Random Recommendations to be Sorted Revision as of Wednesday, 26 June 2024 at 10:57 UTC
Things I am yet to check out. Things I saw in museums or were recommended to me by friends and other interesting people I met over the years. Just a dump from my phone’s Notes app. I use Things for this sort of thing now.
Movies/Documentaries/TV Shows
- Resolved (High School Debate documentary)
- 7 Days in Hell (Mockumentary)
- Waltz with Bashir
- The Thick of It (Peter Capaldi as Malcolm <3)
- Robert Bly - 1000 years of Joy
- The Place Beyond the Pines
- Breaker Morant
- The Defiant Ones
- Ruth Asawa: Of Forms and Growth
- Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
- Grosse Pointe Blank
- Terribly Happy
- The Age of Adaline
- Les Visiteurs
- Dancer in the Dark
- Blood into Wine
- It Follows (Horror)
- Arsenic and Old Lace
- Bright Star
- Stephen Sondheim - Company
- The Raid
- The Proposition
- War of the Arrows (Korean)
- City of Violence (Korean)
- TED Talks by Margaret Heffernan
- Seymour: An Introduction (by Ethan Hawke)
- Open Range (Western)
- Waking Life (Animated movie, 2001)
- A Bittersweet Life (Korean)
- Friend (Korean)
- A Dirty Carnival (Korean)
- Nameless Gangster: Rules of Time (Korean)
- My Boss My Hero (Korean)
- My Wife Is A Gangster (Korean)
- Marrying The Mafia (Korean)
- Bedevilled (Korean)
- The Wailing (Korean)
- No Mercy (Korean)
Books
- A Random Walk in Science
- Joseph Choma - Morphing: A Guide to Mathematical Transformations for Architects and Designers
- Borges - Funes the Memorious
- Lauren Ipsum: A Story About Computer Science and Other Improbable Things
- Stephen Jay Gould - The Mismeasure of Man
- Beckett - The Lost Ones
- Paolo Mancosu - The Philosophy of Mathematical Practice
- Bernd Heinrich - Mind of the Raven: Investigations and Adventures with Wolf-Birds
- Pedro Domingos - The Master Algorithm: How the Quest for the Ultimate Learning Machine Will Remake Our World
- The Tokyo Puzzles
- The Order of Things
- The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: Sherlock Vs. Dracula
- Jane Smiley - Moo
- The Merchants of Doubt
- Mark Z. Danielewski, - House of Leaves
- Iain M. Banks - The Player of Games
- The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis
- Alan Lightman - Einsten’s Dreams
- Lois Lawry - The Giver
Music
- All I Want is a Proper Cup Of Coffee
- Flood - Herbie Hancock
- A Perfect Circle - 3 Libras
- Against Me! - Transgender Dysphoria Blues
- Animals as Leaders - Physical Education
- Bela Fleck - Throw Down Your Heart
- Captain Beefheart - Abba Zaba
- Cory Henry
- Deafheaven (post-metal band from SF)
- Dixie Cups - Iko Iko
- Flight Facilities
- Glenn Branka
- Harmonia
- Hugh Masekela
- Josipa Lisac - Ave Maria
- Las Grecas - Bella Kali
- Local Natives - Sun Hands
- Matt McAndrew - Make It Rain
- Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells
- Missy Mazzoli
- Nellie McKay - If I Had You
- NIN - Year Zero
- Pixies - Havalina
- Simple Gifts (A Shaker Song)
- Skinny Puppy - Too Dark Park
- Sly & The Family Stone - Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)
- SUBCARPAȚI - Subcarpați
- The Mars Volta - Son et Lumiere
- The Mountain Goats - No Children - Tallahassee
- The Staple Singers - Respect Yourself
- The Strokes - Last Nite
- TV on the Radio - Mr. Grieves
- Weather Report - Night Passage
- Coltrane - A Love Supreme
- Death Grips - The Money Store
- Emerson Palmer band
Food and Drink
Beer
- Red Horse Beer (Lager from the Philippines)
- Stone Chai-Spiced Imperial Russian Stout
- The Sixth Glass - Quadrupel Ale
- Lion Bridge Brewing
Wine
- Kozlovic wine
- Vranec wine
- Babich Wines
- Clos Fourtet - Saint-Emilion Grand Cru
- Booker Fracture Syrah
Whiskey, Scotch, Tequila, etc
- Westland Scotch
- Bruichladdich Octomore
- Bunnahabhain 12
- Springbank Madeira 17
- El Jimador Tequila
- Sicilian Iced Tea
Cheese
- Bailey Hayzen Vermont blue cheese
- Chiroboga blue cheese
- Daiya cheese
- Adriatico cheese
Art and Craft and Related
- Paper Nano Stuff
- Smiski
- Marco Spies - Branded Interactions: Creating the Digital Experience
- Poemotion - Takahiro Kurashima
- Sharaku (ukiyo-e art)
- Miyamoto Musashi
- Tomma Abts
- Gordon Matta-Clark
- Kerry Tribe - Standardized Patient
- Edward Ruscha
- Christopher Marley
Photography
- Moyra Davey
- Robert Frank
- Araki
- William Henry Jackson - Mouth Of Pattersons Creek
- Linnaeus Tripe - First photos of British India and Burma
- Gyula Halasz - Swimmer
- Man Ray
- Roger Mayne
- Duane Stephen Michals - Death Comes To The Old Lady
- Donald Judd sculptures
- Neil Maurer
- Kazuo Sumida
- Abelardo Morell - Light Entering Our House
Places
- De Pelikaan, Pella, IA
- Kim’s Tailors, Valley West
- The Brass Armadillo (Antique store)
- Cobble Hill Eatery & Dispensary
Apparel
Other Things
- Sawyer White Leaning 18" Bookcase
- Benchling - Cloud Services for Life Sciences
- The Woodhills Ranch of Iowa
- TIS-100 (Game on Steam)
- AHeinz57 (Doggy rescue ♥️)
- Hakone Puzzle Box
- Wittner 813M Metronome in Wood Casing, with Bell (Walnut, Mat Silk)
- Hasselblad 907x
- Frame Arms 014 Type 48 Model 1 Kagutsuchi-Kou:Re2
- Frame Arms 131 Type 48 Model 2 Kagutsuchi-Otsu Fencer:Re2
- Citizen Rebel Pilot
- James Smith Umbrella
- Modular shelving - Burrow