Wednesday, February 24, 2021

All about reading for fun (or for a misguided project)


From Grady Hendrix to habit forming to bananas? It's not as wild a ride as this description would have you believe.

Candice and Steph check in on recent books and authors and how to be intentional with our time.

Books

The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix

Needful Things by Stephen King

Hello Habits: A Minimalist's Guide to a Better Life by Fumio Sasaki

Links

The Great Stephen King Reread by Grady Hendrix

Timestamps

00:00 Intro and check in with Steph and Candice - what's new, what are you doing once businesses re-open a bit

08:16 Steph talks about books she's read and whether or not she can recommend them

09:45 Let's talk Grady Hendrix 

21:00 What did women socially do before the book club became popular?

23:25 Candice's Stephen King reread and how everyone is wrong about Pet Sematary

30:30 Talking about habit forming

37:30 What else are we doing to relax besides reading?

41:00 Intentionally doing nothing or something - just be intentional

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Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Movie Review: Malcolm & Marie

This week on End Credits, get ready for mortal combat! Not the video game, or any ancillary products based on that franchise, but a verbal title bout between two great actors playing a romantic couple. This week we’re reviewing Malcolm & Marie on Netflix, the most honoured studio in this year’s Golden Globe nominations, which we will also be talking about.