"Diversions & Dramas"
Like father, like daughter? Not on this episode! Kate takes the serious route, Steve the lighthearted one—meaning you're sure to hear about something that you'll like.
Serial Killers, Abductees, & Ancient Evils
Kate's picks fall in the serious British drama mode—a serial killer loose in Thailand ("Serpent") and an abducted young woman who escapes from captivity after 13 years ("Thirteen," starring a pre-"Killing Eve" Jodie Comer). She delves into the Netflix fantasy series "Shadow and Bone," in which a young woman with magical powers moves through a world plagued by a swath of permanent darkness. And she recommends the novel "The City We Became," with representatives of New York City's boroughs confronting an ancient evil. Whew!
From the Colombian Jungle to the French Riviera
Meanwhile, Steve is on an adventure-filled romp through the jungles of Colombia in "Romancing the Stone." Then he's laughing at one of the silliest, and yet still enjoyable, British comedies ever, "The Love Punch," with Emma Thompson and Pierce Brosnan trying to pull off an elaborate diamond heist on the French Riviera to get their pensions back. (You read that right.) Novel-wise, he recommends "Universal Harvester," a beautifully-written "horror" novel about America's lost and lonely.
Popahallics #35 Playlist
Our latest playlist features artists such as the Beatles, Dar Williams, the Time, and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs with songs about spies, jungle love ... and Iowa.
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