No sooner do I post about bezoars

then the word itself pops up at wordsmithdaily_feed. The etymology is pretty boring after all that, I have to say: From Old French bezahar/bezoard, from Arabic bazahr, from Persian padzahr (antidote), from pad- (protector) + zahr (poison). Earliest documented use: 1597. (I feel I should issue a spoiler warning for the illustrative quote, which refers back to Half-Blood Prince.)

Finally saw the last two episodes of The Good Place

I think what I felt about them had a lot to do with what I felt about their final conundrum and solution, both of which I felt were a bit simplistic.

But let's focus on the good things of the past... oh, let's say three or four episodes.

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The Lunar Chronicles is coming out with new covers

I like these!

But I don't like the series nearly enough to get a whole second set just for the covers. It's very heteronormative, and everybody gets paired up very neatly, very fast. Still, it's fun enough. The covers are very tempting.

I did not know T. Kingfisher had a new book coming!

Looks like it's in the same universe as Clockwork Boys and Swordheart.

In case you missed it, PALADIN'S GRACE is available for pre-order! Angsty paladins! Bitter perfumers with trust issues! Fraught glances! Slow burn! Sarcastic bishops! Zale! The Temple of the White Rat! Severed heads!

Sounds like somebody's gonna romance a self-loathing hero!

Is there a better way to shred meat?

Also, why do we have a slow cooker we hardly ever use? Recipes?