## Shows - Severance - The Bear - Favorite: S2E7, "Forks" - The Pitt ## Movies - *Get Out* (2017) by Jordan Peele ## Visual Art - From The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston - [Vanitas Still Life](https://www.johnnyvanhaeften.com/artists/christiaan-luycks/a-vanitas-still-life-with-musical-instruments-sheet-music-books-a-skeleton-skulls-and-armour) with Musical Instruments, Sheet Music, Books, a Skeleton, Skulls, and Armor by Christian Luyucks (1655, Flemish) - TIL Vanitas (16th-17th century) is a genre of memento mori. These still life paintings depict objects pointing to death's inevitability and are often included on the flip side of portrait paintings. I've always liked skull imagery—first for its aesthetic appeal as a kid, and now as a reminder to be intentional about how I spend my time as I've grown older. - *Tiger on the Watch* by Jean-Léon Gérôme (French) - I like how the tiger stands out against the backdrop. the tiger is cute :3 I wonder what he's thinking. ## Music Hard to pick favorites... - "After the Love Has Gone" by Earth, Wind, and Fire ## Books See [[3. Synthesis/Lists/Reading List/Reading List|Reading List]]