Reading and Roaming
ADVENTURE IN NEW CALDONIA Miss Benson’s Beetle by Rachel Joyce This novel about female friendship is a joyful romp of a book. Thanks to my sister Ann for recommending it. It’s funny, painful, poignant, and just plain good! The setting is London, 1950, and Margery Benson and others are still dealing with the losses and shortages of the Second …
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QUIRKY SCOTTISH DETECTIVE Annika (PBS Passport) The Chief Penguin and I were big fans of Unforgotten and Nicola Walker who played one of the two detectives researching cold crime cases. We were sorry to see that series end and delighted that Walker is starring in a new series. This one, based in Glasgow, features Walker as Annika, the head of …
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DC SOCIAL SCENE ON SCREEN Georgetown (Amazon Prime) Georgetown, a movie offering from Prime, is inspired by shocking real events. Mot, an immigrant to the U.S., aspires to grand adventures and a role in the diplomatic world. Charming and debonair, he meets a grand dame socialite and former journalist, invites her to lunch and flatters her. When Elsa’s husband dies, …
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ART OF ALL KINDS The Whitney Biennial 2022 (Whitney Museum of American Art) Roughly every two years since 1932, the Whitney has presented a survey of contemporary American art. This year’s exhibit occupies two floors of the museum and includes more women than some years and, overall, a very diverse set of artists. Viewing the exhibit, one might …
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