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Really worthwhile watch. I don’t know that I’ve ever encountered a piece of media that represents Muslim Millenials in such a focused and beautiful way. The writing/dialogue/characters are brilliant, and not to mention the episodes are short. It’s similar in a lot of ways to shows like Shrill, Atlanta, and Master of None, but manages to still stand out as its own, unique, fresh thing.
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Limited series with Emma Stone and Jonah Hill. Weird sci-fi with great characters. Feel like it’s a good one for when you’re sick cause you don’t need to focus heavily cause it’s mostly vibes and good characters and great set and costume design rather than like needing to grab every plot point. it’s just a solidly great show and I wanna do a rewatch soon which is what probably prompted this!
May 5, 2024
- silly slapstick but also witty humor at first
- but eventually bittersweet and wholesome
- biting social commentary sprinkled around
I’m not sure why this show isn’t lauded more, it’s an easy comfort watch for me. On Netflix.
May 20, 2025
My friend and collaborator, filmmaker Faraz Shariat, sent me a screener link to this new series he produced in Germany. No spoilers: it's about two 20-something best friends in Hamburg, and I think it captures something about contemporary culture that we haven't seen yet on screen. Very funny and entertaining, yes, but also bafflingly nuanced and troubling. Lamin Leroy Gibba created the show and plays the lead: he is amazing.
Jan 28, 2025
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This stuff rocks ass. It doesn’t give you a weird burning sensation, it smells sort of like your middle school art classroom (in a good way), and one jar seems to last forever. When you’re finished, slap on some Aveeno face moisturizer and continue living your best American Psycho life.
Sep 16, 2020
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Finding the right throw blanket is a gabillion times harder than you might expect. And if you’re like me and have over-indexed on neutral/muted colors while designing your space, they’re likely the last chance you’re going to get to add a much-needed pop of color before things start to look like a weird, dystopian, minimalist sci-fi movie (that actually sounds kind of sick now that I type it out though). Luckily, I found this bright mustard blanket with a simple but cool design on it to liven up the place. it also comes in terracotta and blue if that’s your thing.
Sep 16, 2020
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I celebrated a birthday last month and my girlfriend gifted me a subscription to Shaker & Spoon, which is basically like a Birchbox type of deal that sends you a bunch of cocktail ingredients/recipes for the month and all you need to do is pick up the liquor that the drinks are based around. This month was tequila and the first drink I tried was, to put it eloquently, fire flames. Not only did the recipe include some spicy poblano-agave syrup, but it also had celery soda in it??? Long story short, celery soda slaps.
Sep 16, 2020