A person’s home can tell you a lot about an individual.
The new CNBC show, Unlocked, takes viewers into homes across the world. As they tour the property, the owners reveal the cost of their abode and the financial decisions they had to make to get there.
I like this series. It is a unique take on renting and/or ownership. Hearing the stories of the people also speaks to the community and the lifestyle.
Do I recommend it? Yes.
New episodes of Unlocked are released every Sunday at 4pm.
The fun of any mystery is solving it. The clues that could lead us to the answer take us on a road that can possibly be described as never traveled.
Ancient Mysteries was part of the A&E network from 1994 to 1998. Mostly narrated by the late Leonard Nimoy, the subject of the show, was you guessed it, ancient mysteries.
I vaguely remember watching this program when I was younger. It’s certainly stimulating and educational. But there are only so many episodes that I can watch before I get bored.
Do I recommend it? Maybe.
The university that I ultimately attended and received my degree from was the only one that was not within a short driving distance of where my family is from. I knew instinctively that growing up required being on my own and in a place that was not within the world that I knew.
Life is a risk. We choose to get up every day and face the world. We could stay in bed, but growth cannot happen if we stay in our bedrooms all day.
Heroes don’t always demand attention. They do what is right, even without the glory.
The 2018 film, The Catcher Was a Spy is based on a true story. Moe Berg (Paul Rudd) is an American baseball player who gives up his comfortable life in the States to serve his country. His job is to go undercover in Europe. He has to find and assassinate the German’s head nuclear scientist to prevent them from developing and releasing the atomic bomb.
Rudd is one of those actors who can play just about any character. He has an everyman quality to him. It’s just too bad that this movie does not give him the room to move that it should. As a World War II spy thriller, the level of danger is not what it could or should have been.
As usual, there is a severe lack of female characters with a decent amount of screen time.
Do I recommend it? Maybe.
The mark of a successful actor is one who (whether they like it or not) is known for one or two iconic roles.
Billy Dee Williams is one of those performers. Star Wars fans may know him best as Lando Calrissian. But the breadth and depth of roles that he has played goes well beyond a galaxy far far away. His new autobiography/memoir, What Have We Here?: Portraits of a Life, was published in February.
Born in 1937 in Harlem, his early years were full of love, art, and opportunity. As a young man, he briefly studied painting before becoming an actor. Throughout a multi-decade career, Williams broke barriers, made fans’ hearts pound, and became a legend in the process.
The book is brilliant. On the page, Williams is charming, honest, and warm. He is not afraid to talk about his failures, both on the screen and in his personal life.
I was happily shocked to learn that he is a genius with paint and a canvas, he was a heartthrob back in the day, and surprised by the long list of equally legendary actors he worked with over the years.
Do I recommend it? Absolutely.
What Have We Here?: Portraits of a Life is available wherever books are sold.
Some memories from my teenage years have been lost to the dustbin of time. Then others are still as clear as day.
Columbine is one of those moments that will forever live on in my mind. Last week was the 25th anniversary of the massacre that took the lives of 12 students and one teacher. In some ways, it feels like a lifetime. I am not the young girl that I was at the time of the shooting. Life, as it does, has gone on. And yet, it remains frozen time and a lesson that continues to remain unheeded to this day.
May their memories be a blessing. Z”L.
Write about a time when you didn’t take action but wish you had. What would you do differently?
There was a moment after a performance of the annual high school play. A bunch of us went out to dinner. One of the women asked if my father could drop her off on our way home. I said no. I should have said yes. Who knows where my life could have gone.
The moral of the story is to think before automatically saying no. That is unless your gut is sending a warning that should be heeded.
What makes you nervous?
Anxiety about making a first impression is just below the surface.
Music is a powerful form of media. It can instantly take us back to another place and time.
The new Hulu film, The Greatest Hits, combines music, time travel, and romantic drama. Harriet (Lucy Boynton) is still grieving after losing her boyfriend, Max (David Corenswet) in a car accident two years before the narrative starts. When she puts on certain songs, they take her back to when Max was still alive. After Lucy meets David (Justin H. Min), she has to decide if she wants to be in the present or stay in the past.
The first thing that struck me was the presence of vinyl records. I have been aware of the comeback it has made in the last few years. But not in the manner that they exist in this film. They are ubiquitous in this world and surprisingly, have become equally as popular in real life. The last time I remember putting on a record was decades ago.
That aside, I enjoyed the movie. Harriet’s arc felt organic, even with the supernatural element. I understood her motives while becoming frustrated with her inability to appreciate that David was right in front of her. Without giving away the ending, I will say that it was surprising and lovely.
Do I recommend it? Yes.
The Greatest Hits is available for streaming on Hulu.
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