Shows that remind me of summer
And some personal musings (as always) on capacity.
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When I think of summer, I think of expansiveness. Time. Air. Sun. Long afternoons. Lounging. Sangria. I’ve been thinking a lot about television that accurately captures this season, and searching within that for the escape out of our real-life summer, which is imbued with heat domes, election anxiety, and livestreaming genocide.
Before I get into shows that feel like summer to me, a snapshot of my summer so far:
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