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:

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