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• What we've been Reading:
• Jacob finally finished all 41 Discworld novels, and is in the final stretch of the George Washington biography.
• HT read The Running Man
• What we've been Watching:
• Ben saw Fire and Water: Making the Avatar Films and watched Charlie's Angels for the first time.
• Brad watched Is This Thing On? and started watching St. Denis Medical.
• Jacob watched Peacemaker season 2 and Frankenstein.
• HT watched Wake Up Dead Man, Predator: Badlands, The Running Man, Eternity, Die My Love, and Pluto's Halloween programming turned her onto Carnival of Souls (also a Twilight Zone marathon)
• What we've been Eating:
• Brad tried the Mountain Dew Baja Blast Pie, Cookie Butter Chewy Chips Ahoy, Monster Ultra Wild Passion, and the return of Mr. Pibb.
• Jacob wants to briefly sing the praises of Golden Chick.
• What we've been Playing:
• Ben wants to shout out Tears for Fears' Songs from the Big Chair.

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• What we've been Doing:

  • Jacob wants to complain about Las Vegas.

  • Brad went to the Pinball Expo in Chicago

  • HT fangirled to Guillermo del Toro and got a viral moment from Emma Stone

• What we've been Reading:

  • Jacob has been reading George Washington by Ron Chernow.

• What we've been Watching:

  • Ben watched Magnificent Warriors, The History of Sound, Possession, and Something Wicked This Way Comes.

  • Brad watched Bugonia, Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein, and Downey Wrote That

  • HT watched The Voice of Hind Rajab, Little Amelie or the Character of Rain, and Pluribus.

• What we've been Eating:

  • Jacob thinks Bodyarmor can kill Gatorade.

  • Brad tried Nerds Juicy Gummy Clusters, Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cake Coffee Creamer, Prime Peso Pluma Energy Drink, also just more as a PSA than anything, Cup O' Noodles has Pumpkin Pie and Turkey Dinner flavors.

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• What we've been Doing:

  • Ben turned 40 and visited London, Wales, Paris, Brussels, and Amsterdam.

  • BJ went to the "Slasher Soiree," Strange Journey Q&A moderation, and checked out the play BIG BEAR

• What we've been Reading:

  • Ben read The Stand.

• What we've been Watching:

  • Brad watched A House of Dynamite, John Candy: I Like Me, and Ghostwatch

  • HT saw Marty Supreme!!! And other NYFF highlights

  • BJ went to the Black Phone 2 premiere, HAHA, You Clowns, and the 4k restoration of John Woo's The Killer

• What we've been Eating:

  • Brad tried Doritos Collisions tied to Stranger Things, Mountain Dew flavored Trolii gummi worms, Reese's Peanut Butter Oreos, and is enjoying the return of Nerds Candy Corn and Target's Scarecrow Crunch

  • BJ has been eating pica alternatives

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• What we've been Doing:

  • Jacob visited Universal Orlando for Halloween Horror Nights, and turned it into a full-fledged theme park vacation and anniversary celebration with his wife.

  • Peter sailed on Star of the Seas where he saw Back to the Future: The Musical. He also experienced Halloween Horror Nights on both coasts.

  • Brad played the lottery

  • HT went to the Venice Film Festival!

  • BJ was on the Corn Telethon!

• What we've been Reading:

  • Jacob read The Art Thief by Michael Finkel. BJ read Butts: A Backstory by Heather Radke

  • HT has been listening to an audiobook of Pynchon's Vineland, but doesn't think that's the best way to read this book

• What we've been Watching:

  • Peter watched Unknown Number: The High School Catfish

  • Jacob watched The Roses.

  • Brad watched Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child, and Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

  • BJ rewatched Risky Business & Shock Treatment, and watched D(e)AD

  • HT's Venice favorites, plus watched Magic Mike's Last Dance and Cool Hand Luke, also saw the Hamilton live recording premiere with special cast appearances

• What we've been Eating:

  • Brad tried Bloom Sparkling Energy Crisp Apple, Pumpkin Spice Latte Hershey's Nuggets, Pumpkin Pie Cow Tales, and Pumpkin Spice Caramel Creams.

  • BJ discovered she likes alcoholic shrubs

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• What we've been Doing:

  • BJ's teen girl movie podcast celebrated 5 years!

