Favourite Media

Created: September 29, 2021 | Updated: April 15, 2026 | Read markdown

Inspired by Luke Meulhlhauser’s quarterly updates on his favourite media (music, movies/TV and books), here is a small selection of my favourite things to watch, read or listen to.

Music

The links aren’t to the album as a whole but to a good part of each album.

Band on the RunWings
GeographyTom Misch
Songs in the Key of LifeStevie Wonder
The NightflyDonald Fagen
I AmEarth, Wind and Fire
Let’s Throw a PartySammy Rae & The Friends
Love Is The Key To The CityJockstrap
Ants From Up ThereBlack Country, New Road
Build a ProblemDodie
The Secret to LifeFizz
Family BusinessLawrence
For the first timeBlack Country, New Road
CINEMAThe Marías
DotVulfmon
Bad Self PortraitsLake Street Dive

Movies

Catch Me If You Can
Whiplash
Full Metal Jacket
Snatch
A Beautiful Mind
Vice
Chef
The Social Network
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

TV

Breaking Bad
The IT Crowd
Outnumbered
Black Mirror
Fresh Meat
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson

Books

These are kept in Book NotesN.

Blogs

Minding our Way, personal blog of Nate Soares who has written a lot about rationality and motivation, I really enjoyed his series Replacing GuiltN:
Astral Codex Ten (formerly Slate Star Codex), personal blog of Scott Alexander
Derek Sivers
Gwern Branwen
Andy Matuschak
Charlie Britton, my brother

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