i learned this year to start appreciating people's workpieces by refering to them as arts instead of mere media/content to consume. here's a monthly compilation of most memorable arts among the others i respectfully enjoyed:

june

• books
  • the besieged city by clarice lispector
• motion pictures
  • godzilla minus one (2023) dir. takashi yamazaki
• albums
  • the loved ones by flyte
  • conditions by the temper trap
  • i do not want what i haven't got by sinéad o'connor
  • central reservation by beth orton
  • the miseducation of lauryn hill by lauryn hill
  • in a poem unlimited by u.s. girl

may

• books
  • on the abolition of all political parties by simone weil
  • a month in the country by j.r. carr
• motion pictures
  • the scent of green papaya (1993) dir. tran anh hung
• albums
  • TYLA by tyla
  • borrowed heaven by the corrs
  • sunflower by the beach boys
  • art angels by grimes
  • romantico by 800 cherries

april

• books
  • confusion by stefan zweig
• motion pictures
  • perfect days (2023) dir. wim wenders
  • the house is black (1962) dir. forough farrokhzad
• albums
  • is this it by the stokes
  • prelude to ecstasy by the last dinner party
  • strange desire by bleachers
  • jagged little pill by alanis morissette
  • universal mother by sinéad o'connor
  • room for living by mereba
  • fetch the bolt cutters by fiona apple
  • the death of summer & other promises by etta marcus

march

• books
  • água viva by clarice lispector
  • giovanni's room by james baldwin
• motion pictures
  • petite maman (2021) dir. céline sciamma
  • the company of strangers (1990) dir. cynthia scott
  • anatomy of a fall (2023) dir. justine triet
  • four adventures of reinette and mirabelle (1987) dir. éric rohmer
  • terrorizers (1986) dir. edward yang
• albums
  • in blue by the corrs
  • pre pleasure by julia jacklin
  • the rise and fall of a midwest princess by chappell roan
  • blue by joni mitchell
  • flaws in our design by odesza
  • underdressed at the symphony by faye webster
  • big blue by bess atwell
  • the dark & the light by shawn james
  • counterfeit arcade by shayfer james
  • harvard of the south by harvard of the south
  • she hangs brightly by mazzy star
  • treasure by cocteau twins
  • foolish loving spaces by blossoms
  • you do not have to be good by sophie may
  • mad love by infinity song
  • pet sounds by the beach boys

february

• books
  • second place by rachel cusk
• motion pictures
  • eksil (2024) dir. lola amaria
  • cléo from 5 to 7 (1962) dir. agnès varda
  • le bonheur (1965) dir. agnès varda
  • the holdovers (2023) dir. alexander payne
  • where is the friend's house? (1987) dir. abbas kiarostami
• albums
  • already, always by bess atwell
  • for lovers by lamp

january

• books
  • chess story by stefan zweig
• motion pictures
  • over the garden wall (2014) created by patrick mchale, directed by nate cash & bert youn
  • monster (2023) dir. hirokazu koreeda
  • loving vincent (2017) dir. dorota kobiela & hugh welchman
• albums
  • surrender by maggie rogers
  • foiled for the last time by blue october