'The Queen's Gambit': "Are They About To Have an Orgy Right Now?!"

News Items: Aaron Sorkin’s questionable stab at “I Love Lucy” (1:00); "Justice League" drama strikes again (5:00); what the FUCK is this “Sex and the City” reboot title?? (5:15); “The Great Gatsby” public domain goodness (10:00); Stephanie’s 'cheat': “Promising Young Woman” (12:00); “To All The Boys: Always and Forever” looks bomb (14:00); Spotlight: “The Queen’s Gambit” (15:00); all book adaptations should be miniseries (18:00); book vs tv differences (19:00); Anya Taylor Joy vs. Ana de Armas (25:00); DO feels the sexual vibes (29:00); who had a better glow-up: Dudley from “Harry Potter” or Daniel from “Love, Actually”? (32:00); “the pill as a power” (36:00); Jolene and balancing race relations (42:00); chess sets are selling like hot cakes (44:45); white girls try to “refresh” mahjong (49:00); Stephanie doesn’t like puzzles and has no survival skills (53:00); apocalypse death predictions?? how did we get here (53:00); “Chess Bitch” book jacket needs some work (57:00); Jennifer Shahade is the real life Beth Harmon (58:00)

Links:

• https://www.npr.org/2021/01/14/956800308/the-great-gatsby 
• https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/11/queens-gambit-a-real-life-chess-champion-on-netflixs-new-hit
• https://newrepublic.com/article/160387/the-queens-gambit-re-imagined-chess
  
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