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TITLE (year) author | notes
total: 46 books
- THE SECRET TO SUPERHUMAN STRENGTH (2021) alison bechdel
- THE HISTORY OF LAST NIGHT'S DREAM (2007) rodger kamenetz | started 2023
- ENLIGHTENED TRANSEXUAL COMICS (2023) sam szabo
- A SHORT HISTORY OF NEARLY EVERYTHING (2003) bill bryson | started 2023
- BICYCLE | RACE: TRANSPORTATION, CULTURE AND RACE (2015) adonia e lugo
- THE BROTHERS K (1992) david james duncan | abandoned
- OCCULT FEATURES OF ANARCHISM (2019) erica lagalisse
- HOW TO CHANGE YOUR MIND (2018) michael pollan
- REFINING YOUR LIFE: FROM THE ZEN KITCHEN TO ENLIGHTEMENT (1983) dogen zenji and kosho uchiyama
- STUCK RUBBER BABY (1995) howard cruse
- THE THEORY & PRACTICE OF RIVERS (1985) jim harrison
- THE WAY IT IS: NEW AND SELECTED POEMS (1998) william stafford
- MUSICKING: THE MEANINGS OF PERFORMING AND LISTENING (1998) christopher small
- NOVELIST AS A VOCATION (2015) haruki murakami
- HOW TO BLOW UP A PIPELINE (2021) andreas malm
- THE WIND-UP BIRD CHRONICLE (1995) haruki murakami
- PASSING FOR HUMAN (2018) liana finck
- SABRINA (2018) nick drnaso
- ACTING CLASS (2022) nick drnaso
- ON BREAD AND POETRY: A PANEL DISCUSSION BETWEEN GARY SNYDER, LEW WELCH AND PHILIP WHALEN (1977)
- 100 POEMS FROM THE JAPANESE (1955) kenneth rexroth
- WHY BUDDHISM IS TRUE (2017) robert wright
- THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS: POEMS 1969 - 1974 (1976) philip whalen
- A MAN HOLDING AN ACOUSTIC PANEL (1971) david shapiro
- NO MEAT REQUIRED: THE CULTURAL HISTORY AND CULINARY FUTURE OF PLANT-BASED EATING (2023) alicia kennedy
- 100 POEMS FROM THE CHINESE (1971) kenneth rexroth
- ROAD TO HEAVEN: ENCOUNTERS WITH CHINESE HERMITS (1993) bill porter
- ZEN AND THE ART OF MOTORCYCLE MAINTENANCE (1974) robert m. pirsig
- TURTLE ISLAND (1971) gary snyder
- MEMOIRS OF A BEATNIK (1969) diane di prima
- TRIP TRAP: HAIKU ON THE ROAD (1998) jack kerouac, lew welch and albert saijo
- OPENING THE HAND OF THOUGHT (1993) kosho uchiyama
- ON FLOWER WREATH HILL (1976) kenneth rexroth
- LOSING OURSELVES (2022) jay l. garfield
- DISTANT NEIGHBORS: THE SELECTED LETTERS OF WENDELL BERRY AND GARY SNYDER (2014) gary snyder and wendell berry
- THE NARROW ROAD TO THE DEEP NORTH (1967) matsuo bashō | translated by yuasa noboyuki
- A RANDOM WALK DOWN WALL STREET (2023) burton g. malkiel
- LOBA (1998) diane di prima
- WE WILL NOT CANCEL US (2024) adrienne maree brown
- NOT GAY: SEX BETWEEN STRAIGHT WHITE MEN (2015) jane ward
- A TESTAMENT OF DEVOTION (1941) thomas kelly
- THE TRAIL TO KANJIROBA: REDISCOVERING EARTH IN AN AGE OF LOSS (2021) william debuys
- BEARING WITNESS: A ZEN MASTER'S LESSONS IN MAKING PEACE (1998) bernie glassman
- HIGHWAY TO THE SKY (1969) michael brownstein
- HOW TO LET THINGS GO (2024) shunmyo masuno
- WHEN THE TREES SAY NOTHING: WRITINGS ON NATURE (2015) thomas merton
watch
date TITLE (year) director | format | location | notes
* denotes repeat viewing
total: 66 films
- 01.14THE DEVILS (1971) ken russell | streaming criterion channel
- 01.18TAIPEI STORY (1985) edward yang | DCP | Los Feliz 3 | edward yang retrospective at AC
- 01.19FLOWERS OF SHANGHAI (1998) hou hsiao-hsien | streaming criterion channel
- 01.20A BRIGHTER SUMMER DAY (1991) edward yang | DCP | Egyptian Theater | Yang retro at AC
