PopaHALLics #95 "Turn the Page"
Kate and Steve return from a month off with a bunch of books under their belts, from software geeks to tough-guy crime to paintings that may be portals to other worlds We also discuss streaming options "Wakanda Forever" ; "The Flight Attendant"; and "Pamela, A Love Story" (you think you know Pamela Anderson of "Baywatch" fame? You don't. ) We also talk Oscars, sorta.
Books
- "Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow," by Gabrielle Zevin. "Two college friends become creative partners in a dazzling and intricately imagined world of video game design and deal with fame, joy, tragedy, and duplicity."
- The "Parker" Novels, by Richard Stark. "She shot him just above the belt and left him for dead ... It all went down just the way they'd planned, except for one thing: Parker didn't die." As you can tell from that blurb and the thumbnail illustration above, this is noir, with hardened career criminals, double-crossing dames, and brutal retribution.
- "Self-Portrait, with Nothing," by Aimee Pokwatka. Part caper, part sci-fi , this novel follows a woman whose search for her missing mother, a famous painter, leads her to wonder if there are alternate universes where her mother did not abandon her.
Streaming
- "Pamela, a Love Story," Netflix. Pamela Anderson rose from a tough childhood in Canada to fame via "Baywatch" and an infamous sex tape. She tells her own story in this documentary.
- "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever," Disney +. With the death of T'challa (Chadwick Bozeman), his family tries to defend his kingdom while ensuring the Black Panther legacy continues.
- "The Flight Attendant," HBO Max. A wild-living flight attendant (Kaley Cuoco) wakes up in bed with a bloody murdered man—and no memory of what happened—in this black comedy/mystery/thriller.
Music
"There Were Sidemen, and Then There Was David Lindley," a Rolling Stone headline said of the death of the guitarist/multi-instrumentalist March 2. Best known for his work with Jackson Browne, Lindley helped shape the sound of an era with his session work for Linda Ronstadt, Ry Cooder, Warren Zevon, Leonard Cohen, and many more. Enjoy a sampling of songs he played on via the Popahallics #95 Playlist.
