Since I have yet to be able to sit down and watch the new season of The Diplomat I’ve been tiptoeing on the internet to hopefully not see any spoilers. But, fear not, I’ve still managed to find tons of interesting things to share, including fun Halloween inspired stop motion, how to turn off AI results on Pinterest, a new doc, a new crime show, and a 2009 show totally worth a rewatch!

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People are so creative!

The English family account @allthatisshe makes fun stop motion videos, and my favorite part is that it always starts with a bit of how it’s made. The latest is perfectly themed for October: you can watch it on Instagram or TikTok.

How to remove AI images from your Pinterest feed

It was bad enough to be dealing with enshittification but now we get the added layer of AI being forced down our throats. If you want to stop getting so many AI image results on Pinterest you can now change your settings. You can watch the above Youtube videos or if you just need the quick instructions: in your account go to settings > refine your recommendations > genAI interests (far right on center row) > toggle all options off.

I highly recommend following poets

Saeed Jones wrote about what his reactions to the announcements of Diane Keaton and Miss Major Griffin-Gracy’s deaths say about the world we live in: “And then it came, the realization that—at least in my mind—79 years old was so young for a famous rich white woman in America and that 78 years old was practically a miracle for someone like Miss Major.” (Diane Keaton, Miss Major, D'Angelo…)

If you’ve ever wondered how Japanese soy sauce is made

I will watch a video of how anything is made and this Instagram video on Japanese soy sauce was really interesting, especially since I had never thought about how soy sauce is actually made.

More food porn

I haven’t had the time nor brain bandwidth to try this but I wanted to eat my phone while watching the video for these Pumpkin Lasagna Roll-Ups. The recipe is also up on Bon Appétit.

Back in theaters!

If you like watching your films on the big screen you can catch Sinners and K-Pop Demon Hunters in select theaters: “Warner Bros. announced Tuesday that ‘Sinners’ will be back in select Imax and Imax 70mm theaters for one week starting Oct. 30. The news follows Netflix’s recent announcement that ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ will head back to theaters for sing-along screenings for one weekend from Oct. 31 through Nov. 2.” More info at Los Angeles Times, ‘Sinners’ is heading back to theaters for Halloween. ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ too

To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before gets a new format

Jenny Han’s To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before already has a super popular Netflix adaptation film series, plus a spinoff series, XO, Kitty. And in 2026 we get a new adaptation in the form of a graphic novel! It has yet to get a cover reveal but Simon & Schuster has some deets on the book’s page, including that it’s adapted by Barbara Perez Marquez and illustrated by Akimaro and Li Lu.

Super excited for this sequel

Netflix has some fantastic animated films like Nimona, Klaus, and The Mitchells vs. the Machines—and the latter is getting a sequel! “Sony Pictures Animation is making a sequel to its 2021 Oscar-nominated feature ‘The Mitchells vs. the Machines,’ with Guillermo Martinez (head of story for the first ‘Mitchells’ film) and JP Sans (co-director of ‘The Bad Guys 2’) signing on to direct, marking Martinez’s directorial debut. Wendy Molyneux and Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin (‘The Great North’), known professionally as the Molyneux sisters, are writing the screenplay. Production is expected to begin in early 2026.” Variety has the exclusive news, ‘The Mitchells vs. the Machines 2’ in the Works, From Netflix and Sony Animation

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The Lowdown (Hulu)

FX has made a lot of good shows so I would have watched this eventually but hearing that Sterlin Harjo, the creator of Reservations Dogs (Hulu), was behind this series bumped this to the top of my watch list. And the show is very much in my wheelhouse as it’s not only a crime show with the “reporter” determined to get to the truth regardless of the danger they're in but it’s also super bookish. Ethan Hawke plays Lee Raybon: he calls himself a "truthstorian" and starts digging for information where he shouldn’t after an exposé he wrote about a powerful family puts a target on his back and one family member suspiciously dies by suicide. If you perked up at my mention of the show being bookish, Lee owns and lives above a bookstore, and a collection of books from an estate sale play a significant role in the plot.

The Perfect Neighbor (Netflix)

This is an excellent documentary that is a devastating example of why racism is not “an opinion”. The documentary is told through body cam footage, police interview recordings, and courtroom cameras. It shows a neighborhood where children were growing up together and spent a lot of time playing outside and how one neighbor repeatedly harassed the children—including using slurs and throwing things at them—and continuously called the police because the children were outside playing. It’s the kind of situation that from the beginning you realize it can’t end well and still it’s shocking to see the escalation of hatred result in a mother’s murder. This doc could have been made a lot of ways but it’s most impactful to see it through a year of body cam footage which spotlights one person’s hatred against a community of families who had clearly bonded as their children formed friendships.

Parks and Recreation (Peacock)

I did not realize that Parks and Rec was already more than 15 years old! To be honest, while looking for my next rewatch I didn’t think this one would stick because it’s set in government, and in the current landscape that seemed like a bad setting for an escape watch. I was wrong! It turns out that Leslie’s deep and unending love for her town, friends, and government is exactly what I needed to watch in 2025. I think I even enjoyed the show more this time than my first time watching it.

Thanks for reading, and as always feel free to shout out anything you’ve been loving lately!