What: The Good Place, a half-hour television comedy starring Kristen Bell and Ted Danson. Where: Airs on NBC; the first season is currently streaming on Netflix. Why: Because it’s forkin’ funny, for starters. The Good Place stars Kristen Bell as Eleanor Shellstrop, a woman who realizes she has died and ended up in the proverbial … More Stuff I Think You’ll Like: The Good Place
I’m old enough to remember the early days of YouTube when it was pretty much all video diaries, pet videos, memes and people doing their own Jackass-style stunts. So I never cease to be amazed at the level of talent and production value that goes into a lot of YouTube content these days. And if … More 3 Short Horror Films That Will Have You Sleeping With the Lights On
Note: I started this post right before my mom had her stroke. Since this is so clearly a January sort of post, I considered trashing it and moving on, but you know what? These things are still pretty rad and I still want to share them. Besides, I called a New Year’s do-over for … More Favorite Things of 2017
It’s an oldie, but a goodie: back in 2007, before iPhones, before Paranormal Activity, before Marble Hornets, the video diary of Louise Paxton caused quite a stir on YouTube. Having just moved into her south London flat, Paxton initially started the vlog as a way to show off her living space and keep in touch with friends … More Stuff I Think You’ll Like: Louise is Missing
If you’ve graduated from Disney to the Brothers Grimm, then you know that fairy tales can be dark and disturbing, even creepy. And if you’ve dug even deeper to the folk tales the Grimms’ writings were based on, then you know they can be downright scary. That’s what you have with The Hallow — … More Stuff I Think You’ll Like: The Hallow
And we’re back! I’m still way behind on the novel, but I think this semi-hiatus has gone on long enough regardless. Posting will probably only happen on a weekly basis until the novel’s finished, though. ANyway, I thought I’d kick things back into gear with this new thing I can’t tear my eyeballs away … More Stuff I Think You’ll Like: Dear David
This is both a book rec and a movie rec. About a year ago my husband and I spent a Netflix and Chill session watching a movie I’d never heard of–Odd Thomas, starring the tragically late Anton Yelchin as a young man who sees dead people–and then does something about it. Husband clued me in … More Stuff I Think You’ll Like: Odd Thomas
I stumbled upon The Ghost in My Machine after I listened to the first episode of Rabbits. Yeah, I admit it–I went searching to see whether or not it was real, even though I knew better. At any rate, this blog had done a review of that podcast, and after that I decided to check … More Stuff I Think You’ll Like: The Ghost in My Machine
Previously on Stuff I Think You’ll Like, I talked about the podcast The Black Tapes and its spin-off, TANIS. I think it’s safe to say that if you enjoy those, you’ll also enjoy the newest kid on the Pacific Northwest Stories podcasting block–their kid-sister series, Rabbits. Rabbits follows host Carly Parker as she sets out … More Stuff I Think You’ll Like: Rabbits
In the last installment of Stuff I Think You’ll Like, I talked about my favorite podcast, The Black Tapes. This time I’m talking about it’s kid brother, a spin-off of sorts hosted by Nic Silver, whom Black Tapes listeners will recognize as Alex’s senior producer on that podcast. Tanis is presented to us initially as … More Stuff I Think You’ll Like: Tanis
