It was an uncomfortable Christmas gathering a while back, a guy I know only slightly trying to make small talk, asking about favorite tv shows. I explained we didn’t watch much tv. That it’s only on Friday & Saturday nights that we have supper in front of the big screen and watch a movie or two or binge a bit of some streaming series. He seemed baffled. “What do you do the other nights?” “We read.” “Oh,” he said, edging away, his attention turning more fully to the buffet table.