Mary

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!

YA Book Club: Not So Pure and Simple by Lamar Giles

February 27, 2020 Mary & Emily

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.