What I’m into lately, my wholly subjective rankings, and a few standing favorites, just in case you were wondering…
Currently
A snapshot of what's in my orbit. As of August 2026.
- Reading
- Pedro Páramo — Juan Rulfo · Goodreads ↗
Un clásico de la literatura mexicana.
Essays — George Orwell · Goodreads ↗
A masterclass in clear argument-making.
The Happiness Hypothesis — Jonathan Haidt · Goodreads ↗
Love Haidt's writing. - Listening
- Tomás Va a Morir · Spotify ↗
A Chilean comedy podcast — nostalgia, absurd humor, and warm, rambling talks about life with friends.
No es el fin del mundo · Spotify ↗
A perennial favorite — weekly geopolitics from Spain that makes world affairs genuinely make sense.
Traé Alfajores · Spotify ↗
A great podcast about everything Argentina and Rioplatense Spanish. - Watching
- El Caso Asunta · IMDb ↗
Es una serie muy bien actuada basada en el caso real de la muerte de una chica llamada Asunta en España. - Geeking
- Learning Japanese
はじめまして 🙇
Rankings
The running 60notes Official Rankings — definitive, completely subjective takes on various things. (Coming soon.)
Staples
The ones I always come back to — my comforts, warm as a blanket on a cold day.
- Films
- Lord of the Ring Good Will Hunting The Matrix Spotlight 기생충 Jurassic Park Moneyball Inception 말죽거리 잔혹사 건축학개론 Lost in Translation Chef Ratatouille The Incredibles ジブリ 주먹이 운다 살인의 추억 Y Tu Mamá También El Laberinto del Fauno 君の名は リトル・フォレスト The Bourne Trilogy 12 Angry Men
- TV
- Chernobyl The Bear Breaking Bad La Casa de Papel 멜로가 체질 그해 우리는 Planet Earth The Last Dance カウボーイビバップ サムライチャンプルー スラムダンク The Simpsons
- Music
- Madvillain — Madvillainy 유재하 — 사랑하기 때문에 Nas — Illmatic ATCQ — The Low End Theory Wu-Tang Clan — 36 Chambers 빈지노 — 24 : 26 버벌진트 — 누명 이문세 4집 김건모 3집 Elliott Smith — Either/Or 김광석 — 다시 부르기 Nujabes — Modal Soul The Roots — Undun Bill Evans Trio — Sunday at the Village Vanguard Red Hot Chili Peppers — Stadium Arcadium Jazzyfact — Life's Like
- Books
- Harry Potter Old Man and the Sea スラムダンク 무진기행 ノルウェイの森 海辺のカフカ Dune Meditations Crime and Punishment The Sun Also Rises