SNAPSHOTIn Foundation, when revolutionary Dr. Hari Seldon predicts the impending fall of the Empire, he and a band of loyal followers venture to the far reaches of the galaxy to establish The Foundation in an attempt to rebuild and preserve the future of civilization. Enraged by Hari’s claims, the ruling Cleons — Continue Reading
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Dying is easy – it’s living that’s hard: Thoughts on Russian Doll (season 1)
Life does not usually afford us too many do-overs. Captive to a headlong rush down the chronological racetrack, you’re lucky if you have the chance to get it right the first time, let alone again and again until, maybe, possibly, you get it right. Netflix’s latest smash hit, Russian Doll, Continue Reading
RETURN TO: “Parks and Recreation”
It’s been three years since this superbly-written show debuted as a mid-season replacement on April 9, 2009, its initial six episodes introducing us to the perky, optimistic and ambitious Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler) and her almost Herculean plan to turn a giant pit in Sullivan Street, Pawnee, Indiana into a Continue Reading