Media Post.
This will be a post for me to keep track of the media I take in this year.
Books
- On Writing, Stephen King [reread]
- Slouching Towards Bethlehem, Joan Didion
- A Book of Migrations, Rebecca Solnit
- The Ladies Of Grace Adieu, Susanna Clarke
- Love Is A Dog From Hell, Charles Bukowski
- The Wild Places, Robert MacFarlane
- French Lessons, Peter Mayle
- The Price of Salt, Claire Morgan
- The Book of Drugs, Mike Doughty
- Trout Fishing in America, the Pill versus the Springhill Mine Disaster, and In Watermelon Sugar, Richard Brautigan [omnibus]
- Telegraph Avenue, Michael Chabon
- On Killing, Lt. Col. Dave Grossman
- Bird By Bird, Anne Lamott
- Imperfect Birds, Anne Lamott
- Easter Rising, Michael Patrick MacDonald
- All Souls, Michael Patrick MacDonald
- Infinite City, Rebecca Solnit
- Woman of Letters: Irene Némirovsky and Suite Française, Oliver Corpet and Garrett White, editors
- Henderson The Rain King, Saul Bellow
- Cinnamon and Gunpowder, Eli Brown
- The Pendant's Revolt, Andrea Barham
- Burma Chronicles, Guy Delisle
- I am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want to Be Your Class President, Josh Lieb
- The Poetry of Rilke, Edward Snow [translator & editor]
- Road To Perdition, Max Allan Collins and Richard Piers Rayner
- Captain Vorpatril's Alliance, Lois McMaster Bujold
- Bioshock: Rapture, John Shirley
- Miles Errant, Lois McMaster Bujold [omnibus]
- Diplomatic Immunity, Lois McMaster Bujold
- The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate, Jacqueline Kelly
- Cryoburn, Lois McMaster Bujold
- The Lunch-Box Chronicles, Marion Winik
- Friday Night Lights, H.G. Bissinger
- Maybe Baby, Lori Leibovich [editor]
- Angela's Ashes, Frank McCourt
- Edna St. Vincent Millay's Poems (selected for young people), Edna St. Vincent Millay
- Holy Shit, Melissa Mohr
- The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across The Spectrum, Temple Grandin, Richard Panek
- The Casual Vacancy, J.K. Rowling
- The Border Trilogy, Cormac McCarthy [omnibus]
- A Thousand Years of Good Prayers, Yiyun Li
- Housekeeping, Marilynne Robinson
- Far From The Tree, Andrew Solomon
Movies
- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
- Amour
- Silver Linings Playbook
- Drive
- Clue
- Tomboy
- ParaNorman
- Atlantis: The Lost Empire
- Iron Man 3
- Los Angeles Plays Itself
- Mud
- Man of Steel
- Frances Ha
- Monsters University
- Pacific Rim
- Chronicle
- The World's End
- Bernie
- The Wind Rises
- Thor: The Dark World
- Dirty Harry
- From Up On Poppy Hill
Albums
- Bat Out Of Hell, Meat Loaf
- Hombre Lobo, Eels
- The Fall, Norah Jones
- Underwater Sunshine (Or What We Did On Our Summer Vacation), Counting Crows
- July Talk, July Talk
- The Lumineers, The Lumineers
- The Creek Drank The Cradle, Iron & Wine
- Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, Neil Young with Crazy Horse
- Madman Across The Water, Elton John
- Project 56, Deadmau5
- The Boat That Rocked soundtrack, various artists
- Deadwood: season one soundtrack, various artists
- Aftermath, The Rolling Stones
- Hard Candy, Counting Crows
- Greetings From Michigan - The Great Lake State, Sufjan Stevens
- Something Else By The Kinks, The Kinks
- John Wesley Harding, Bob Dylan
- Charmer, Aimee Mann
- The Shepherd's Dog, Iron & Wine
- Our Endless Numbered Days, Iron & Wine
- California 37, Train
- The Forgotten Arm, Aimee Mann
- @#%&-! Smilers, Aimee Mann
- Tomorrow Morning, Eels
- Electro-Shock Blues, Eels
- Out Of Our Heads, The Rolling Stones
- Whatever, Aimee Mann
- Some Girls, The Rolling Stones
- I'm With Stupid, Aimee Mann
- Whatever, Aimee Mann
- Voodoo Shoppe, Cowboy Mouth
- 19, Adele
- Rules for Jokers, Thea Gilmore
- Loft Music, Thea Gilmore
- 21, Adele
- Low, David Bowie
- Play, Great Big Sea
- Love Has Come For You, Steve Martin
