Apart from the obvious things like preventing climate change, getting Anne Boleyn out of that relationship earlier, seeing a dinosaur, and stopping the production of Magic Mike’s Last Dance, if I could go back in time: I’d do social media differently. Firstly, I’d use a consistent username across all channels (I’m still chuffed I got…
Things I loved in February
February 2023 Favourites Handful of my favourite things this month. Watching Film Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022) My Year of Dicks (2022) Bones and All (2022) Television Anne With an E – seasons 1, 2, and 3 (2017 – 2019) – Adored it. My life is better since I watched it. A new…
Taylor Swift, Christmas, and lost love
I’ve been thinking lately about how Taylor Swift uses Christmas (or, if you’re American, the “holidays”) to reference lost love. In her more recent albums, especially folklore and evermore, Swift has written from fictional perspectives and situations which I’m sure were inspired by some element of truth. I find I’m drawn to these made-up storylines…
I can’t keep up with TV in Spring 2023
I wonder if 200 years ago, my ancestors felt there was simply too much theatre and entertainment to keep up with at the local hall?* Because right now, it seems there is too much TV for my first-world, privileged, mind. It’s a sentiment that began during 2020 when I was watching a lot in my pandemic…