Marvel’s Jessica Jones (Netflix, Season 1)

Down in the dark underbelly of the MCU, not everyone with superpowers is having the best time of things. Being super-strong certainly hasn’t done Jessica Jones any favors, what with her multiple layers of PTSD, alcoholism, poor life choices and general misanthropy.

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Overall: This was dark, and though not relentlessly so, it took longer to watch than similar shows because we needed to break it up with lighter fare. Like The Dark Knight, I suspect it’ll be a while before I’m interest in rewatching it, even though I liked it.

The Foods of Chicago

Jethrien and I celebrated our ten-year wedding anniversary with a trip to Chicago (while my parents very generously hosted their grandson for a long weekend). We did the architectural society’s boat tour, which was awesome; and the Big Bus tour, which was kinda lame. But mostly, we ate.

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