Fackham Hall (2025)

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Fackham Hall (2025): English comedy about the Davenports, an aristocratic family trying to arrange a marriage to keep the manor house in the family after the death of Lord Davenport. Like a satire of Downton Abbey or Agatha Christie and a bit like Airplane, it's 90 minutes of non-stop gags, puns, slapstick, and bathroom humor. C-

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Imperfect Women (TV 2026)

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Imperfect Women (TV 2026): Three women, best friends since college. Everything changes one night when one is murdered. Plot twists abound as hidden secrets are revealed. But the tonal shifts of the women strains credulity, going from victims to suspects episode to episode like a soap opera. B-

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What Do Richardson and Gilmer Have in Common?

It takes about two hours of driving on I-20 into east Texas to get from Richardson to Gilmer. What do they have in common? At first glance, maybe nothing. Taking a closer look, maybe a lot.

POTD: Rooftop Dining in Khiva

From 2025 09 17 Khiva

Today's photo-of-the-day is from Itchan Kala, walled inner town of the city of Khiva, Uzbekistan. As the sun sets, the desert air cools, and dining on the rooftop is a pleasant way to spend an evening on the Silk Road.

Bonus photos are after the jump.

POTD: Baking Naan in Khiva

From 2025 09 17 Khiva

Today's photo-of-the-day is from Itchan Kala, the walled inner town of the city of Khiva, Uzbekistan. From round, clay ovens called tandirs comes an aroma of fresh naan. Bakers, faces protected from the heat of the ovens, press round loaves of bread onto the hot clay walls of the tandir, where the the bread puffs and blisters from the intense heat. From the landscape to the architecture to the people, Khiva reminded me of Tatooine from Star Wars. (I mean that as a compliment.)

Bonus photos are after the jump.