THINGS I LOVED/HATED THIS WEEK #151
LOVE: An Idiot Abroad: Over the summer, I discovered a new show that I’m utterly obsessed with. By all means, I shouldn’t like it. I have no fondness whatsoever for […]
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THINGS I LOVED/HATED THIS WEEK #150
This will be my last LOVE/HATE posting until probably September. As you surely know, because I talk about it nonstop, I’ll be in Paris next week! Yes, I will be […]
THINGS I LOVED/HATED THIS WEEK #127
LOVE: Coat of Many Colors: I never thought that Dolly Parton would mean so much to me. I never expected her to be the queen who ruled my heart or […]
THINGS I LOVED/HATED THIS WEEK #125
LOVE: “The Librarians” on TNT: Basic cable Christmas specials with cheesy lines should not make me sob like an infant. But The Librarians did. How did I end up watching […]
THINGS I LOVED/HATED THIS WEEK #122
LOVE: “Dracula Dead and Loving It”: Many, many, many years ago, after an afternoon at Egyptian Treasures, an unlikely shop that used to be in the middle of Des Moines which specialized […]
Things I Loved This Week #109
Flemish Still Life: I think this is one of the most specific loves I’ve ever written about, but I’m very enamored of it. When I was in Washington DC a couple months […]
Things I Loved This Week #106
Penny Dreadful: I have been trying to watch a bit more television lately. It’s the television renaissance after all. I’ve even heard some people call it a golden age. I […]
Things I Loved This Week #105
Rabbit Corkscrew: I went through a phase where I claimed I didn’t like wine, and I’m just now coming out of it. I was spoiled by good French wine, which […]
Things I Loved This Week #104
The Royals: When this show was first announced, I had absolutely no intention of tuning in. In fact, I probably would never have watched, but a few weeks ago, I […]
Why Don’t You #62
Monday: Why don’t you begin acquiring a large collection of wigs in different cuts and colors and styles? I’ve been considering it for some time. Just think how fabulous it would […]
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