- 01.28YI-YI (2000) edward yang | DCP | Egyptian Theater | EY retro at AC *
- 02.01SUNDAY IN PEKING (1956) chris marker | streaming criterion channel
- 02.23THE PRACTICE OF THE WILD (2010) john j. healy | streaming vimeo
- 02.24SEXY BEAST (2000) jonathan glazer | streaming criterion channel
- 02.25ORLANDO, MY POLITICAL BIOGRAPHY (2023) paul preciado | streaming criterion channel
- 02.29SUZHOU RIVER (2000) lou ye | streaming criterion channel
- 03.01BEAU TRAVAIL (1999) claire denis | DCP | egyptian theater
- 03.09MONA LISA (1986) neil jordon | streaming criterion channel
- 03.12BRIEF ENCOUNTER (1945) david lean | streaming criterion channel *
- 03.14JANINE (1990) cheryl dunye | digital | lightstruck @ 2220 archives
- 03.14THE POTLUCK AND THE PASSION (1993) cheryl dunye | digital | lightstruck @ 2220 archives
- 03.14AN UNTITLED PORTRAIT (1993) cheryl dunye | digital | lightstruck @ 2220 archives
- 03.14VANILLA SEX (1992) cheryl dunye | digital | lightstruck @ 2220 archives
- 03.14SHE DON'T FADE (1991) cheryl dunye | digital | lightstruck @ 2220 archives
- 03.14GREETINGS FROM AFRICA (1995) cheryl dunye | 16mm | lightstruck @ 2220 archives
- 03.16ORIGINAL CAST ALBUM: "COMPANY" (1970) d.a. pennebaker | streaming criterion channel
- 03.23BLACK ORPHEUS (1959) marcel camus | streaming criterion channel
- 03.31THE ZONE OF INTEREST (2023) jonathan glazer | streaming on a delta flight
- 04.13THE FAVOURITE (2018) yorgos lanthimos | streaming on a latam flight
- 04.15AFTER HOURS (1985) martin scorsese | streaming criterion channel, didn't finish
- 04.21LE SAMOURAI (1967) jean-pierre melville | 4K | los feliz 3
- 05.03TURN EVERY PAGE: THE ADVENTURE OF ROBERT CARO AND ROBERT GOTTLIEB (2021) lizzie gottlieb | streaming criterion channel
- 05.04MAPS TO THE STARS (2014) david cronenberg | streaming
- 05.10COMPANY (2011) lonny price | youtube
- 05.11BLACK GOD, WHITE DEVIL (1964) glauber rocha | 4k restoration | los feliz 3
- 05.14POETRY (2010) lee chang-dong | 4k restoration | los feliz 3
- 05.17SECONDS (1966) john frankenheimer | streaming | criterion channel *
- 05.18GLASS: A PORTRAIT OF PHILIP IN 12 PARTS (2007) scott hicks | youtube
- 05.19IT'S COMPLICATED (2009) nancy meyers | amazon prime *
- 05.22EVIL DOES NOT EXIST (2023) ryusuke hamaguchi | alamo drafthouse dtla
- 05.24DRIVE MY CAR (2021) ryusuke hamaguchi | criterion channel
- 05.26IN OUR DAY (2023) hong sang-soo | dcp | 2220 archives
- 05.26SMALL FLOWERS (2022) hong sang-soo | dcp | 2220 archives
- 05.31THE DAY HE ARRIVES (2012) hong sang-soo | kanopy
- 06.02MARGARET: EXTENDED CUT (2011) kenneth lonergan | DCP | egyptian theater | kenneth lonergan and j smith-cameron in-person Q+A
- 06.05THE LEGEND OF HELL HOUSE (1973) john hough | criterion channel
- 06.07ARMY OF SHADOWS (1969) jean-pierre melville | 35 mm | egyptian theater
- 07.11THE SILENCE OF MARK ROTHKO (2014) marjoleine boonstra | moca grand
- 07.13NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959) alfred hitchcock | 70 mm | egyptian theater
- 07.20THE CABINET OF JAN SVANKMAJER (1984) the brothers quay | digital | philosophical research society
- 07.20THIS UNNAMEABLE LITTLE BROOM (OR THE EPIC OF GILGAMESH) (1985) the brothers quay | digital | philosophical research society
