Media Consumption!

I like media. I like it in all its forms, especially the mainstream ones: books, movies, TV, and games. I've come across some particularly good stuff recently. If you have an hour to kill, or two, or ten, these are well worth your time.

Remainder, by Tom McCarthy, is the best novel I've read in a long time. It's quirky, captivating, powerful modern literature. It snuck up on me, and when I pulled back the curtain, it hit me like a freight train at full speed. Highly recommended.

Breakfast at Tiffany's is a classic, but I hadn't seen it until recently. I thoroughly enjoyed it. The characters are unique, and Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard are unforgettable. Hepburn is also gorgeous, which doesn't hurt. :P I need to read the Truman Capote book now!

I almost stopped watching Battlestar Galactica after its over-the-top second season finale. I'm glad I gave it another chance. The setting may be outer space, but the show is actually about religion and spirituality, politics, interpersonal relationships, the military, and other decidedly non-Trekkie topics. It's very, very compelling.

I've also enjoyed the books SoMa and Dreaming in Code, the movies United 93, A Scanner Darkly, and Brick, the games Psychonauts and Zelda: A Link to the Past, and Lost and Weeds on TV. More on books and games.