Fascinating and worrying.
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And theyâve made up an imaginary half sister on Lincoln Lawyer to be a stand in for Harry. Boo.
Boo boo might be Mr. Connellyâs as executive producer?
Recently checked out from library:
So far, Catalina is too small to be Shetland-potential for storylines:
Of course, Mr. Henshallâs and Ms. Jensenâs parts are very well-written and well-played . . . as much as weâre thankful Harry and Mickey pretty much delivered the on-screen goods without each other . . .
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No Iâm just saying boo because I would love for Bosch and Lincoln lawyer to come together but because of Netflix and Amazon probably not allowing it they had to make up a half sister who is not in the books. Not blaming Michael Connelly just too bad they couldnât work it out.
I read the Catalina Island book last year and enjoyed, I also went to camp on Catalina when I was growing up and I like geographic locations I can relate to! Looking forward to book 2.
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Iâve found the last couple of series (since the Perez character left) to be much less credible. You now have two detective inspectors, who seem to have equal seniority. And only one detective constable for them to supervise.
Right. Tosh declined the promotion, paving the way for âAgatha Raisinâ's arrival, but DC Sandy and DS Billy remain. We always enjoy the characters, no matter the plot line.
Not quite, Iâm afraid. She still holds her promoted rank of Detective Inspector but had been told that she would have to move to a new district . That storyline has not been explored, which is why we have Detective Inspectors and Sandy.
Have you had the episode of âBilly Too Good To be Trueâ yet? No clues as to what Iâm talking about if you havent. 
We did oversimplify.
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WaitâŠAgatha Raisin is in Catalina?
Shetland:
Thanks! I used to watch Shetland! I donât get the Agatha Raisin part. Maybe because I read the books, but didnât watch the show? What am I missing?
ETA I see! Same actress!
https://www.scotsman.com/jpim-static/image/2024/10/25/8/57/SHETLAND-S9-Ashley-Jensen-Alison-ODonnell-as-Calder-Tosh-(Photographer-Jamie-Simpson-Copyright-ITV-S.jpeg?trim=0,0,0,0&crop=&width=640&quality=65
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We just finished watching how to get to heaven from Belfast and I found it a bit disconcerting to have the same actress that took over for Nicola Walker in Unforgotten play a very different role in the Belfast show. Oh well thatâs why they call it acting!
Nicola Walker has held our eye too, beginning with Last Tango in Halifax. In spite of Bernie, one of the Commitmentsâ singers, showing up here. The other two Commitments singers have been everywhere too all these years. Good on them, we say.
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My latest favorite series! Crime fiction, New Orleans and music!
Listen to Crossroad Blues (25th Anniversary Edition) by Ace Atkins on Audible. https://www.audible.com/pd/B0CTW9MLJF?source_code=ORGOR69210072400FU
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Iâm just getting into the latest by Tana French, the final book in her Cal Hooper trilogy. Like the previous two, it looks to be a slow burn.
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Turnaround â Daveâs buddy is narrator:
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Choice quote(s):
"The more unequal a system is, the more it will emphasize niceness as the highest virtue.
For instance:
Racial inequality and respectability politics
Repeatedly in America, anger or protest is framed as the real issue, rather than the inequality prompting it. Black Americans are constantly tone policed, needing to protest in just the right way. But the right way doesnât actually exist when niceness is the metric and inequality doesnât even enter the onto the scale of judgment.
Refugees and Immigrants
In her book, The Ungrateful Refugee, Dina Nayeri points out that immigrants are expected to bow down and gravel to native-born citizens simply for being allowed into their space. They are supposed to be deferential and never complain, and if they ask for fair jobs and housing, they are seen as ungrateful and unwelcome.
Internships
Unpaid or underpaid interns are expected to be enthusiastic, grateful, and just happy to be there. Interns are told how lucky they are to work for free to gain experience. Speaking up about exploitation risks being labeled entitled.
Philanthropy
Philanthropy has never solved poverty or income inequality. Thatâs because the industry is designed primarily to ease the consciences of the rich as they benefit from and perpetuate an unequal system.Âł The wealthy are celebrated for their generous donations, foundations and galas. Niceness reframes unequal power as benevolence.
The less money you earn, the more pleasant you are expected to be
The customer is always right, so the saying goes in customer service culture. We want our minimum wage workers to be smiling, accommodating, emotionally regulatedâregardless of how theyâre treated. Meanwhile, those who hold the power get to act however they want.
Ever wonder why America is the only Western culture that mandates tipping for the service industry?
Niceness wasnât just a negotiable trait for enslaved people- it was a survival tactic. They were forced to be polite to stay alive.
In the decades after abolition, slave owners still wanted to be served, but they didnât want to pay a fair livable wage to be served. A system was set up where a serverâs income would be dependent on how nice they were to those they were serving.
Serve me and be nice to me or you donât get paid.
But niceness is not a substitute for inequality. It is a blindfold to it.
The research and writing remains at the highest level:
