On our latest weekly roundup, Catherine is sorely tempted by some very cute kittens (it's easy because they live 2,000 miles away). Mentioned:
Heidi Wrangles Cats on Instagram.
What we're watching: It was time for that
Dancing with the Stars staple, "My Most Memorable Year." As always, that meant lots of emotional, barefoot contemporary dances (and a bunch of Viennese waltzes) followed by judging that seems extra harsh, what with all the hearts on all the sleeves.
We also returned to
The Gilded Age with season 2, episode 1: "You Don't Even Like Opera." Once again, there is scheming, secrets, and many, many elaborate hats. Mentioned: Commentary on the show from the Fug Girls (on their
website for season 1 and their
Substack for season 2) and
Alan Sepinwall at Rolling Stone.
Catherine's library find this week spotlights a series called the
Food Group, from illustrator
Pete Oswald and author
Jory John. Check out
The Bad Seed, The Good Egg, The Big Cheese, and many more.
In the archives, we revisit episodes in which we discussed
signs of senior-parent-itis (October 31, 2022),
Halloween hassles (October 31, 2019), and
the scariest places we've been (November 1, 2016).
Next week, our TV watch will cover "Monster Night" (Halloween) on
Dancing with the Stars, and "Some Sort of Trick" on
The Gilded Age. Until then (and anytime you're in need), the
archives are available!