- Trouble Will Find Me, The National
- Cabbage, Gaelic Storm
- How Are We Getting Home, Gaelic Storm
- Chicken Boxer, Gaelic Storm
- Hush, The Limousines
- Blood Bank, Bon Iver
- Safe Upon The Shore, Great Big Sea
- Young Americans, David Bowie
- Paper Tongues, Paper Tongues
- Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Elton John
- Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes
- Bon Iver, Bon Iver
- Run Rabbit Run, Sufjan Stevens
- To The Sea, Jack Johnson
- The Age of Adz, Sufjan Stevens
- The Trouble With Angels, Filter
- The Sun Comes Out Tonight, Filter
- Seven Swans, Sufjan Stevens
- The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You, Neko Case
- From The Ladle To The Grave, Boiled In Lead
- Jubilee, Grant Lee Buffalo
- Departure & Farewell, Hem
- Sugaring Season, Beth Orton
- Battle Born, The Killers
- My Head Is An Animal, Of Monsters And Men
- Classical Mystery Tour, Trio Rococo
Television
- My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, the complete third season
- The Good Wife, the complete fourth season
- Community, the complete fourth season
- Arrested Development, the complete fourth season
- Game of Thrones, the complete third season
- Parks and Recreation, the complete first season
- Parks and Recreation, the complete second season
- Breaking Bad, the complete series
- Parks and Recreation, the complete third season
- Parks and Recreation, the complete fourth season
- Parks and Recreation, the complete fifth season
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the complete series
Other
- Portal 2 [video game]
- Bioshock [video game]
- Gone Home [video game]
- Neko Case, Radio City Music Hall, September 26 [live music production]
- Nothing To Hide, Signature Theater, December 7 [live magic production]
- Michael Feinstein, Birdland, December 24 [live music production]
- Great Performances: Company [recorded theatre production]
Books
- On Writing, Stephen King [reread]
- Slouching Towards Bethlehem, Joan Didion
- A Book of Migrations, Rebecca Solnit
- The Ladies Of Grace Adieu, Susanna Clarke
- Love Is A Dog From Hell, Charles Bukowski
- The Wild Places, Robert MacFarlane
- French Lessons, Peter Mayle
- The Price of Salt, Claire Morgan
- The Book of Drugs, Mike Doughty
- Trout Fishing in America, the Pill versus the Springhill Mine Disaster, and In Watermelon Sugar, Richard Brautigan [omnibus]
- Telegraph Avenue, Michael Chabon
- On Killing, Lt. Col. Dave Grossman
- Bird By Bird, Anne Lamott
- Imperfect Birds, Anne Lamott
- Easter Rising, Michael Patrick MacDonald
- All Souls, Michael Patrick MacDonald
- Infinite City, Rebecca Solnit
- Woman of Letters: Irene Némirovsky and Suite Française, Oliver Corpet and Garrett White, editors
- Henderson The Rain King, Saul Bellow
- Cinnamon and Gunpowder, Eli Brown
- The Pendant's Revolt, Andrea Barham
- Burma Chronicles, Guy Delisle
- I am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want to Be Your Class President, Josh Lieb
- The Poetry of Rilke, Edward Snow [translator & editor]
- Road To Perdition, Max Allan Collins and Richard Piers Rayner
- Captain Vorpatril's Alliance, Lois McMaster Bujold
- Bioshock: Rapture, John Shirley
- Miles Errant, Lois McMaster Bujold [omnibus]
- Diplomatic Immunity, Lois McMaster Bujold
- The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate, Jacqueline Kelly
- Cryoburn, Lois McMaster Bujold
- The Lunch-Box Chronicles, Marion Winik
- Friday Night Lights, H.G. Bissinger
- Maybe Baby, Lori Leibovich [editor]
- Angela's Ashes, Frank McCourt
- Edna St. Vincent Millay's Poems (selected for young people), Edna St. Vincent Millay
- Holy Shit, Melissa Mohr
- The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across The Spectrum, Temple Grandin, Richard Panek
