Happy March everyone! I know we are nearing almost a year in lockdown but I hope you are all doing what you can to keep your spirits up. Here are my picks for thoughtful media that I loved reading/watching and generally consuming. Comments are welcome!
Books & Comics đŚ¸ââď¸
Watchmen by Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons
Educated by Tara Westover
A Confession by Leo Tolstoy
âď¸ I have been using the Libby app to access free audiobooks and e-books from my local library⌠an extremely underrated resource, Iâd definitely recommend it âď¸
TV & Movies đĽ
Judas and the Black Messiah by Shaka King â in theaters now
I May Destroy You by Michaela Coel â on HBO â ď¸ heavy content warning â ď¸
Watchmen by Damon Lindelof â on HBO
The Departed by Martin Scorsese â on Netflix
Fantastic Mr. Fox by Wes Anderson â on Disney+
Videos đ
Professional Violinists React to Violin Progress Videos
Americaâs Dopamine-Fueled Shopping Addiction
Photos đ¸
Winners of the 2021 Underwater Photographer of the Year Contest
The Breathtaking Ingenuity of Incarcerated Artists by Leslie Jamison
Articles đ
How the Elderly Lose Their Rights by Rachel Aviv â I read this after watching I Care a Lot, and itâs shaken me to my core. There is something deeply unsettling about how the elderly become expendable and neglected and how that demeanor is exacerbated by capitalism and greed.
The Un-Instagramable Self by Tara Westover
Shrek 2Â turned one executiveâs petty grievances into a box office fairy tale by Tom Breihan on why the Shrek movies are simply superior
A Priceless Archive of Ordinary Life by Cynthia Greenlee
My Year of Grief and Cancellation by Liat Kaplan â from the person behind the notorious tumblr account âYour Fave is Problematicâ
My 8-Year-Old Threatened Suicide. Hereâs What Weâre Learning by Nikki Campo
The Kind of Love that Makes People Happiest by Arthur C. Brooks â on companionate love, best friendship, and monogamy.
Bring Back the Nervous Breakdown by Jerry Useem â Two important things here is that: 1. this is an inevitable condition in the civilized world, and 2. it is useful to have a catchall sociological condition that allows you to step away from society without permanent repercussions; something that recognizes the detrimental effects of the systems you are in, and doesnât put all onus for change on you.
Il Maestro by Martin Scorsese
The Unlikeliest Pandemic Success Story by Madeline Drexler â note that âunlikeliestâ is laden with presumption but the story of Bhutan is inspiring despite the skeptics (including in part, the author of the article)
The Other Woman by Agnes Callard â a good examination of jealousy
Ultra-fast Fashion Is Eating the World by Rachel Monroe
An Ever-Moving, Unloved Fish Is Stirring Chaos in the North Atlantic by Regin Winther Poulsen
Cottagecore Was Just the Beginning by Kaitlyn Tiffany
We Were the Last of the Nice Negro Girls by Anna Deavere Smith
Welcome to the Post-pandemic Dream Home by Joe Pinsker
Arcade đš
Outlanders by Pomelo Games
LEGO Builderâs Journey by LEGO
Neo Cab by Chance Agency â on the increasing amount of capitalist surveillance and the hand of silicon valley in it
Overland by Finji