Today on the 5: I decided to watch a movie released in the middle of the transition point between decades of horror, 1990. The movie is called Mirror Mirror, and it's better than I was expecting it to be. It also feels like a parallel film to Beetlejuice.

This week we're talking about my updated Threadless store, the art of theft in Baldur's Gate 3, Batman, and Crime Zone. Show music by HeartBeatHero and OGRE. Support the show!

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Today on the 5: At the beginning of the week I interviewed Meg Hafdahl and Kelly Florence about their latest book, The Science Of Agatha Christie. I then realized I had not reviewed the book itself, and while my opinion of it is probably easy to guess I felt I should talk about it anyway! 

Today on the 5: In a week packed with crazy stories in technology, one that was shocking yet unsurprising was the collapse of Nothing Chat. Even if this solution had worked as advertised, it would never have lasted that long! 

Today on the 5: Over the weekend I came across a movie called Crime Zone from 1989. In a selection manner that I used all the time when I was younger, I picked it based on the fantastic cover art. While it's definitely not doing anything new in the narrative department, I still had a good time with it!

Tonight I'm joined by Kelly Florence and Meg Hafdahl, authors of The Science of Monsters, The Science of Women in Horror, and The Science of Stephen King. In this episode we're talking about their latest work, The Science of Agatha Christie. Show music by OGRE. Support the show!

This week we're talking about the Pixel Watch 2, the personal computer, and Lady Reporter. Show music by HeartBeatHero and OGRE. Support the show!

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Today on the 5: Ray-Ban and Meta have collaborated on a new pair of smart glasses. The reviews for them have been generally good, and while I would never buy these particular glasses I'm impressed with how good they look and function. Maybe we're closer to great smart glasses than I thought!

Today on the 5: You may have heard that Google recently released the Pixel Watch 2, a successor to their first foray into smartwatches. I got one recently, and I like a lot about it. That said, if I had not gotten it for as cheap as I did, I would never even consider buying it.

Today on the 5: Another film in the Cynthia Rothrock catalogue was recently released, 1989's Lady Reporter. I'm surprised this one doesn't rank higher in her filmography, becaue I think it's one of the better showcases of her abilities without the usual shackles of being a co-lead.