- The Casual Vacancy, J.K. Rowling
- The Border Trilogy, Cormac McCarthy [omnibus]
- A Thousand Years of Good Prayers, Yiyun Li
- Housekeeping, Marilynne Robinson
- Far From The Tree, Andrew Solomon
Movies
- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
- Amour
- Silver Linings Playbook
- Drive
- Clue
- Tomboy
- ParaNorman
- Atlantis: The Lost Empire
- Iron Man 3
- Los Angeles Plays Itself
- Mud
- Man of Steel
- Frances Ha
- Monsters University
- Pacific Rim
- Chronicle
- The World's End
- Bernie
- The Wind Rises
- Thor: The Dark World
- Dirty Harry
- From Up On Poppy Hill
Albums
- Bat Out Of Hell, Meat Loaf
- Hombre Lobo, Eels
- The Fall, Norah Jones
- Underwater Sunshine (Or What We Did On Our Summer Vacation), Counting Crows
- July Talk, July Talk
- The Lumineers, The Lumineers
- The Creek Drank The Cradle, Iron & Wine
- Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, Neil Young with Crazy Horse
- Madman Across The Water, Elton John
- Project 56, Deadmau5
- The Boat That Rocked soundtrack, various artists
- Deadwood: season one soundtrack, various artists
- Aftermath, The Rolling Stones
- Hard Candy, Counting Crows
- Greetings From Michigan - The Great Lake State, Sufjan Stevens
- Something Else By The Kinks, The Kinks
- John Wesley Harding, Bob Dylan
- Charmer, Aimee Mann
- The Shepherd's Dog, Iron & Wine
- Our Endless Numbered Days, Iron & Wine
- California 37, Train
- The Forgotten Arm, Aimee Mann
- @#%&-! Smilers, Aimee Mann
- Tomorrow Morning, Eels
- Electro-Shock Blues, Eels
- Out Of Our Heads, The Rolling Stones
- Whatever, Aimee Mann
- Some Girls, The Rolling Stones
- I'm With Stupid, Aimee Mann
- Whatever, Aimee Mann
- Voodoo Shoppe, Cowboy Mouth
- 19, Adele
- Rules for Jokers, Thea Gilmore
- Loft Music, Thea Gilmore
- 21, Adele
- Low, David Bowie
- Play, Great Big Sea
- Love Has Come For You, Steve Martin
- Trouble Will Find Me, The National
- Cabbage, Gaelic Storm
- How Are We Getting Home, Gaelic Storm
- Chicken Boxer, Gaelic Storm
- Hush, The Limousines
- Blood Bank, Bon Iver
- Safe Upon The Shore, Great Big Sea
- Young Americans, David Bowie
- Paper Tongues, Paper Tongues
- Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Elton John
- Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes
- Bon Iver, Bon Iver
- Run Rabbit Run, Sufjan Stevens
- To The Sea, Jack Johnson
- The Age of Adz, Sufjan Stevens
- The Trouble With Angels, Filter
- The Sun Comes Out Tonight, Filter
- Seven Swans, Sufjan Stevens
- The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You, Neko Case
- From The Ladle To The Grave, Boiled In Lead
- Jubilee, Grant Lee Buffalo
- Departure & Farewell, Hem
- Sugaring Season, Beth Orton
- Battle Born, The Killers
- My Head Is An Animal, Of Monsters And Men
- Classical Mystery Tour, Trio Rococo
Television
- My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, the complete third season
- The Good Wife, the complete fourth season
- Community, the complete fourth season
- Arrested Development, the complete fourth season
- Game of Thrones, the complete third season
- Parks and Recreation, the complete first season
- Parks and Recreation, the complete second season
- Breaking Bad, the complete series
- Parks and Recreation, the complete third season
- Parks and Recreation, the complete fourth season
- Parks and Recreation, the complete fifth season
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the complete series
Other
- Portal 2 [video game]
- Bioshock [video game]
- Gone Home [video game]
- Neko Case, Radio City Music Hall, September 26 [live music production]
- Nothing To Hide, Signature Theater, December 7 [live magic production]
- Michael Feinstein, Birdland, December 24 [live music production]
- Great Performances: Company [recorded theatre production]