Weekend Whats

What to Watch: Tell Me Lies on Hulu is a nighttime soap opera-like show that features a cast of college students who all seem pretty terrible (to each other, and in general). In other words, it’s a really fun watch. From the dorm room size to the near constant sex, the show bears (bares) no resemblance to my college experience. I suppose it’s never too late for grad school?

+ What to Movie: “Tech billionaire Slater King invites waitress Frida to join him and his friends on an island vacation. As the wild nights blend into sun-soaked days, the guests suspect something is off.” (Spoiler alert: Something is off.) Blink Twice is a really good thriller with some solid social criticism. Check it out on Amazon or your movie service of choice.

+ What to Read: “We are witnessing the biggest upheaval in college sports history. Some annual college athletic budgets surge past $200 million. Television contracts balloon into the billions. Conference alliances are erased and redrawn as with an Etch A Sketch. Players transfer from school to school, mercenaries open to the highest bidders. The organizational scaffolding of the NCAA, fussy and obsolete, is in a useless pile.” The always excellent John Branch in the NYT: What Does College Football Have to Do With College? (My answer depends on whether or not Cal beats Miami on Saturday night.)