#misadventure

Just in time for the end of summer

Available Thursday, August 27

“The Miniature Wife,” premiering Thursday on Peacock, is a messy, energetic science fiction farce about a scientist who shrinks his wife to a height of six inches, or more to the point, about a woman whose scientist husband shrinks her to a height of six inches, by accident, on purpose, or accidentally on purpose. (Watch closely to make up your own mind.) Created by Jennifer Ames and Steve…

3 September 2025

Ever bought just one tire? I usually go in fours. But a few years ago, while traveling, I picked up a bolt in the sidewall of a nearly new tire. I had one of those baby spares—good for getting you off the road but not much else—so I had to buy a single tire just to get home.

Problem was, I couldn’t find the same brand. So, I bought a different one. Then, once I got home, I replaced that oddball with a match for the original set. In the end, I bought two tries to replace one. And I was left with an extra, which I eventually gave away. The math made my head spin.

Still, it beat my younger days, when “a set of tires” wasn’t even in my vocabulary. Back then, four different brands on one car was normal. Replacing a blowout with a used retread? That was luxury.