October 11, 2024 – the Best Day Ever It’s been almost 150 days now since our most perfect, magical, Literal Best Ever day. We got married on October 11th, 2024, at Raphael, a gorgeous, family-owned and operated vineyard and winery on Long Island’s North Fork. We summoned our friends and family from near and far…
Marvel’s First Family Makes a Fantastic Return
The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025) Marvel Cinema is heating up, and we have been eating good to the last crumb of MCU nachos. It’s been hit after hit lately with the release of Thunderbolts* (or, The New Avengers) in May, and now the Summer 2025 blockbuster Fantastic Four: First Steps, which sets the tone…
Sand, Sandals & Serenity: Honeymooners’ Guide to Sandals Curaçao
We recently spent a week at Sandals Royal Curaçao and, overall, had the loveliest experience. The resort itself is stunning and beautifully designed with a fresh, modern feel that sets it apart from other all-inclusives we’ve visited. The lush tropical landscaping is simply gorgeous, and the property feels fresh and new and is exceptionally clean…
THUNDERBOLTS* and the Group Hug to Save the World
With the release of The New Avengers (née Thunderbolts*) we are, as they say, so back (although whether or not we actually left in the first place is a hotly contested issue among Marvel fans and casual observers alike). Many are praising the closing chapter of the MCU’s Phase Five as a return to form…
WDW Minnie-Moon Day 4: Magic Kingdom
One Super-Sized Day in Magic Kingdom: Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party The fourth and final day of our Walt Disney World “Minnie-moon” honeymoon was a true marathon of Disneyfied Halloween fun, food, and festivities. We said we weren’t sure if we could ever miss out on Epcot during the Food & Wine Festival in our Epcot…
WDW Minnie-Moon Day 3: EPCOT
The third day and penultimate day of our Walt Disney World “Minnie-moon” honeymoon consisted of a culinary tour around the whole entire world, a voyage into outer space, and back again. After experiencing EPCOT during the International Food & Wine Festival (and Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party, but we’ll get to that in our…
In Our Severance + White Lotus Era
WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD This month marked the end of a brief and wondrous era with the truly epic conclusion of the second installment of Severance. In Spring 2025, we have been reveling in a moment of elite prestige television that has been an absolute delight to watch, discuss, and theorize around, with a never-boring trip…
Our Disney World “Minnie-Moon” Day 2: Animal Kingdom
Animal Kingdom has always felt to us like the most unique park of the four non-water Disney World parks; it’s the perfect amalgamation of a National Geographic magazine come to life, an African safari, and a classic Disney theme park all in one. As animal lovers who frequent National Parks and the Bronx Zoo annually, …
Our Disney “Minnie-Moon”, Day 1: Movie Magic & Memories at Hollywood Studios
There’s nothing quite like the sensation you get walking into a Disney theme park or resort for the first time in years (or ever). Frankly, you may have sociopathic tendencies if you don’t feel even the teensiest sparkle of magic as you cross over the threshold into the aptly nicknamed “Happiest Place on Earth”. Our…
WICKED (2024)
We strolled into the theater on a rainy winter night in the city to see Wicked with fairly neutral expectations. I was expecting a fun rendition of a beloved Broadway show that I have been singing along to as far back as middle school, long before seeing the Broadway stage show with my now-husband a…