Lis Angus 1/14/23 Lis Angus 1/14/23

Lessons in Chemistry

“Children, set the table; your mother needs a minute to herself.” It’s the early 1960s. Elizabeth Zott, the host of the afternoon TV cooking show Supper at Six, is a brilliant scientist, but male privilege has denied her a PhD or recognition for her subsequent research work. Yet Zott’s cooking show proves to be more than the lightweight fluff her program director expects.

Lis Angus 6/10/22 Lis Angus 6/10/22

Dial A for Aunties

by Jesse Q. Sutanto.

Meddy Chan accidentally kills her blind date, and calls on her mother and Chinese-Indonesian aunties to help her hide the body. But they are pressed for time—their wedding planning business has a big weekend ahead.