Top Five - 3 August 2024
First - credit to be given where credit is due. The great writer Greil Marcus has been writing his "Real Life Rock Top 10" for decades. Author Gretchen Rubin has her own "Five Things..." newsletter she sends out every week. I have neither the time nor the intellectual capacity to keep up with that kind of analysis of pop culture and daily life. But I do like the idea of focusing on the new, unique, and interesting things that I've experienced. So, without further ado... 1. Poker Face on Peacock I don't binge watch television, but Poker Face starring Natasha Lyonne has me feeling the urge. I'm late to the party, I know - the show came out last year - but better late than never. The comparisons to Columbo are obvious and cliche at this point, but they don't diminish the effectiveness of the formula when used well. There's a murder of the week. The audience sees the murder and knows who the guilty party is. Lyonne's character Charlie is on...