The (almost) Daily Wreck

. . . in which I attempt to pick out the good bits, one recommendation at a time

Friday, December 31, 2021

List #98: Fourteen Things I Liked in 2021

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Reading 1. Thus Was Adonis Murdered , The Shortest Way to Hades , The Sirens Sang of Murder , The Sibyl in Her Grave - by Sarah Caudwell 2....
Tuesday, September 28, 2021

Rec: #901: All the Travel Man Drinking Scenes

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  What: What it says on the tin --- a compilation of Richard Ayoade drinking with Kathy Burke in Barcelona, Jessica Hynes in Iceland, Chris...
Tuesday, August 31, 2021

Addendum to List #97/Rec. #900: Taskmaster NZ, Season 1

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  What: Well, well, well, the Kiwis have come to play. This first season of the New Zealand version of the UK show starts out full blast, w...
Tuesday, August 3, 2021

Rec. #899/Streaming Suggestion of the Week #57: Tig Notaro - Drawn

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Stream what: Typically for Tig Notaro, her latest stand-up special could easily have been called "Memorable Disasters in My Life: Real...
Tuesday, July 27, 2021

Rec. #898: The Thursday Murder Club

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  What: This mystery novel is clever enough to function above and beyond its almost-twee high-concept premise --- a group of residents in a...
Wednesday, July 21, 2021

Rec. #897/Streaming Suggestion of the Week #56: The Dog House UK

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  Stream what: Watch as people as people are matched with their best-fit rescue dog.  Stream why: This series honestly could have coasted ...
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Wednesday, July 14, 2021

Rec. #896: Three Newsletters

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  https://annehelen.substack.com/ Anne Helen Petersen 's  Culture Study Latest post: " Who's Afraid of the Four Day Work Week? ...
Tuesday, July 6, 2021

Rec. #895/Streaming Suggestion of the Week #55: Celebrity Best Home Cook

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Stream what: You know how The Great British Bake Off does little celebrity sprint versions? This is a celebrity version of Britain's Be...
Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Rec. #894: Gourmet Hound

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  What: Gourmet Hound  is an absolutely delightful web comic with a tv-miniseries-level premise --- Lucy uses her uncanny sense of taste an...
Tuesday, June 22, 2021

Rec. #893/Streaming Suggestion of the Week #54: Baroness Von Sketch Show

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  Stream what: Baroness Von Sketch Show  is a Canadian tv sketch comedy series. Those tend to have a pretty good record! This one is with C...
Tuesday, June 8, 2021

Rec. #892: Haunted House

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  What: This song from the brilliantly named Sir Babygirl is an accurate description of how pretty much every social interaction feels now,...
Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Rec. #891: Kajillionaire

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  What: A young woman (Evan Rachel Wood) slowly realizes that her parents' (Debra Winger, Richard Jenkins) use of her to run a lifetime...
Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Streaming Suggestion of the Week #53: Flo & Joan - Alive on Stage

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  Stream what: Flo & Joan are a musical comedy duo (à la Flight of the Conchords or Garfunkel & Oates) and this is a fully produced...
Wednesday, May 5, 2021

Streaming Suggestion of the Week #52: Colossal

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  Stream what:  It's a monster movie! Kinda. Sort of. Stream why: It is so smart. Anne Hathaway is truly great. Also, I know everyone...
Thursday, April 15, 2021

List #97: Ranking Taskmaster Cohorts, Ultimate Countdown! The Top 5 (Part 3 of 3)

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During this pandemic, I've seen lots of people discover the UK delight Taskmaster, brainchild of Alex Horne. As someone who, over the co...
Wednesday, April 14, 2021

List #97: Ranking Taskmaster Cohorts, Ultimate Countdown! (Part 2 of 3)

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During this pandemic, I've seen lots of people discover the UK delight Taskmaster, brainchild of Alex Horne. As someone who, over the co...
Tuesday, April 13, 2021

List #97: Ranking Taskmaster Cohorts, Ultimate Countdown! (Part 1 of 3)

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During this pandemic, I've seen lots of people discover the UK delight Taskmaster, brainchild of Alex Horne. As someone who, over the co...
Thursday, April 8, 2021

Rec. #890/ Streaming Suggestion of the Week #51: Feel Good

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Stream what: Creator Mae Martin also stars in this dark comedy/drama-with-funny-bits about a comedian recovering from addiction and startin...
Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Rec. #889: Convenience Store Woman

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What: Nearly every review of Sayaka Murata's  Convenience Store Woman  mentions that it's difficult to describe, so I won't. I ...
Tuesday, March 23, 2021

Rec. #888: The Basic Ball (A Black Lady Sketch Show)

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  What: A Black Lady Sketch Show  is very descriptively and accurately named, with glorious series regulars Robin Thede, Quinta Brunson, Ga...
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