Years and Years (TV 2019)

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Years and Years (TV 2019): Set beginning in 2019, this drama follows an extended British family through the dystopian 2020s. It's part family drama, part political thriller, part sci-fi. Watching it in 2026 (midway through its fictional setting) shows how it got some things right, and how we can still fulfill its misses. B+

HBO

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POTD: Public Art on the Silk Road

From 2025 09 17 Khiva

Today's photo-of-the-day is of a sculpture in Khiva, Uzbekistan. It shows a camel train on the ancient Silk Road.

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POTD: Minarets in Khiva

From 2025 09 17 Khiva

Today's photo-of-the-day is a selection of minarets in Khiva, Uzbekistan. The largest is unfinished. The ruler of Khiva, Muhammad Amin Khan, ordered construction of the minaret in 1852. He wanted it to be the tallest minaret in Central Asia, possibly 70-80 meters. Muhammad Amin Khan was killed in 1855 during a military campaign, and construction stopped. The political turmoil that followed meant nobody resumed the expensive project.

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Solos (TV 2021)

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Solos (TV 2021): Sci-fi anthology series. Not a drama as much as character studies of seven compelling people each in their own world. The premise of each episode is set up, but nothing much happens after that. B-

Prime

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The Boroughs (TV 2026)

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The Boroughs (TV 2026): Sci-fi. A group of residents in a senior-living community have to investigate what's behind a string of deaths. It's like Stranger Things except instead of kids, its senior citizens who are the heroes. The story doesn't quite make sense, but that's not the point in these stories. B+

Netflix