## Shows - Severance - The Bear - Favorite: S2E7, "Forks" - The Pitt ## Movies - *Get Out* (2017) - *Whiplash* (2014) ## 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. - From the MFA, Boston - *Numazu: Twilight* from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road by Utagawa Hiroshige I. Tengu are interesting creatures. - Various swords and sword fittings by Kanō Natsuo (Japanese, 1828-1898). Swords are deeply revered in Shinto. They can house divine spirits and are sometimes worshipped in shrines. In fact, one of Japan's three imperial regalia is a sword. This fascinating [YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@kiwami-japan/videos) stars a Japanese man who has made sharp swords out of tofu, bismuth, potatoes, and more. ## Music Hard to pick favorites... - "After the Love Has Gone" by Earth, Wind, and Fire 20260118 Discovered this nifty little tool https://www.music-map.com you can use to discover artists similar to those you already like! The graph view is similar to the one you can find on this website. ## Books See [[3. Synthesis/Lists/Reading List/Reading List|Reading List]]