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FILMS — MARCH 2026

Posted by on March 31, 2026 No comments

(Larkin 1942) Qui­et Please: Murder
(Gar­land 2020) Devs: Ep.6
(Wise 1976) I, Claudius: Ep.1 ― A Touch of Murder
(Gar­land 2020) Devs: Ep.7
(Briese­witz 2021) The Wheel of Time: Ep.1 ― Leavetaking
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First-time listening for MARCH 2026

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27023. (André Gagnon) Nel­li­gan [com­plete opera — d. Lacombe; Lavois, Côté, Fortin (2005)]
27024. (Bob Moses) The Silence In Between [elec­tron­ic duo, not the jazz drummer]
This Is Reg­gaetón 2023 – Part 2 [Spo­ti­fy Playlist]:
. . . . 27025. (Ela­dio Car­rion & Justin Quiles) “Guc­ci Fendi”
. . . . 27026. (Casa de Leones) “Shorty”
. . . . 27027. (Anit­ta & Maluma) “El qye espera”
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READING — MARCH 2026

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25548. (Thom Har­mann) The Last President
25549. [2] (Dou­glas Rushkoff) Sur­vival of the Rich­est ― Escape Fan­tasies of the Tech 
. . . . . Billionaires
25550. (Matt Clay­ton) A His­to­ry of Denmark
25551. (Peter McGe­hee) Boys Like Us
25552. (Susan Avin­gaq & Maren Vse­tu­la) The Pen­cil [ill. Char­lene Chua]
25553. (Gau­ti Krist­manns­son) Oss­ian in the North [arti­cle]
25554. (Celi­na Kalluk) Nagling­narniq­paaku­luk [orig­i­nal Inuk­ti­tut ver­sion of Sweetest 
. . . . . Kulu]
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Image of the Month — MARCH 2026

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FILMS — FEBRUARY 2026

Posted by on February 28, 2026 No comments

(Lee 1956) A Town Like Alice
(Sax­on 2025) The Leg­end of Ochi
(Kar­dos 1953) Small Town Girl
(Tier­ney 2025) Heat­ed Rival­ry: Ep.5 ― I’ll Believe in Anything
(Hall & Tay­lor 1983) The Wind in the Willows
(Gar­land 2020) Devs: Ep.1
(Miyaza­ki 1978) Future Boy Conan [未来少年コナン]: Ep.2 ― The Journey
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First-time listening for FEBRUARY 2026

Posted by on February 28, 2026 No comments

26996. (Miloslav Kabeláč) Mys­tery of Time, Pas­sacaglia for Large Orches­tra, Op.31
26997. (Miloslav Kabeláč) Ham­let Impro­vi­sa­tion for Large Orches­tra, Op.46
26998. (Miloslav Kabeláč) Reflec­tions, Nine Minia­tures for Orches­tra, Op.49
26999. (Miloslav Kabeláč) Meta­mor­phoses II, for Piano and Orches­tra, Op.58
This Is Reg­gaetón 2023 – Part 1 [Spo­ti­fy Playlist]:
. . . . 27000. (Justin Quiles & Myke Tow­ers) “Whiskey y coco”
. . . . 27001. (Anit­ta) “Envolver”
. . . . 27002. (Lenny Tavárez & Justin Quiles) “Le pared 360”
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READING — FEBRUARY 2026

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25536. (Amnesty Inter­na­tion­al) Tor­ture and Enforced Dis­ap­pear­ances in the Sun­shine State ― 
. . . . . Human Rights Vio­la­tions at “Alli­ga­tor Alca­traz” and Krome in Flori­da [report]
25537. (R. F. Fos­ter) Foster’s Ency­clo­pe­dia of Games, Includ­ing All the Indoor Games Played 
. . . . . at the Present Day [1897]
25538. [3] (Jerome Bix­by) It’s a Good Life [sto­ry]
25539. (David Wen­grow) The Ori­gins of Civic Life ― A Glob­al Per­spec­tive [arti­cle]
25540. (Michael Moor­cock) The Jew­el in the Skull
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Image of the Month — FEBRUARY 2026

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FILMS — JANUARY 2026

Posted by on January 31, 2026 No comments

(Lopez 2025) Mid­Somer Mur­ders: Ep.140 ― A Cli­mate of Death
(Bell 1981) The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: Ep.1 ― Fit the First
(Chung 1991) Æon Flux: Ep.1–6 ― Six-seg­ment Pilot
(Asquith 1952) The Impor­tance of Being Earnest
(Mox­ey 1972) The Night Stalker
(East­man 1979) The Lit­tlest Hobo: Ep.1 ― Smoke
(del Toro 2025) Frankenstein
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First-time listening for JANUARY 2026

Posted by on January 31, 2026 No comments

26978. (Bill Haley) The Dec­ca Years & More [disc 1]
Nige­ria 70 – No Waha­la: High­life, Afro-Funk & Juju 1973–1987:
. . . . 26979. (Odeye­mi) “Oni Suru” 
. . . . 26980. (Prince Nico Mban­ga & Rocafil Jazz) “Sick­ness”
. . . . 26981. (Felix­son Nga­sia & The Sur­vivals) “Black Pre­cious Colour”
. . . . 26982. (Sina Bakare) “Africa”
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