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Author: Charles Yu Title: How to Live Safely in a Science Fiction Universe Narrator: James Yaegashi Publication Info: Recorded Books, 2015 Summary/Review: A man named Yu is caught in a time loop as he travels through time and space in a time machine.  His only companions are the time machine's computer TAMMY and an imaginary dog. 

This year I'm trying to watch one movie every day of the year, with the provision that the movie be no longer than 36.5 minutes long. I'll be selecting movies randomly from this list that's already way too long, but I still welcome suggestions for short films. Title: Hi, How Are You Daniel Johnston? Release Date: November 11, 2015…

A King and No King By Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher Directed by Mary Parker November 23, 2025: Theatre@First, Unity Somerville, Somerville, Massachusetts Cast: Arbaces - David Kleinman Tigranes - understudy for Kai Tawil-Morsink Panthea - Ana Breznik Spaconia - Lauren Elias Gobrias - Ted Overholt Bacurius - Miles Taylor Mardonia - Robin Abrahams Bessus - Amelia Smith Ligonia - Chantelle Marshall…

Around the World For a Good Book selection for Rwanda Author: Scholastique Mukasonga Title: Kibogo Publication Info: Brooklyn, NY : Archipelago Books, 2022 Summary/Review: This Rwandan parable is set in the mid-20th century under the Belgian colonial rule.  The colonized deal with forced Christianity and Westernized agriculture as the try to survive a drought.  But there are some, including a defrocked priest, who remember the mythology of Kibogo. 

This year I'm trying to watch one movie every day of the year, with the provision that the movie be no longer than 36.5 minutes long. I'll be selecting movies randomly from this list that's already way too long, but I still welcome suggestions for short films. Title: Here and the Great Elsewhere Release Date: February 15, 2012…

Snocaps - "Over Our Heads" Snocap is a supergroup of sorts featuring Katie Crutchfield (who records under the name Waxahatchee), her sister Allison Crutchfield, MJ Lenderman, and Brad Cook.  This is the first time the Crutchfield sisters have recorded together since their band P.S. Eliot broke up on 2011. SONGS OF THE WEEK FOR 2025 January "

Author: Milo Todd Title: The Lilac People  Narrator: Max Meyers Publication Info: Dreams Scape Media, 2025 Summary/Review: Set immediately after Nazi Germany's surrender to the Allied Powers, The Lilac People is a novel about a transgender man named Bertie (the contemporary term "transvestite" is used throughout the novel) and his partner Sofie.  They survived the Holocaust by taking the identity of ordinary farmers in a remote corner of Germany. 

This year I'm trying to watch one movie every day of the year, with the provision that the movie be no longer than 36.5 minutes long. I'll be selecting movies randomly from this list that's already way too long, but I still welcome suggestions for short films. Title: Catopolis Release Date: June 6, 2022 Director: Victoria Vincent…