1/12/24 Volume 3 Issue 2
Five on Friday
January 12, 2024
“Marvellous things will start happening to you, fabulous, unbelievable things – and you will never be miserable again in your life.” James and The Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
One: Color of the Year
A peach’s memory is fuzzy. From Humor Living’s Peach Puns list.
Pantone’s color of the year is Peach Fuzz.
PANTONE 13-1023 Peach Fuzz captures our desire to nurture ourselves and others. It’s a velvety gentle peach tone whose all-embracing spirit enriches mind, body, and soul. “In seeking a hue that echoes our innate yearning for closeness and connection, we chose a color radiant with warmth and modern elegance. A shade that resonates with compassion, offers a tactile embrace, and effortlessly bridges the youthful with the timeless.” Leatrice Eiseman
From The New York Times, Pantone’s Color of the Year for 2024 Is Peach Fuzz
From PureWow, The 2024 Colors of The Year Are Here—And They’re Out of This World
From Clever, Pantone’s Color of the Year 2024 Is Peach Fuzz—Here’s 11 Ways to Style It at Home
Two: What to Watch
The Emmy Awards air January 15 on Fox, hosted by Anthony Anderson. From ET, How to Watch the 2024 Emmy Awards: What Channel, Where to Stream, Host, Nominees and More.
I will list Emmy nominated shows for each streaming service. See the full list of nominees: 2023 Emmy Nominations
Netflix:
Read: January new releases from Tulum and from Vulture.
Lift (2024 film), An international heist crew, led by Cyrus Whitaker (Kevin Hart), races to lift $500 million in gold from a passenger plane at 40,000 feet.
Love Is Blind: Sweden
Emmy nominated shows:
The Crown (drama series, Elizabeth Debicki)
The Diplomat (Keri Russell)
Better Call Saul (drama series, Bob Odenkirk)
Wednesday (comedy series, Jenna Ortega)
Beef (limited series, Steven Yeun, Ali Wong, Joseph Lee, Young Mazino, Maria Bello)
Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (limited series, Evan Peters, Richard Jenkins, Niecy Nash-Betts,)
Christina Applegate, Dead to Me
Entergalactic (animated series)
Pamela, A Love Story (documentary film)
Working: What We Do All Day (documentary)
Chimp Empire (documentary)
Our Universe (documentary)
Selling Sunset (reality)
Indian Matchmaking (reality)
Love Is Blind (reality)
Queer Eye (reality, Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Tan France, Antoni Porowski, Jonathan Van Ness)
Max (HBO):
January 2024 from Vulture
On January 14th: True Detective: Night Country (drama series, episodes released weekly), The new season takes place in Ennis, Alaska, shortly after eight men mysteriously vanish from the Tsalal Arctic Research Station. The investigation is spearheaded by Detective Liz Danvers (played by Jodie Foster).
Emmy nominated:
House of the Dragon (drama series)
The Last of Us (drama series, Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey, Murray Bartlett, Lamar Johnson, Nick Offerman, Keivonn Montreal Woodard, Melanie Lynskey, Storm Reid, Anna Torv)
Succession (drama series, Brian Cox, Kieran Culkin, Jeremy Strong, Sarah Snook, Nicholas Braun, Matthew Macfadyen, Alan Ruck, Alexander Skarsgård, J. Smith-Cameron, James Cromwell, Arian Moayed, Hiam Abbass, Harriet Walter, Hiam Abbass, Cherry Jones, Harriet Walter)
The White Lotus (drama series, F. Murray Abraham, Michael Imperioli, Theo James, Will Sharpe, Jennifer Coolidge, Meghann Fahy, Aubrey Plaza, Simona Tabasco)
Barry (comedy series, Bill Hader, Anthony Carrigan, Henry Winkler)
Jesse Plemons, Love and Death
Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal (animated series)
Rick and Morty (animated series)
100 Foot Wave (documentary series)
Being Mary Tyler Moore (documentary film)
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Hulu:
New on Hulu: January 2024 from Vulture.
Self Reliance (2024 comedy film), Tommy receives an invitation to win $1 million by playing a game where he must outwit hunters attempting to kill him. He realizes the hunters can only attack him when he’s alone, but none of his friends and family believe the game is real.
Emmy nominated:
The Bear (comedy series, Jeremy Allen White, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Ayo Edebiri, Oliver Platt, Jon Bernthal)
Only Murders in the Building (comedy series, Martin Short, Nathan Lane)
Abbott Elementary (comedy series, Quinta Brunson, Tyler James Williams, Janelle James, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Taraji P. Henson)
Fleishman Is in Trouble (limited series, Lizzy Caplan, Claire Danes)
The Old Man (Jeff Bridges)
Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale
Welcome to Chippendale’s (Kumail Nanjiani, Murray Bartlett, Annaleigh Ashford, Juliette Lewis)
Tiny Beautiful Things (Kathryn Hahn, Merritt Wever)
The 1619 Project (documentary)
Secrets of the Elephants (documentary)
Prey (movie)
Fire Island (movie)
Bob’s Burgers (animated series)
Welcome to Wrexham (reality)
Disney+:
New on Disney+: January 2024 from Vulture.
