Like many people in the last few weeks, I started watching The Queen’s Gambit on Netflix and ended up binge-watching it because it is just that good. The seven-episode limited series follows the rise of chess master Beth Harmon from her learning to play from the janitor at her orphanage to playing the Russian world champion. I … Continue reading
On October 9th, Netflix released The Haunting of Bly Manor, a followup to last year’s The Haunting of Hill House. Whereas Hill House was inspired by one of my favorite books by Shirley Jackson (I’ve written about my love of her here), Bly Manor is loosely based on another one of my all-time faves—The Turn … Continue reading
I’ve been spending an embarrassing amount of my spare time this summer at one with the Netflix. I would cancel my subscription when school starts if I weren’t sure they would screw me over on fees when I returned. Anyway, one of the shows I’ve been catching up on is Fox’s Bones, staring Emily Deschanel … Continue reading
Ph.D.s and Pigtails 