library
Books, films, shows, articles, videos, and podcasts I've consumed or reconsumed recently I'd like to mention
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books
The Silmarillion
I’ve always loved myth, and the idea of writing a book that lets you develop your own myth system is so cool. I really appreciate the ideas it puts forth (I’ll let you discover it for yourself).
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Slaughterhouse-Five
I don’t want to get in the way of this one.
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films
Top 25
My top 25, ranked.
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Honorable Mentions
Films I couldn’t fit into the top 25, but still deserve a mention, unranked.
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shows
BoJack Horseman
It’s become a TV show I reference regularly. I think it does satire incredibly well, making good nuanced commentary about our society while balancing it with incredible humor and not being afraid make you sit in your sadness.
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The Bear
I just started it, but so far it’s been a really incredible character study with amazing acting, cinematography, and direction. I like the culinary aspects too.
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articles
The 'Busy' Trap
Like what the author has to say.
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This Is Water
On paying attention instead of running on default settings.
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videos
Still Standing So Expensive
Gives incredible people, artists, craftsmen, and artisans a platform in a world that so often shuns or neglects creative pursuits. So Expensive is a companion, though that applies more to the handmade expensive things.
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Making Stuff
An entertaining introduction to science that helped cultivate my interest.
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Great Big Story
Gives a platform to the little people doing big things.
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Stuff Made Here
Awesome, enjoyable, and well-made engineering projects.
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James Hoffmann
Informative, and makes “fine” things unpretentious while remaining honest to the fanciness.
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Hunting the Elements
This is what developed my interest in chemistry, which I believed for 10+ years would be my future.
