Kevin C. Wong

Spot Reviews 02/13/26

Cinderella Closet (2024) [-] 6-episode Japanese half-hour comedy-romance based on a manga. College student Fukunaga Haruka (Osaki Ichika) befriends cross-dressing hair stylist Kamiyama Hikaru (Matsumoto Leo) who agrees to help her land her crush Kurotaki Keisuke (Hachimura Rintaro) but Hikaru quickly starts to develop feelings for Haruka... It's a light comedy style and a really quick series so hard to develop an attachment to any of the characters. Probably more of a pass than a should watch.

LEGO DUPLO World+ (2023) [/] Apple Arcade version (the regular version has a monthly or yearly subscription). 50 mini activities for toddlers with parental support -- many activities have parental suggestions for what to discuss with kids. UI is forgiving: if you're assembling an object the Duplo pieces align themselves or if you do it wrong there is a gentle animation of removing the piece.

Trader Joe's Gluten Free Tagliatelle Pasta [/] This is $2.50 for 8.8 ounces. On the positive side it's pretty good and made with corn and rice flour so somewhat like rice noodles. On the other hand because it's like rice noodles you have to serve it out quickly otherwise it kind of sticks into this hard-to-separate noodle pile. From TJ's description: "the long, ribbon-like noodles are wider and slightly thinner than fettuccine". I have had better Tagliatelle though I don't remember the brand which is why this one is a [/].