SNAPSHOTHosted by host Nicole Byer and Jacques Torres, Nailed It! Holiday! sees guests judges Maya Rudolph, Jillian Bell, David Burkta, Bridget Everett, Jason Mantzoukas, and Ron Ben Israel navigate some of the worst baking fails this season while the bakers truly struggle to complete all new challenges inspired by the Continue Reading
Leopard seal vs. penguin: Fast, tension-filled natural battle from BBC’s Seven Worlds, One Planet
Ever heard someone complain that nature is “BORING”? It happens all the time but clearly these people have never watched a single moment from a BBC nature documentary, such as the just started screening David Attenborough-narrated series Seven Worlds, One Planet which documents, among many other wonders of the natural Continue Reading
Songs, songs and more songs #18: Overcoats, Grimes & i_o, MUNA, girl in red, Opus Orange + Eurovision update
Music is good for the soul. Especially, truthful music that combines catchy melodies with lyrics that say something richly meaningful. Never has this been more apparent to me than when a loved one, especially a parent dies or is close to death – my mother is dying of ovarian cancer Continue Reading
Proxima: The sacrifices we make to pursue our dreams
SNAPSHOTProxima sees Eva Green’s character, European Space Agency astronaut Sarah, prepare for a year-long mission aboard the International Space Station across the ESA’s various training facilities (real-life facilities director Alice Winocour was given access to while making the film). While in training, Sarah struggles to balance the rigorous demands her Continue Reading
Book review: A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers (Wayfarers #2)
There is an uncommon joy that infuses every last word in Becky Chambers brilliantly-affecting A Closed and Common Orbit. That is largely due to the nuanced and empathetic way that the author addresses the prevailing theme of the book which is all about discovering who you are and where you Continue Reading
The short and the the short of it: Islandia’s stunning aerial views of Iceland
SNAPSHOT…you will be transported to a place that easily could be a million years ago. From unbelievable landscapes and vast valleys to painting-like terrain and majestic waterfalls and lakes – this film shows the unparalleled beauty of Iceland and its unearthly glory. (synopsis via Laughing Squid) Iceland is an astonishingly Continue Reading
Mom in space! Firefly: The Outlaw Ma Reynolds #1
SNAPSHOTCaptain Malcolm Reynolds—thief, smuggler, resistance fighter, and now captain of a crew of outcasts all the way on the farthest reaches of the ‘verse—wasn’t born an outlaw but he comes by it honestly. Turns out, his mother, the infamous Maude Reynolds, is at the top of the Alliance’s Most Wanted, Continue Reading
A new city to wrestle with: Thoughts on Glow (season 3)
Believing in yourself is not the easiest of life skills to master. Life coaches and Oprah talk about it like it’s as easy as walking into a store and purchasing a bulk pack in aisle 6, but the reality is that coming to grips with who you are and actually Continue Reading
Weekend TV poster art: The character delights of Green Eggs and Ham
SNAPSHOTHeroes aren’t born, they’re poached, scrambled, and fried … Green Eggs and Ham, serving November 8, only on Netflix. The story you know is just the start. This new adventure is off the charts. Hit the road with a whole new crew. There’s Sam, Guy, and a Chickeraffe too. But Continue Reading
Theme park ride ahoy! Jungle Cruise takes us adventurously down the river
SNAPSHOTBased on the popular Disneyland ride where riders travel the rivers of the jungle guided by a riverboat skipper and encounter wild animals as they cruise. Johnson plays a boat captain who takes sister (Blunt) and her brother (Whitehall) on a mission to find a tree believed to possess healing Continue Reading