“Probably should,” she responds as she looks over the edge of her reading glasses at me, and then glances back down at the crossword puzzle she’s working. “Give me a six-letter word for ridiculous.” I search the recesses of my brain and spit out a word. “Absurd.” Ms. Markie...
On a personal level, ever since the quarantine year of 2020 when I began regularly attempting theNYTSunday crossword on a weekly basis, Shortz has had a hand in providing me (at minimum) hundreds of hours of enjoyment. By the time it will all be said and done, he’ll probably have g...
and draw their own conclusions. Good films do not just launch into backstory. If there are flashbacks they appear as scenes. Good films put the events on display, they don’t just put them into a character’s mouth, and expect you to take their word for it....