Tiny Reviews #1

That which I have consumed

Three (tiny) reviews for each category:

Albums

Willow - empathogen ⭐⭐⭐ (interesting, eclectic)

a.s.o. - a.s.o. ⭐⭐⭐ (trip hop, flowy)

Dorothy Ashby - Dorothy’s Harp ⭐⭐⭐ (serene, easygoing)

Films

• Shutter Island ⭐⭐½ (spooky, confusing?)

• The Boy and the Heron ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (beautiful, confusing)

• Bugonia ⭐⭐⭐½ (spooky, less confusing)

Books

• Lord of the Rings series ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (beautiful, un-confusing)

• Epileptic ⭐⭐½ (graphic novel, actually beautifully illustrated, kinda weird)

• Land of Hope
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  ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (and 13 stripes) (An optimistic yet grounded telling of America’s history) ( happy fourth of July) (my actual rating is ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ — great book and subject matter)

Blog posts

• Astral Codex Ten - Chip Off The Old Block ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (heartwarming)

• Sasha Chapin - Surrender as a non-stupid life strategy ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (self help, but good I think?, high-density)

• Ozy Brennan - The Doomers Are All Right ⭐⭐½ (on existential-risk culture)

Podcasts

Richard Ngo on Manifold ⭐⭐⭐ (unique takes on AI research and the future)

Dwarkesh - Michael Nielsen — How science actually progresses ⭐⭐ (kinda interesting)

Etc.

Jim Rutt’s obituary ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (inspiring, will be missed)