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Mary Rogovin's avatar

Oh my LOVE the six degrees path through TV I haven’t (yet!) watched! Bridgerton is top of my summer to-watch list and I think I’ll try Derry Girls after that.

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Alicia McClintic's avatar

I think you will love Derry Girls!

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Abigail's avatar

This is so fun and summer filled!! LOVE Jane the Virgin (one of my favorite tv characters!) and Derry Girls, and love all of the summer reading events/lists you shared! 💖☀️

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Dawn's avatar

I just found your substack. What a delight! I love the six degrees through TV and all those reading programs. My summer reading is biography, memoirs - with a heavy emphasis on farms and food or juicy celebrity stuff. 😯 Listening to your playlist now, and I promise I'm not shuffling! Very good summer vibe. Looking forward to checking out the archives. Happy summer!

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Alicia McClintic's avatar

So glad we could connect in this little corner of the internet! I’m really intentionally trying to read more nonfiction— would love to hear about any biographies/ memoirs you would recommend, and I’m an absolute sucker for foodie lit!

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Melissa Joulwan's avatar

I'm listening to your playlist right now! I need some new tunes in my world, so thank you for this! Currently hearing SOB by Nathaniel Rateliff, and I love it.

I've been thinking about making my mom's rice salad recipe for weeks. I think I'm going to make that happen tomorrow. Maybe you'd like it, too? The quantities are loose; just eyeball it 'til it looks good to you.

Roni's Rice Salad

2 cups cold cooked rice

10 oz frozen peas, defrosted

sliced black or green olives

diced tomatoes

diced yellow onion

chopped scallions (dark green and white)

fresh parsley

Dressing:

1/2 cup olive oil

1/4 to 1/3 cup lemon juice

2 cloves garlic, minced

black pepper

Toss everything together and refrigerate for an hour before devouring. It's great with anything grilled.

Have you watched the series 'Sugar'? It's a noir detective show set in modern LA starring Colin Farrell. Dave and I just finished the first season and really liked it. DON'T READ ANYTHING ABOUT IT if you're curious about watching. There are spoilers everywhere.

Happy summer!

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Alicia McClintic's avatar

Oh yay! Glad to help with some new tunes!

This rice salad sounds amazing— I just adore a lemon + olive oil vinaigrette dressing. Thanks so much for sharing! Will report back :)

I haven’t seen Sugar— but this sounds so good! I’m in need of a detective show, so I’ll check it out.

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Melissa Joulwan's avatar

Hooray to all of this!

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Andrea Bass's avatar

There’s so much good stuff in here! I love the idea of the Bingo cards, and that macaroni salad sounds delicious.

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Alicia McClintic's avatar

Girrrlll… you have to try this mac salad! It’s so much more fresh and flavorful than the mayo-soaked versions I know from the store. I hope you love it!

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