• What we've been Reading:

  • BJ re-read The Long Walk

• What we've been Watching:

  • Brad watched Taskmaster season 19 with Jason Mantzoukas

  • Ben watched Eephus and American Sweatshop

  • BJ finished Twisted Metal s2, watched Baby Assassins 3: Nice Days, and PIECES

• What we've been Eating:

  • Brad tried Reese's Oreo Peanut Butter Cups, Fanta Chucky's Punch, Fritos Classic Ranch Corn Chips, Starburst Pops Green Apple

  • BJ is eating yogurt-covered freeze-dried fruits

• What we've been Playing:

  • Brad is officially obsessed with Fortnite

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• What we've been Watching:

  • HT finally finished The Bear season 4, watched Kpop Demon Hunters & The Odd Couple

  • Brad watched The Roses, Coherence, KPop Demon Hunters, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) in theaters.

  • Ben watched The Lavender Hill Mob and The Automat.

  • Jacob re-watched Five Nights at Freddy's.

• What we've been Reading:

  • Jacob read Fade In by Michael Piller.

• What we've been Eating:

  • Brad tried the Marshmallow Butterfinger, Little Debbie Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal Creme Pies, and Herr's Steakhouse Fried Onion (and Dip) Chips

• What we've been Doing:

  • BJ just got back from the Midwest!

  • Jacob adopted a new kitten.

• What we've been Reading:

  • BJ has been reading "Like. A History of the World's Most Hated (and Misunderstood) Word" by Megan C. Reynolds

  • Jacob is nearing the end of Terry Pratchett's Discworld series.

• What we've been Watching:

  • Ben watched Brokeback Mountain for the first time.

  • BJ watched Family (2018), Freakier Friday, and Fit for TV

  • Jacob has been doing a total rewatch of King of the Hill, and he's showing his wife Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

  • Brad watched The Pickup (and Freakier Friday) and has been watching episodes of Space Ghost: Coast to Coast

• What we've been Eating:

  • Brad got delicious pie from an Amish bakery, likes the Cheesy Melt Grilled Steak Burrito and Dulce de Leche Cinnabon Delights at Taco Bell, and tried the return of Jolt Cola

  • BJ had walking tacos and learned some people don't know what that is

• What we've been Playing:

  • Brad has been trying the Battlefield 6 Beta

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• What we've been Doing:

  • Peter went to San Diego Comic-Con to the first time in 6 years

  • Ben went to Thailand for the digital release of Jurassic World Rebirth

  • Peter wants to rant about how he feels like Rebirth ruined the legacy of Jurassic World

  • HT discovered the NY public pools

• What we've been Reading:

  • HT has been reading Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan novels

• What we've been Watching:

  • Brad watched Megalopolis with Francis Ford Coppola and Fixed

  • HT watched Weapons, Cloud.

  • Peter watched WWE Unreal on Netflix

  • Ben watched Perfect Blue.

• What we've been Eating:

  • Brad tried Baconator Cheez-Its and A&W Ice Cream Sundae Soda

• What we've been Playing:

  • Brad played Fortnite for the first time

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• What we've been Watching:

  • Ben finally caught up with The Pitt.

  • Jacob has some specific thoughts on M3GAN 2.0.

  • Brad watched Long Live the State.

  • BJ watched 28 Years Later w/ a crowd of normies, so she's recommending Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story.

• What we've been Eating:

  • Brad tried Cheez-It Pizza and Awesome Sauce Goldfish.

  • BJ tried all of the Taco Bell Frescas drink specials.

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• What we've been Doing:

  • BJ and Jacob and Ben were protesting!

• What we've been Reading:

  • Jacob is making his way through The Weird.

  • BJ is making her way through Popcorn Disabilities by Kristen Lopez (available for preorder, releasing in November)

• What we've been Watching:

  • Ben watched Odd Man Out.

  • BJ rewatched The Doom Generation & watched The Maids

  • HT saw 28 Years Later & watched Paper Moon

  • Brad saw Bring Her Back and has been watching Last One Laughing

  • Jacob watched The Phoenician Scheme.

• What we've been Eating:

  • BJ is in heaven because it's bomb pop-flavored nonsense season!!

  • Brad tried Selena Gomez's new Oreos and wants to shout out Barq's Root Beer Float push-ups.

• What we've been Playing:

  • BJ has picked up Animal Crossing after a year hiatus

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