It’s been a while for one of these. I’m switching to “Works” completed (as opposed to “Books”), to cover a broader range of cultural material I’ve engaged with. I’m not going all “media diet” like Jason Kottke, (especially not grading) but I find myself expanding beyond books quite a bit this year. Also, I can park some sport stuff here as well if necessary.
Screen
- The Creator, Alamo Theater
- Heart of Stone, Netflix
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Alamo Theater
- The Bureau, Seasons 1-5, AMC+
Books
- The Ministry for the Future, Kim Stanley Robinson
- Beyond The Hallowed Sky, Ken Macleod
- Tinker, Tailor, Solider, Spy, John LeCarre
- The Kaiju Preservation Society, John Scalzi
- Axiom’s End, Lindsay Ellis
- The Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula K. Le Guin
- Red Team Blues, Cory Doctorow
- America City, Chris Beckett
- Circe, Madeline Miller
- How to Change, Katy Milkman
- Chokepoint Capitalism, Cory Doctorow
- Acceptance, Jeff VanDermeer
- Her Name is Knight, Jasmine Angoe
- Edges, Linda Nagata
- How to Do Nothing, Jenny ODell
- Null States, Malka Older
- Lighter, Yung Pueblo
- Authority, Jeff VanDermeer
- 1984, George Orwell
Graphic Novels
- Tetris, Box Brown
- From Hell, Alan Moore
- Crisis on Infinite Earths
- Marvel Secret Wars
Sports
- 2022-23 WNBA Finals
- 2022-23 FIFA Women’s World Cup
- 2022-23 UEFA Champions League
- 2022-23 English Premier League
- 2022-23 English FA Cup
- 2022-23 NBA Finals
Podcast Episodes
These are episodes of note. I subscribe to a lot of podcasts, receive a ton of episodes, listen to a subset, and find a few that are remarkable.