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This past month has felt like a year and a few days AT THE SAME TIME. Schrödinger Time.

Still immersed in black hole stuff. If you’re in the US and/or subscribe to a US PBS station, I heartily recommend the NOVA Universe Revealed series from 2021, which is available on the PBS app and PBS Passport (and Amazon Prime I think). All the programs are great, but I particularly enjoyed the Black Holes episode. I am also loving the Crash Course podcast series on The Universe hosted by John Green and featuring Dr. Katie Mack. I know there are more such podcasts out there—The Supermassive Podcast from the Royal Astronomical Society is yet another one I’ve been following—and I am enthralled by the weirdness of the universe.

I’ve also finished watching The Acolyte, which I enjoyed. I hope it gets a second season because I really want to see what I expect will be a major blow-up between two main characters. I also excavated the DVD of my favorite version of Pride & Prejudice from the depths of the living room bookcase and binged it. It’s the 1980 BBC version starring Elizabeth Garvie as Lizzie and David Rintoul as Darcy. It was made for TV, so it’s not as lush as the movie versions. But it was my first and I like it best. Garvie shines and I like Rintoul’s portrayal of Darcy as very tightly wrapped. And there’s also Barbara Shelley of Hammer films fame as Aunt Gardiner—she’s a delight.

And now I have writing to get back to, so.