04/21
Monthly Review: online shopping and tv series
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This month was mostly dedicated to finding furniture pieces for our new flat.
Watched
This TV series is surprisingly good. It is an excellent rendition of different TV eras. It gave more substance to Wanda and Vision's characters—that we didn't know much until then.
Overall, amazing world building and great character development throughout the series—which is quite impressive as there are many of them. I really got attached to the characters and story—I will miss Iroh! At times, the cheesiness / cringiness level was almost too much. But I guess that's not too surprising as the show mostly targets kids.
I also watched:
- The Mandalorian (2019) — by Jon Favreau
- mother! (2017) — by Darren Aronofsky
Articles
I haven’t read that many articles in the last month, except for a few recommendations from Robin.
- Surviving the Crackdown in Xinjiang (2021) — by Raffi Khatchadourian
- Against Loving Your Job (2021) — by Sarah Jaffe
- Why Computers Won’t Make Themselves Smarter (2021) — by Ted Chiang
- Can This Two-Week Program Make You a Better Reader—And Do You Want It To? (2021) — by Chelsea Leu
Podcasts
Cooking experiments
- Sichuan chili oil — A few weeks ago, I bought The Food of Sichuan by Fuchsia Dunlop. I haven’t dedicated much time to it yet, but I intend to explore it thoroughly once we’ll be a bit more settled.
- Tantanmen
- German-inspired ramen