Kevin C. Wong

Spot Reviews 11/01/24

Slow Horses s4 (2024) [/] British MI5 thriller series focusing around a group of agents assigned to Slough House where all the rejects go. In this season someone tries to murder River Cartwright's (Jack Lowden) uncle so he goes undercover in France to find the people responsible. Meanwhile a suicide bomber exploded a car bomb in a London mall and an assassin is trying to kill a former agent that Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman) wants kept alive. As is usual for the series a significant character dies during the season. Overall a good enough season though I guess the luster has worn off on the series.

Crayola Create and Play+ (2021) [/] Apple Arcade kid's activity app. Paint on a giant egg (with Crayola crayons and markers) then it hatches in a creature (pet) with your design as a skin. Give your pet an outfit and hat. Make a kite of various shapes (and draw your own design on the kite). And I guess other activities that involve drawing with crayons. More of an explore app than a do-these-tasks app.

The Strix Chronicle Anthology (2013) [/] A collection of short stories set in the world of Vampire: The Masquerade and the theme is the reappearance of the Strix, who are witches that can possess vampires and thus are enemies of the Kindred. It's not explained so it took a few stories to understand what they are and what they do. Most (all?) of the stories are first person from a vampire's POV so you do get a lot of vampire feel. For the most part though they're not great stories so would not recommend as general vampire fiction reading.

Foster Farms Take Out Crispy Wings [+] Easy to bake since you don't have to turn them over. Comes out crispy, oily and salty -- just the way I like it. Didn't try the Sweet Chipotle BBQ sauce and they have version with other sauces.