three days of rock, one day of roll: day four (overall)/day one (roll)

The world is growing smaller indeed when Alex is illustrating an article by one of my favorite essayists these days. Also, from the article:

I will note here that my Netflix habits are unconventional. During my early days as a Netflix subscriber, I spent anywhere from 1 to 3 hours a night watching DVDs on fast forward with the subtitles on. Because I read fairly quickly, I was able to follow twists and turns at high speed, thus increasing my cultural literacy in record time.