We’ve officially entered November and I had a nightmare last night that it already started snowing. Hope everyone is curling up with some good books during the colder temperatures! … Author Sonali Dev is at NPR Books, recommending Diwali romances with Indian characters: If you’re wondering why holiday lights have already gone up in some of the homes in your neighborhood, the answer is probably Diwali, the Indian festival of lights. Like all holidays, it’s … Continue reading Links: Diwali Romance Recs, Judith McNaught, & More →
NB: It’s Flashback Friday! Elyse talked about her love for the “wonderfully creepy” The Kettering Incident on Stuff You Should Be Watching. However, if you want something with a bit more levity, Redheadedgirl recommends Grace and Frankie. This post was originally published May 6, 2016. One of the great things that has happened as a result of the Netflix Revolution in Original programming is that shows that would never have made it past the “So I have an idea…” stage in … Continue reading Stuff You Should Be Watching: Grace and Frankie →
We at the Pink Palace of Bitchery adore Miss Fisher’s Mysteries, an Australian series about a woman named Phryne Fisher who solves mysteries (always involving murder) with the help of her companion, Dot, and Inspector Jack Robinson. We wrote a post about how much we loved the show back when a flu-stricken SB Sarah discovered Seasons One and Two and promptly converted us all to Miss Fisher worship. We loved the feminist themes, Phryne’s acceptance … Continue reading Miss Fisher Season Three: Spoiler Party in the Comments! →
Sense 8 is a weird mess of a show that is notoriously slow to grab its viewers’ attention. Most people either love it or hate it by episode three or four. I was completely apathetic at the end of Episode 1 and fanatically obsessed by the end of Episode 2. What hooked me? The romances, and how the romances hook into the idea that people need to connect to other people in order to emotionally … Continue reading Sense8: Like Whoa, Love is Amazing, AMIRITE? →
I was late to the Kimmy Schmidt train, I admit. When it dropped, I was in the midst of a massive Hawaii 5-0 binge (and this winter in Boston has been such that I needed four seasons of pretty people with cheekbones that could cut paper in a place where warm still existed, so I have no regrets. None) and then I had a Sunday where I was out of 5-0 and so I watched … Continue reading Stuff You Should Be Watching: The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt →
