2023 archive

a record of what i've been reading, watching, & listening to this year. i'm trying to make space for texts and media outside of research and work; hence, most of these lists won't include the things i encounter in grad school. personal favorites are marked with a star ⭐️

texts

poems 🌱 / articles, short stories, essays πŸ“‹ / books πŸ“š

DATE TITLE FORM
currently Sabriel, by Garth Nix πŸ“š
03/27/23 ⭐️ The Wind's Twelve Quarters, by Ursula K. Le Guin πŸ“š
03/18/23 The Mountain in the Sea, by Ray Nayler πŸ“š
02/22/23 ⭐️ "Bloodchild," by Octavia Butler πŸ“‹
02/22/23 "The Girl Who Was Plugged In," by James Tiptree πŸ“‹
02/22/23 "A Cyborg Manifesto," by Donna Haraway πŸ“‹
02/21/23 Vibrant Matter, by Jane Bennett πŸ“š
01/26/23 Galileo, by Paul Tran (from All the Flowers Kneeling) 🌱
01/25/23 ⭐️ On Black Media Philosophy, by Armond R. Towns πŸ“š
01/18/23 Understanding Media, by Marshall McLuhan πŸ“š
01/11/23 Stages of Rot, by Linnea Sterte πŸ“š
01/10/23 "Root Rot," by Fargo Tbahki πŸ“‹

music

album or EP πŸ’Ώ / single 🎡

DATE TITLE FORM
03/28/23 We Are (μš°λ¦¬λŠ”) ft HYUKOH, by Nosaj Thing 🎡
03/23/23 beyond the edge of the world, by lookfar πŸ’Ώ
03/04/23 ⭐️ Never Too Much, by Luther Vandross πŸ’Ώ
02/24/23 Bar Mediterraneo, by Nu Genea πŸ’Ώ
02/20/23 Horizons, by Jasmine Myra πŸ’Ώ
02/19/23 Where I'm Meant To Be, by Ezra Collective πŸ’Ώ
02/14/23 Desire, I Want to Turn Into You, by Caroline Polachek πŸ’Ώ
02/07/23 Organ Dirges: 2016-17, by Kali Malone πŸ’Ώ
02/03/23 ⭐️ ζˆ‘ζ˜―δΈ€ιš»ι­š, by Sunset Rollercoaster 🎡
01/30/23 ⭐️ Sephonie OST, by Melos Han-Tani πŸ’Ώ
01/12/23 ε”±ιŠ, by Faye Wong πŸ’Ώ
01/04/23 BTB 鄧麗君, by Teresa Teng πŸ’Ώ

films

streamed 🌐 / viewed in theaters πŸŽ₯

DATE TITLE FORM
03/24/23 John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, dir. Chad Stahelski 🌐
03/21/23 John Wick: Chapter 2, dir. Chad Stahelski 🌐
03/20/23 John Wick, dir. Chad Stahelski 🌐
03/04/23 ⭐️ Return to Seoul, dir. Davy Chou πŸŽ₯
02/14/23 The Spook Who Sat By the Door, dir. Ivan Dixon 🌐
02/03/23 LOTR: Fellowship of the Ring, dir. Peter Jackson 🌐
01/15/23 RRR, dir. S.S. Rajamouli 🌐
12/23/22 Alien, dir. Ridley Scott 🌐
12/21/22 Pinocchio, dir. Guillermo del Toro 🌐