I read five books (four of them Reacher), watched Kurosawa’s Cure and Hitchcock’s Rebecca, fell in love with a Japanese EP, and wondered why September slipped through my fingers.

I am back reading philosophy books, my Hitchcock marathon hits the first true gem, a tribute to all the musicians who died in the last 30 days, and my experience with Splatoon Raiders.

This summer is a never-ending fight against heatwaves. The best I can do is accept it and make the best of it. Therefore, in this lighter issue, I will go over a fantastic Medieval horror book, a great movie adaptation of a beloved sci-fi novel, and the list of my favorite free puzzle games you can find online.

June 2026 has been a mix of events and emotions. I went to Greece for work, I hurt my back, and we booked our wedding location and date. But I also read the new Dungeon Crawler Carl book, a historical novel set in Syracuse, watched a romcom from 1966, a Pixar movie I didn’t know existed and enjoyed yet another Canadian progressive rock duo.

Yes, I am getting married. A symbolic representation of how I am breaking a decade of stagnation. Moreover, in this issue, the new chapter of On the Calculation of Volume, the review of Adaptation. and Clifford and, finally, I talk about the new album forom Genesis Owusu.

April wasn’t really a month of change, but it was one in which I put something in motion. In the meantime, I read Anathem and two other books, watched a 1945 movie, explored nerdcore hip-hop, and lost my mind on Vampire Crawlers.

In a surprisinglly cold March, I read a lot not completing any book (next month!) and finally reached the final stretch of my James Bond watch-a-thon but, most importantly, I got lost in the best Pokémon game of all time: Pokopia.

February is the shortest month, and I always need to write it at the last moment. It is hard to write about what I did up to the 27th when the month has only one more day. So I am always short on time, and I never learn my lesson. I didn’t learn it even this time. Still, in the end, I have still something to show off.

The year started with a bang. I read an Einstein biography, watched a great, century-old movie, and got caught by Polish progressive rock once again. But, most importantly, I have a cat now.

This monthly edition is shorter than usual, as I spent most of my time revising my second novel-length story, doing this year’s Advent of Code, and living the Christmas atmosphere.