A running log of media consumed (watched, read, played). Ratings are out of seven, inspired by Steph Ango's rating system.
The crux of this is classic "could've been a blog post," but there is some rich history and detail in here that I think makes it worth a read. I admire the thinking here and I hope we see more of this "abundance liberalism" in our politics over the coming years.
Ugh, this show is so good. One of my favorite shows in recent years, based on my favorite sci-fi novel (series) of all time. Can't recommend enough.
You can tell this is early Stephen King but not in a bad way. Fairly simple plot but rich with psychological tension and suspense. In some ways feels relevant to the issues we're seeing with young men in our culture today. :-/
Read this again after it came up in a conversation, probably two decades (or more?) after reading the first time. Unfortunately, for me, it didn't really hold up. Religious themes are pretty heavy-handed.
Holy shit, this show hooked me and still hasn't really let go. Best Star Wars content in a long time, and definitely one of my all-time favorites. Timely, resonant, fun.
Re-watch (after finishing Andor, season 1–2). Still holds up, so good!
Loved this trilogy and left me hungry for more. Switching gears to some other reading for a while, but I think I'm going to have to come back to the First Law universe.
Funny and a worthy follow-up to the originals, but a little too slapstick for my taste.
Unsurprisingly, couldn't put this one down either.
I needed some epic fiction to get lost in after the realness of East of Eden (and the news these days), and landed on Abercrombie's First Law trilogy. Book one did not disappoint! Brutal, dark, funny, and completely absorbing. Think Game of Thrones but with a little more levity. Now on to book two...
Somehow I was never encouraged to read this when I was younger but I am incredibly grateful I've read it now. My friend Jack recommended as his "favorite book" and I'm inclined to agree. One of the all time greats and will most likely require a re-read at least once or twice. Nothing I could write here will summarize it effectively... just go read it.
Caught this as part of the Paramount Theatre's Summer Classic Film Series. A classic that I hadn't seen yet (!). Depressingly relevant for our times. Very funny. Hokey in a way where I'm not sure how much of the hokeyness is just it being an old movie vs. intentionally hokey.
Really incredible single-player campaign. The most fun I’ve had with a first-person shooter in a long time. Creative, stealthy, action-packed.
What a truly insane film. Loved it. I can totally see why it won the Oscars that it did.
Just incredible TV. One my favorite shows of all time, and season two did not disappoint.
Intensely thought-provoking. Challenges a lot of parenting assumptions (in mostly a good way, I think?). Left me wanting to experiment more with "rules" in our household and has prompted great discussions with my wife about if and how we apply some of this philosophy with raising our family.
I wanted to like this a lot more than I actually did. Clever premise, funny at times, but overall hasn't aged that well and didn't quite work for me.
Just so epically fun and delightful. Part Terry Pratchett, part Hitchhiker's Guide, part something else entirely. Favorite fiction book of the year so far and one I will absolutely revisit.
Jesus. Prophetic, dark, yet somehow a little uplifting? Absolutely worth a look now that we're entering a period so terrifyingly similar to what Octavia Butler imagined when she wrote this in 1993. Not exactly a happy read, but an important one.
