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• Rental Family

  

  In the beginning of Rental Family, Phillip Vanderploeg (Brendan Fraser) has been living in Japan for seven years. He is an actor who originally arrived to... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2026 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• Reading List: March.

  Non-Fiction: Dan Wang: Breakneck. China's Quest to Engineer the Future. Fiction: Catriona Ward: Nowhere Burning. William Gibson: Pattern Recognition. Kim Fu... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2026 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• On Living with the Monster in the Room

  

  I have found it so difficult to write lately. There are so many horrors, and the only bright thing that I’ve clung to over the last few months has been diving... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2026 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• Random Mixtape - That's Why i Love Fall.

  

  girl in red | we fell in love in october. the xx | shelter. caribou | sun. sonic youth | hey joni. alice glass | blood oath. health | nice girls. you love her... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2026 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• Reading List: February.

  Non-Fiction: Chris Baker, Pasuk Phongpaichit: A History of Thailand. Thongchai Winichakul: Siam mapped: a history of the geo-body of a nation. Fiction: Margot... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2026 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• Revolver Lily

  

  There is a deep sadness to the idea of being incredibly good at something, perhaps even one of the best in the world, but for that talent to be associated only... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2026 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• Beolsae (House of Hummingbird)

  

  In Kim Bo-ra’s House of Hummingbird, teenager Eun-hee (Park Ji-huk, giving a stunning performance) goes unrecognised and isolated in most of the spheres she... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2026 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• Favourite Books I've Read This Year (in Progress)

  

  Fiction: Han Kang: Human Acts Ellis Avery: The Teahouse Fire I started this year reading Han Kang's work for the first time: The Vegetarian, Human Acts, and We... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2026 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• Reading List: January.

  Fiction: Nat Cassidy: When the Wolf Comes Home. Sarah Gailey: Just Like Home. R.O. Kwon: Exhibit. R.O. Kwon: Incendiaries. Kevin Chen: Ghost Town. Han Kang:... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2026 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• Random Mixtape - When You Fall, You Will Fall the Hardest.

  

  yellow fang | i'm a feeder. lois | diopter. greentea peng | tardis (hardest). cyndi seui | unreal. blood cultures | emptylands. health | ordinary loss. shlohmo ... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2026 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• Yunhui-ege (Moonlit Winter)

  

  The snow in the Hokkaido town of Otaru builds up in dunes, covering sidewalks and cars. One of the main character’s aunt describes what it means to live with... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2026 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• Happyend

  

  Neo Sora’s Happyend, about a friendship between a group of high schoolers and more intimately about two boys who have known each other for years but are now... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2026 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• Chan Hang Rawang Rao (Flat Girls)

  

  I don’t know what a good entry point for writing about this film is: it hit me as a complete surprise, the kind of quiet story that gets stuck in your brain... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2026 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• Affeksjonsverdi (Sentimental Value)

  

  I wrote it for you. You're the only one who can play it.So with the house empty and the doors locked and the mattresses rolled round, those stray airs, advance... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2026 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• A Dangerous Precedent

  “The Secretary-General is deeply alarmed by the recent escalation in Venezuela, culminating with today’s United States military action in the country, which... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2026 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• Daedosiui Sarangbeob (Love in the Big City)

  

  Starting this new year with a film that I knew nothing about before watching it has been a genuine joy and surprise. I was motivated by falling down a... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2026 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• Shows of the Year

  Best new show: The Pitt I was a bit hesitant about starting The Pitt and waited a few weeks before catching up. I must have watched ER daily for years - the... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2025 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• Films of the Year

  Sorry, Baby (2025, Eva Victor) Nickel Boys (2024, RaMell Ross)Sinners (2025, Ryan Coogler) Hedda (2025, Nia DaCosta) If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (2025, Mary... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2025 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• Records of the Year

  

  FKA twigs / EusexuaSharon Van Etten / Sharon Van Etten The Attachment TheoryHeartworms / Glutton for Punishment Japanese Breakfast / For Melancholy Brunettes ... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2025 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• Reading List: December

  Non-Fiction: Brian Merchant: Blood in the Machine. Karen Hao: Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI. Fiction: Alex Gonzalez: Rekt. S.P.... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2025 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO