Two pieces worth your time
FEATURED REVIEW · MOVIE DIARY · NETFLIX · 2026
Below (2026): Five Movies in a Trench Coat
If you're interested in watching a movie with about five loosely related plots stacked on top of each other, this one's for you.
And my honest thought is that the writers didn't even craft it like this on purpose. The overall feel of this series is like there was a Saturday morning, team-building exercise where each writer had to draft their own (mostly) original screenplay that would be pitched to the board (or whoever approves these productions). At the end, the team leader said, with tears in their eyes, "I love them all. Let's see how we can mash this shit together!" And that's exactly what they did.
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FEATURED NOTE · NOTEBOOK · 2026
The suspicious feeling of happiness
There's mornings where I can barely open my eyes, barely make my body move from beneath the covers. Not because I'm so snuggly and comfy, but I can't bear to do another day of living within the machine that is the 21st century.
Then, there's mornings like these. My eyes flutter open serenely. I spring forth from bed. My coffee is perfect. My motivation feels high. My inspiration is locked and ready to pour out onto the digital tablet.
I feel…happy.