Mike Naple

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A roast pork sandwich from DiNic’s in Reading Terminal Market
A shot of the stage for tonight’s performance featuring a big pink heart and Bridget Everett and the Tender Moments written in black block letters
A screenshot of Hilary Duff’s album luck… or something featuring the singer on blue carpet against the cream colored curtains.
A poster promoting Train Dreams featuring its star Joel Edgerton.
A screenshot of an iPhone playing Hilary Duff’s “Growing Up” off her new album.
A promotional poster for the film Bugonia, featuring a depiction of a bald Emma Stone with blood and honey dripping on her face.
A promotional image from the film If I Had Legs I’d Kick You featuring Rose Byrne on a bed, with her left hand resting against her head, while she looked at her daughter in the bed.
Ryan (Ben McKenzie) and Seth (Adam Brody) on floating chairs in the pool from The OC.
A photo of the book Game Changer by Rachel Reid. The cover features a blond male hockey player leaning against a counter, holding a purple smoothie, while a brunette male smoothie shop employee looks on longingly.
A photo of the book Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid. The cover features a brown-haired woman wearing a bomber jacket and aviator sunglasses with a shuttle launch reflected in them.
Scrooge greeting the day on Christmas morning!
Gingerbread tree cookies cooking on a wire rack
A batch of red sauce simmering on the stove in a Dutch oven.
A homemade loaf of pumpkin bread cooling in the pan on a baking rack.
A photo of the Penguin Classics edition of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. The cover features the monster nude and bent over with his limbs twisted.
Rachel McAdams crying in a scene from The Family Stone
A Sunday morning at a cafe with a blueberry ricotta cake, a cappuccino, and a book (Clear by Carys Davies)
The book The Lilac People by Milo Todd. The cover features a person wearing a newsboy cap, white collared shirt, and pants with suspenders. Their back is to us and they’re wandering through a meadow against a lilac, blue, and cloudy sky.
Homemade cavatelli macaroni on a sheet pan. One of multiple pans.
A blue cup and saucer with coffee next to the book, Hamnet, by Maggie O’Farrell.
A pink coffee cup next to the book, Bad Company: Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream by Megan Greenwell.
Bridget Everett and Jeff Hiller in scene from the Emmy-nominated show “Somebody Somewhere” still streaming on HBO Max.
A stack of three homemade lemon bars on a cutting board.
The paperback copy of The Safekeep, Yael van der Wouden’s debut novel. The cover features a pair of legs on a bed and caught in the sheets.
An image from a scene in the movie “Legally Blonde 2: Red, White, and Blonde.” Paulette (Jennifer Coolidge) upon seeing Elle (Reese Witherspoon) dressed in American flag attire says, “Oh my God! You look like the Fourth of July! Makes me want a hot dog real bad.”
A screen shot of the cover of Carly Rae Jepsen’s E•MO•TION album and the song “Run Away With Me” played on iTunes.
An image of the book, The Man Nobody Killed: Life, Death, and Art in Michael Stewart’s New York by Elon Green. It features a photo of Michael Stewart against a backdrop of graffiti art in black, blue, and red colors.
A skinny turquoise vase with three tulips.
A book enthusiast riding the bus on Independent Bookstore Day, wearing a San Diego Padres hat, a purple, blue, and white checkered shirt, and gray backpack.
The book Blackouts by Justin Torres. The cover features a black rectangle from which a gold tiger-like animal peeks out from behind.
A photo of a bowl of sweet potato and lentil stew in a blue-green bowl on a blue-green dining tray.
A poster of the film Y Tu MamĂĄ TambiĂŠn featuring the three lead actors in an embrace while dancing.
A photo of the book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
The book titled The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami.
News Alert: Three months into 2025, US measles cases surpass total for 2024 Three months into 2025, the United States has surpassed the total number of measles cases in the country for all of last year. So far in 2025, there have been at least 308 measles cases reported in the United States, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2024, there were 285 measles cases.
The book Loca by Alejandro Heredia. The cover features a tall palm tree swaying in the breeze against a cloudy blue sky with cracks in it. The title is written in long block white letters.
Three sticks on a park bench in winter.
A poster image of the film A Real Pain featuring (left to right): Kieran Culkin and Jesse Eisenberg.
The book Oye by Melissa Mogollon. The cover is orange with yellow font. It features the image of a young person’s hand with dark nail polish and an older person’s hand with longer nails painted red. The hands hold a multi-color flower between them.
A promotional image for the film The Substance featuring Demi Moore looking in a mirror.
The cover of the book The Country of the Blind by Andrew Leland featuring blind people doing everyday activities. Some are using canes, some are using walkers, others walking with service dogs.
A cover of the book Family Meal by Bryan Washington with two forks interconnected.
The cover of the book The Unclaimed: Abandonment and Hope in the City of Angels by Pamela Prickett and Stefan Timmermans featuring a hazy photo of the Los Angeles skyline. The title is written like a toe-tag.
A poster for the film The Shop Around the Corner. It features images of its two stars: Margaret Sullivan and James Stewart.
A lemon flavored Panettone, which is a traditional Italian sweetbread eaten at Christmastime. The Panettone is golden brown on top with a golden-yellow cross marked across the top.
An image of Entertainment Weekly’s Best Of double issue for the year 2001. The issue featured Nicole Kidman on the cover.
An iPhone screen image of the album, “Yule,” by Naomi Westwater and Heather Scott. The song playing in the image is “Quiet Christmas,” one of my favorites.
An image for the film Conclave starring (left to right): John Lithgow, Ralph Fiennes, Isabella Rossellini, and Stanley Tucci.
The book cover of Victor Lavalle’s Lone Women features a tall, short-haired Black woman standing jn a vast field with a mountain range in the background. The title and author name are written in block capitalized letters on a cream colored font.
The book cover of Victor Lavalle’s Lone Women features a tall, short-haired Black woman standing jn a vast field with a mountain range in the background. The title and author name are written in block capitalized letters on a cream colored font.
A purple book cover with the title, Margo’s Got Money Trouble, in white capitalized letters. The cover features a blonde woman lying on her stomach on a magenta couch, she is wearing an orange top and blue jeans. There is a laptop open on the floor in front of the couch.