Better Than Folly

I have read many books in the past six months. Many. Many. Books. How to Solve Your Own Murder , Kristen Perrin I glance at the bedside c...

It's that time again! Films marked in blue are ones I watched prior to the nominations and green are those I watched afterwards. For t...

Bits from the last 70 books I read (including a bunch of graphic novels and cookbooks). Shards of Honour , Lois McMaster Bujold, x2 ...

I did not travel as I'd intended this summer, nor did I do anything that would merit great acclaim. What did I do, instead? I read, frie...

Hey-o, the Hugo Awards nominations came out on March 29, 2024 . Which was earlier than I expected, but given the scandal of last year's ...

The Blood of Olympus , Rick Riordan The twins locked eyes and had a silent argument. Apparently Artemis won. Apollo heaved a sigh and kicke...

Catching Fire , Suzanne Collins, x2 We manage the darkness as we did in the arena, wrapped in each other's arms guarding against danger...

Oscars time! And man oh man, I honestly owe the number of nominated films I've watched beforehand largely to my Cinemark Movie Club mem...

It's time for the 2024 Tournament of Books ! In perhaps a surprising turn of events, I did not read ANY of the books on the shortlist b...

I really like the format I used for 2022 , so I'm just gonna continue on with that for now. 250 Books | Six Cities Visited | 48 Com...

So it turns out I haven't posted one of these since September. Whoops? This includes most of my Hugos reading, in fact, plus a bunch for...

August is traditionally the "we don't know where else to open these movies" dumping ground of studios, and November is the ...

That's right, it's BARBENHEIMER time. Here are my quick reactions to the…*counts*...twelve films I watched in August. Haunted M...

Once again, I am way behind on my movie updates! I'm trying to catch up before the end of the year, so I won't be writing a ton abou...

It's Hugos time again! I became a Hugos voter a few years ago after the whole mess before they adjusted the nomination and voting proce...

Sambal Shiok: The Malaysian Cookbook , Mandy Yin Shark fin soup was always about the different flavours and textures, in particular the add...

I love summer movie season. I love living ten minutes away from a movie theatre. What a time to be alive! The Hating Game | Big George...

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida , Shehan Karunatilaka All stories are recycled and all stories are unfair. Many get luck, and many get mis...

It's been a while since I've done a themed movie post, but with the last Guardians movie rolling in--or, at least, the last one hel...

We've reached the time of year--long days and mild weather--when I will go see pretty much any film that's not a horror movie. I am ...