2026 media log
February
Wrap-Up
Read: 2 books, 2 essays, 3 scholarly articles, 2 poems
Best Book: The Wax Child by Olga Ravn Best Short Read: "Snowblind" by J. Geddericks
Watched: 4 films
Best Film: Picnic at Hanging Rock dir. Peter Weir (rewatch)
Best Film (First-Time Watch): Tesis dir. Alejandro Amenábar
Listened to: 6 albums, 1 EP
Best Album: Nothing's About to Happen to Me by Mitski
Best New Singles:
- "Undercover" by Isobel
- "Hive Mind" by Knocked Loose ft. Denzel Curry
- "I'll Change For You" by Mitski
- "ASSIGNMENT" by Power Snatch
- "DISSKIDDCLIC" by sk0ll
- [Book] The Wax Child by Olga Ravn ★★★★★
- [Album] Nothing's About to Happen to Me by Mitski ★★★★½
- [Album] Empty Hands by Poppy ★★★½
- [Album] And You Who Drowned in the Grief of a Golden Thing by KiNG MALA ★★½
- [Film] Picnic at Hanging Rock dir. Peter Weir ★★★★★ 🗘
- [Scholarly article] "Whose History Is It Anyway?" by Ian Johnston in Journal of the Society of Archivists vol. 22, no. 2
- [Album] In elsewhere by zayok ★★½
- [Film] Barbie and the Diamond Castle dir. Gino Nichele ★½
- [Book] Flights by Olga Tokarczuk ★★★★
- [Film] KPop Demon Hunters dir. Chris Appelhans & Maggie Kang ★★★½
- [Poetry] "Snowblind" and "U.F.O." by J. Geddericks on panthermilk ♡
- [Film] Tesis dir. Alejandro Amenábar ★★★★½
- [Scholarly article] "Getting the Lead Out: The Appraisal of Silver-Lead Mining Records at the University of Idaho" by Richard Davis in American Archivist vol. 55, no. 3
- [Album] I Am by Lexa Gates ★★½
- [EP] Club Icarus by ARTMS ★★★
- [Album] Adore by The Smashing Pumpkins ★★★★
- [Scholarly article] "Appraisal and Selection for Digital Curation" by Jinfang Niu
- [Essay] "Black Enclaves of Violence: Race and Homicide in Great Plains Cities, 1890-1920" by Clare V. McKanna Jr. from African Americans on the Great Plains: An Anthology
- [Essay] "'Pap' Singleton's Dunlap Colony: Relief Agencies and the Failure of a Black Settlement in Eastern Kansas" by Joseph V. Hickey from African Americans on the Great Plains: An Anthology
January
Wrap-Up
Read: 5 books, 1 zine, 2 articles, 1 essay, 1 scholarly article, 1 blog post
Best Book: Illness As Metaphor by Susan Sontag Best Short Read: "The History and Characteristics of Zines" by Fred Wright
Watched: 4 films, 1 comedy special
Best Film: Let the Right One In dir. Tomas Alfredson
Listened to: 5 albums
Best Album: Yes by Morphine
Best New Songs:
- "Limn" by Isobel
- "Peace of Mind" by Wesley Joseph ft. Danny Brown
- "Cursive" by Mandy, Indiana
- "Toothless Coal" by Nothing
- "ImpetuoUs" by Puscifer
- [album] Behind Every Great Man by The Buttress ★★★½
- [blog post] "On Reagan Library" by ormulum ♡
- [album] IDHAETS by ADYXSHA ★★★
- [scholarly article] "A Critical Analysis of Intrinsic Value" by Shauna McRanor
- [article] "The History and Characteristics of Zines" by Fred Wright ♡
- [book] Fundamentally by Nussaibah Younis ★★★
- [comedy special] Smosh Hospital dir. Rory Kramer ★★★
- [film] Grand Theft Hamlet dir. Sam Crane & Pinny Grylls ★★★
- [album] The Spiritual Meat Grinder by Zheani ★★★★
- [album] Still Waters Run Deep by Four Tops ★★★
- [film] The Last Wave dir. Peter Weir ★★★★
- [album] Yes by Morphine ★★★★★
- [book] Danger on Peaks: Poems by Gary Snyder ★★★½
- [book] Illness as Metaphor by Susan Sontag ★★★★½
- [essay] "Black Soldiers at Fort Hays, Kansas, 1867-1869: A study in Civilian and Military Violence" by James N. Leiker from African Americans on the Great Plains: An Anthology
- [film] Let the Right One In dir. Tomas Alfredson ★★★★½
- [book] Penitential Cries by Susan Howe ★★★
- [film] Wake Up Dead Man dir. Rian Johnson ★★★★
- [article] "The Radical Write: How a Medieval Catholic Mystic Inspired my Debut Novel" by Janet Rich Edwards
- [zine] 3 Weird Stories by Jayde Reid ♡
- [book] Heart Sutra by Yan Lianke ★★½
