| '24 apr 30: | nichijou 2 by Keiichi Arawi the callbacks, incessantly repetitious puns, & even more ridiculously aimed quips than the first all culminate in an effective sequel, even if those points are both positives + negatives depending |
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| '24 apr 28: | Capitalist Realism by Mark Fisher an incredibly salient series of hyper-compressed quips, at once—if not circling exactly the faults inherent to late capitalism and its cohorts—wiring together tangents, pointed at the change(s) needed |
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| '24 apr 18: | nichijou 1 by Keiichi Arawi effervescent & silly, with childlike whimsy in its over-stylized reactions; there's enough dumb gags to turn an otherwise average slice-of-life into something truly absurd & otherworldly in its cheekiness |
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| '24 apr 14: | Cold Nights of Childhood by Tezer Özlü filled with deeply affecting, sporadic quips, pointed at mental health, growing up around istanbul, and cultural lamentations; she jabs around endearingly, leaving behind a story both breezy and heavy |
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| '24 mar 31: | The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx & Friedrich Engels classic, vastly influential welding of sociological analyses in a largely post-feudal world and the scrambles thereby; i hesitate on its value over later, expansive works of marx, but it is curt, potent, and immediate |
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| '24 jan 31: | What If? 2 by Randall Munroe nothing too interesting changes with the sequel, and it may solely be entertaining for it being the same package with new material—but the charm of the first is present here in the same quantity & quality |
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| '24 jan 31: | What If? by Randall Munroe a really good printed adaptation of randall's humor and knowledge—and even if it's nothing all that revolutionary, any talk about it is does a mild disservice to actually reading it; it's a joy to experience |
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| '24 jan 9: | Last Chance to See by Douglas Adams even if its purpose is minimal, and the impact of its writing against invasive habits upon endangered species is small, it still offers a well-meaning journey of challenges and humor in that space |
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| '23 dec 15: | How to Blow Up a Pipeline by Andreas Malm it is curt in its sentiments towards the climate crisis, and thorough in its philosophical reasonings where—as ineffective civil disobedience increases—so too does the sake of property violence as necessary action |
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| '23 nov 30: | Ways of Seeing by John Berger a biting, artistic criticism of publicity marketing, male & internal perceptions of women, and art as an owner-commodity in a hegemonic western world; it may misstep a tad for its time, but its ideas are still cogent |
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| '23 nov 20: | The (Uncensored) Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde despite the long interjections and uncomfortable historical beliefs present in certain parts, the interactions between its three leads and the descent that dorian makes, despite being foreign, is still an intriguing journey |
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