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 Run Wings
Geography Tom Misch
Songs in the Key of Life Stevie Wonder
The Nightfly Donald Fagen
I Am Earth, Wind and Fire
Let’s Throw a Party Sammy Rae & The Friends
Love Is The Key To The City Jockstrap
Ants From Up There Black Country, New Road
Build a Problem Dodie
The Secret to Life Fizz
Family Business Lawrence
For the first time Black Country, New Road
CINEMA The Marías
Dot Vulfmon
Bad Self Portraits Lake 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</a>:</span>
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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