June 2024 Cultural Highlights
TV shows and movies I am currently watching
Tour de France Season 2 - choking up during episode 4. RIP Gino
The Boys - Starring NZ’s finest actors apart from the Conchords
Sugar - well that was a twist I didnt see coming. No wonder the dogs liked him
Roy Keane on The Overlap - a legend. Respect
Books I am currently reading
Goodreads - what I am currently reading
Intimacies by Katie Kitamura - I really enjoy the voice and tone of the narrator, their emotional clarity and distance. A love story with an absent lover, and intimacy with an alleged war criminal.
Newspapers
Other
Five Books - a good source of reading material & interesting to read about unfamiliar subject areas
Newsletters
New Naratif - Democratising democracy in Southeast Asia
Mekong Review - Asian literature
Jom - A weekly magazine about Singapore
Substack
Story Club with George Saunders
A Writer’s Diary by Toby Litt
The Querent by Alexander Chee
Chartbook by Adam Toze
Podcasts
The Asian Bookshelf - Gus swings in episode 5