Nicole Serratore

The cast of Annie teaching us about getting our periods.

Mr. Sunshine is a fictional TV series but offers a take on Japan’s colonial takeover of Korea.

Ghost Flames was recommended to me but I haven’t started it. I also really loved Korean Art from 1953 Collision Innovation Interaction for some essays on Korea art history. Really helped shape my thinking on Korean identity in 20th century too, without being war focused.

Fundamental for me on 20th century history is Gwangju Uprising. Although it made me want to go to Gwangju and pay my respects. A Taxi Driver, 1987 When the Day Comes, 12-12 The Day would be some movies dealing with historic events. I’m reading Korea’s Grievous War which addresses the Jeju Massacre.

All 7 members of BTS now and say Hello We are BTS

Ahhhhhh.

Waiting for Mamdani. Queens Cats for Zohran.

Min Yoongi said he loved us and I burst into whole body sobs. It’s been a long two years but he’s home. 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

A screenshot of the livestream of Hobi’s encore concert, cropped in on Min Yoongi, who has his hands above his head to form a heart shape. He’s wearing a black beanie and a white medical face mask but you can tell by the shape and sparkle of his eyes that he’s smiling.

I feel like I can BREATHE AGAIN 😭

All my texts today are about us crying over 7 Korean men (extra crying for our most precious Yoongi who will soon be free).

How many times I did I write Bust op rather than Bus Stop writing this review. More than I should admit.

Patti LuPone Is Done with Broadway—and Almost Everything Else The seventy-six-year-old theatre diva, famed and feared for her salty bravado, dishes on Hal Prince, her non-friendship with Audra McDonald, and sexy but dumb New York Rangers.

I profiled Patti LuPone, who sounded off on the state of Broadway ("I don't want to be onstage anymore. PERIOD."), her love of the New York Rangers ("It was all sex appeal"), the couple she deems "two of the stupidest human beings on the face of the earth," and Audra McDonald ("not a friend").

This is the only way forward.

Also at the vet’s, they were inducing turtle labor on a turtle who had 9 eggs in her. I saw her X-ray. It looked uncomfortable.

The vet gave me medication to help one of my cats calm down before vet visits. Now I just also need a prescription for myself. Trying to get these two to the vet is mentally and physically exhausting. And I have to do it all over again in 2 weeks for their dental work. 😭😭😭

So many filters.

Heesu in Class 2 is an adorable little series (so far) and I’m instantly smitten. It has a Heartstopper/Love, Simon kind of vibe (which feels very novel for a Korean BL) and feels like a BL with a budget of more than $5. #kdramas

This is both factually correct and the moral thing to do

#DontRankCuomo

And then I had to send him the Jack in the Box episode about her.

I feel like I am passing on the theater lore.

My friend starts telling me a story about a woman who weaseled her way into a front row seat at a show he was at and it turned out she didn’t have a ticket. And she badgered him into answering all her questions.

And I’m like “was it Nicki Cochrane?”

I sent him a picture.

It was.

For days I have been researching Barcelona hotels for a trip in the fall. After analyzing 50+ options (excluding many others for cost) I think we have settled on one hotel. Now onto the next city. 😂

Me deciding this week to plan a vacation to Barcelona....Ooops. I was going to ping you for Spain recommendations if you had any (wasn't sure if you spent much time there).

Food delivery man spoke to me in Spanish and I responded in Korean.

Language learner problems.

The intense high school flashback I had was not good. Also seeing young girls crying in the theater aisle made me wish there was a space for us all to just cry together.

I mean in a way that is “the theater.”

Truly surprised by the way my emotional breakdown snuck up on me outside John Proctor is the Villain. I was not the only one crying.

Am I paranoid or did they also start making less slots for passing and more slots to get demoted? Trying to care less about these nonsense gem leagues but my type A personality cringing every time I “fall” from grace to another level.

So please feel free to share with other K-pop fans etc. There's a huge deficit thanks to Impeached President Yoon and the country really needs help because the scale of destruction was significant.

They aren't taking a cut or anything. Just wanted to help people who weren't sure how to make donations internationally

If any Army were thinking about donating to the Korean wildfire recovery, my Korean language school is a US charity and will be processing donations for wildfire relief. So you can donate through them and get the tax deduction. secure.givelively.org/donate/korea...

Review: Good Night and Good Luck at Winter Garden Theatre - Exeunt Magazine NYC Nicole Serratore reviews Review: Good Night and Good Luck at Winter Garden Theatre at Winter Garden Theatre

Good Night and Good Luck was kind of a mixed bag for me. I didn't hate it. But I was frustrated by it. Though David Cromer brought some life into the room. exeuntnyc.com/reviews/revi...

Excellent work by new NYT headline writer Werner Herzog