Am not big on people’s recommendations for books and movies but I indulged my sister’s for Materialists. I quite enjoyed it although I think they should have expanded on Lucy and John’s former relationship. But I like Dakota Johnson when she gives interviews. She is funny like her mom. My sister said the Pedro Pascal (ay Papi!!) character Harry doesn’t know how to love. Which I think isn’t that true because maybe his love language is gifts.. I think for myself while gifts are great I prefer someone I can talk to and be myself with without any (or little) judgment.
Of course I watched White Collar again and again! I would want to meet a real life version of Neal Caffrey. I am sure these people exist. Maybe not as good looking as Matt Bomer, but I’m sure they are interesting people nonetheless. I like when bad guys do bad things because of an itch they need to scratch..those people who scam solely for money.. ehh not so interesting.
I watched the latest episode of High Potential (something like a procedural show). This is the English language version. It was originally French. I think this show, while the premise is good, just lacks a punch. I still haven’t figured that out.
As a kid because my folks read and my sister also read I of course picked up the same habit. So as a kid (around 8 years old?) I liked Judy Blume books! I think only when I was an older teenager they had like series of books for young children WIDELY available. My secret actually is because I am cheapskate I don’t buy magazines on my own..I have a ‘broker’ who ships these and I just pay a fraction of what I would have paid if I shipped directly. Mainly because they ship in ‘bulk’. They’re not individuals. I have been doing this since I was a teenager! I don’t read newsstand magazines.
I stopped reading fiction in my 20s but this past year I tried it again and liked some.
I remember alllll the Judy Blume books I read as a kid. Apparently her most popular was Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. I read that maybe 4 times as a tween. Judy Blume is Jewish. I think a lot of the authors I read when I was a kid were Jewish, so because I paid attention I knew some of the traditions and food they wrote about. As this juncture I must caution please don’t bring politics into stuff.. if you’re upset with the Jews, don’t consume anyyyy media then. So I only found out maybe yesterday they had a movie adaptation of the book released in 2023. Rachel McAdams plays the mother. I love her work! It was a nice movie!! I am glad I watched it. Though the casting was a bit off. Cause in the book Gretchen (one of the minor characters and new friend of Margaret) is the daughter of a doctor so when you read the description in the book you would imagine her as very Jewish and a bitttt more sophisticated than her age (at least it’s what I would!). Just a bit. But the movie has her looking bookish.
In New York City there is a cafe (or appetiser store) I like called Russ & Daughters. My friend who was completing her Master in NYU brought me for brunch. We had some bagels with lox and matzo ball soup.
Have a great weekend. I hope you enjoyed reading this.
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