Echo (complete season 1), Based on the namesake Marvel Comics character, the miniseries tells the story of Maya Lopez, a woman who’s forced to revisit her past when old demons resurface.
Bluey (season 3)
Emmy nominated:
Andor (drama series)
Obi-Wan Kenobi (limited series)
The Simpsons
Bob’s Burgers (animated series)
Hocus Pocus 2 (movie)
Amazon Prime:
New on Amazon Prime Video: January 2024 from Vulture.
Emmy nominated:
Jury Duty (comedy series, James Marsden)
Swarm (Dominique Fishback)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (comedy series, Rachel Brosnahan, Alex Borstein, Luke Kirby)
Daisy Jones & The Six (limited series, Camila Morrone)
Good Night Oppy (documentary)
Judy Blume Forever (documentary)
The U.S. and The Holocaust (documentary)
Rent: Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (movie, Daniel Radcliffe)
Peacock:
New on Peacock: January 2024 from Vulture.
The Traitors (season 2, episodes 1-3, reality, Peacock Original)
Ted (season 1, all episodes, Peacock Original), By 1993, Ted the foul-mouthed teddy bear’s moment of fame has passed. He’s moved back in with his best friend, likable but awkward 16-year-old John Bennett, who lives in a working-class Boston home with his parents, Matty and Susan, and cousin Blaire. Matty’s a blustering, blue-collar Bostonian who thinks he’s the unequivocal boss of the house and doesn’t like anyone challenging him, particularly his liberal-minded niece. Susan is kind, selfless and almost pathologically sweet when it comes to caring for her family. Blaire is a smart and politically correct college student who’s not afraid to speak her mind and frequently clashes with her more traditionalist family.
Emmy nominated:
Natasha Lyonne and Judith Light, Poker Face
Saturday Night Live (Quinta Brunson, Pedro Pascal)
Vanderpump Rules (reality)
Apple TV+:
Coming Soon on Apple TV+
Emmy nominated:
Sharon Horgan, Bad Sisters
Jason Segel and Jessica Williams, Shrinking
(Paul Walter Hauser, Taron Egerton, Ray Liotta) Black Bird
Ted Lasso (comedy series, Jason Sudeikis, Phil Dunster, Brett Goldstein, Juno Temple, Hannah Waddingham, Sam Richardson, Becky Ann Baker, Sarah Niles, Harriet Walter)
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie (documentary film)
Paramount+:
Emmy nominated:
RuPaul’s Drag Race (reality, RuPaul)
(On Showtime, premium subscription) Yellowjackets (drama series, Melanie Lynskey) and Jessica Chastain and Michael Shannon, George & Tammy
In Theaters:
Mean Girls (musical comedy), New student Cady Heron gets welcomed into the top of the social food chain by an elite group of popular girls called the Plastics, ruled by the conniving queen bee Regina George. However, when Cady makes the major misstep of falling for Regina’s ex-boyfriend, she soon finds herself caught in their crosshairs. Read more in USA Today, ‘Mean Girls’ cast 2024: Who plays Regina George, Cady Heron and The Plastics in new movie? For fans of the original movie, Tina Fey named ‘Mean Girls’ character Glen Coco after a real person. Here’s what he thinks about it, nearly 20 years later.
The Beekeeper (action/thriller), One man’s brutal campaign for vengeance takes on national stakes after it’s revealed he’s a former operative of a powerful and clandestine organization known as Beekeepers.
The Book of Clarence (adventure/western), A down-on-his-luck man struggles to find a better life for his family while fighting to free himself of debt. Captivated by the power and glory of the rising Messiah, he risks everything to carve his own path to a divine life, ultimately discovering that the redemptive power of belief may be his only way out.
Three: What to Wear
Peach Fuzz:
From Real Simple, Pantone’s 2024 Color of the Year Is Here, and You Can Already Shop the Shade at Cariuma
From Elle, 20 Ways to Wear Pantone’s 2024 Color of the Year
Four: What to Try
2024 Flavor of the Year:
From Food & Wine, 20 Ways to Taste a 2024 Flavor of the Year
Five: What to Do
Celebrate MLK: Ways to honor MLK Day in Greater Boston
In Boston: 88 things to do in Boston this weekend
Catch up on award nominated shows and movies:
From Vanity Fair, 2024 SAG Awards Nominations: See the Full List Here
Lifestyle of a Fashionista 
Leave a comment