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• 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

• Pluribus - I Know You Are There. I’ll Help You.

  

  Pluribus: 1x09 La Chica o El Mundo.Carol: They are not evil. They wouldn’t even kill an ant. Manousos: And isn’t it evil to value a man the same as an ant. Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2025 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• Pluribus – Whatever Makes You Happy.

  

  Pluribus: 1x08 Charm Offensive. Eight episodes into the first season of Pluribus and one episode from its season finale, it feels relevant to talk about the pro... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2025 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• Pluribus – I Am Not One of Them.

  

  Pluribus: 1x07 The Gap.Nothing on this planet is yours. Nothing. You cannot give me anything because all you have is stolen. You don’t belong here. My name is... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2025 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• Random Mixtape - i Can't Speak This Way.

  

  autoclave | paper boy. helium | hole in the ground. sleater-kinney | stay where you are. snocaps | heathcliff. bicep | opal (four tet remix). joanne robertson... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2025 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• Pluribus - But She’s So Lonely.

  

  Pluribus: 1x06 HDP. There are a lot of gnarly questions about how the Others are reshaping the world that remain unasked on the show, primarily because Carol... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2025 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• Pluribus - We Just Need a Little Space.

  

  Pluribus: 1x05 Got Milk.When is the last time you’ve seen someone drink from a carton of milk in public? With the exception of vaguely coffee-flavoured milk... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2025 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• Pluribus - You’ve Never Been Us.

  

  Pluribus: 1x04 Please, Carol. You can’t touch me. I have agency. There’s an alternative version of Pluribus, one that would make for a very different show, in... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2025 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• Reading List: November.

  Non-Fiction:Eleanor Johnson: Scream with Me. Horror Films and the Rise of American Feminism (1968-1980)Cory Doctorow: Enshittification.Why Everything Suddenly... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2025 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• Pluribus - Only I Get to Remember Her.

  

  Pluribus: 1x03 Grenade. Carol: You’re gonna forget everything you know about Helen. Every memory, every thought she ever had. Get her out of your head. Heads!... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2025 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO

• Reading List: October.

  Fiction: Mick Herron: Slough House novels. Sarah Gailey: Spread Me. Quan Barry: The Unveiling. Yume Kitasei: Saltcrop. Caitlin Starling: The Graceview... Read more

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

• Good Boy

  

  is a very good film regardless but laden with a whole other layer of emotional resonance if the viewer has a dog of their own. Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2025 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO