SPIRITED AWAY: Live On Stage – GKIDS Films
Saw this last week with my friend Sonya and it was GREAT–almost as good as the original. It’s incredible how they crafted an almost scene-by-scene staging of the original anime–by making clever use of a rotating stage, puppets, and visual effects–that never felt derivative. The actors did an amazing job of mimicking the movements and…
Drama Queen: The Scandal
While it’s true that I’m contractually obligated to watch anything starring Ji Chang-wook, I wasn’t looking forward to watching his latest project, Netflix’s original series, “The Scandal.” I could tell immediately it was a retelling of “Dangerous Liaisons,” a story I’ve never liked. It’s just…bad people behaving badly, and I have to have at least…
Elderberry
I’ve never been a plant person. I’m a terrible gardener, as we know, and the only house plants that survive at my house are orchids and succulents—ones that can handle abuse and neglect. But I realized as I was hiking with my friend Steph to check one of my favorite stands of elderberry bushes, explaining…
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A rookery is a place where birds of many feathers flock together.
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