- 07.20STREET OF CROCODILES (1986) the brothers quay | digital | philosophical research society
- 07.20REHEARSALS FOR EXTINCT ANATOMIES (1987) the brothers quay | digital | philosophical research society
- 07.20THE COMB (FROM THE MUSEUMS OF SLEEP) (1991) the brothers quay | digital | philosophical research society
- 07.31ZEN: IN SEARCH OF ENLIGHTENMENT (1994) toshimaro ama | youtube
- 08.02GOODBYE DRAGON INN (2003) tsai ming-liang | 4k restoration | egyptian theater | q+a with ming-liang and Lee kang-sheng
- 08.03WALKABOUT (1971) nicolas roeg | criterion channel *
- 08.15CITY OF GOD (2002) fernando meirelles | katia lund | 35mm | new beverly cinema
- 08.16BETWEEN ME AND MY MIND (2019) steven canton | streaming | kanopy
- 08.30GUMBY DHARMA (2006) robina marchesi | screening | philosophical research society
- 09.01DONA FLOR AND HER TWO HUSBANDS (1976) bruno barreto | streaming | kanopy
- 09.15GRASS (2018) hong sang-soo | streaming | kanopy
- 09.18APPALACHIAN SPRING (1958) peter glushanok | youtube | tv performance of the martha graham ballet
- 10.09DANCING WITH THE DEAD: RED PINE AND THE ART OF TRANSLATION (2024) ward serrill | streaming
- 10.10KWAIDAN (1964) masaki kobayashi | 35mm | new beverly cinema
- 10.19TWELVE ANGRY MEN (1997) william friedkin | streaming | criterion channel
- 10.26THE LIFE AND TIMES OF ALLEN GINSBERG (2005) jerry aronson | streaming | kanopy
- 10.30CROCK OF GOLD: A FEW ROUNDS WITH SHANE MACGOWAN (2020) julien temple | streaming
- 11.01LOSING GROUND (1982) kathleen collins | streaming | criterion channel
- 11.09MY FIRST FILM (2024) zia anger | streaming | mubi
- 11.23CALIFORNIA SPLIT (1974) robert altman | streaming | criterion channel *
- 12.01THE END (2024) joshua oppenheimer | nuart theater
listen
date PERFORMER | VENUE | NOTES
total: 26 shows
- 01.22MARY LATTIMORE + STEVE GUNN | zebulon | mary lattimore residency, solo and collaboration sets
- 01.26LA PHILHARMONIC W/ANNE-SOPHIE MUTTER & PABLO FERRÁNDEZ, CONDUCTOR GUSTAVO DUDAMEL | walt disney music hall | BRAHMS double concerto and BRUCKNER symphony #1
- 02.11ANNA BUTTERSS + BEN LUMSDAINE, JEREMY CUNNINGHAM QUARTET | 2220 archives
- 03.08LA PHILHARMONIC W/MAO FUJITA, CONDUCTOR DOMINGO HINDOYAN | walt disney music hall | GUBAIDULINA poema-skazka, RACHMANINOFF piano concerto no. 2 in c minor, op. 18, PROKOFIEV symphony no. 5 in B-flat major, op. 100
- 03.19TIMO ANDRES, ANTON BATAGOV, LARA DOWNES, JENNY LIN, MAKI NAMEKAWA | walt disney music hall | PHILIP GLASS: the complete etudes, 1-20
- 04.21JOSH JOHNSON, JEREMIAH CHIU, DJ ROCIO WYLDEFLOWER CONTRERAS | 2220 archives
- 05.05JEFF PARKER, SETTING | zebulon
- 05.25MYRIAM GENDRON | JIM WHITE + MELISSA ANDERSON | zebulon
- 05.30NATURAL INFORMATION SOCIETY | JEFF PARKER, JOSH JOHNSON, ANNA BUTTERSS, MIKEL PATRICK AVERY QUARTET | lodge room
- 06.20MARTÍN ESCALANTE | BILL ORCUTT, ZOH AMBA, CHRIS CORSANO | zebulon
- 06.30ZACHARY JAMES WATKINS | WHITE BOY SCREAM | SUMAC W/ZACHARY JAMES WATKINS AND PATRICK SHIROSHI | 2200 archives
- 07.10SMALL MEDIUM LARGE | zebulon
- 07.22JEFF PARKER ETA IVTET (JEFF PARKER, JOSH JOHNSON, ANNA BUTTERSS AND JAY BELLEROSE) | zebulon
- 07.28PHISH (LIVE @ ALPINE VALLEY MUSIC THEATRE EAST TROY, WI) | couch tour
- 08.10LOW LIFE | SHARADA SHASHIDHAR | LARAAJI & ARJI OCEANANDA | grand performances dtla
- 09.05SUMAN LAHA, JYOTI PRAKASH, THOMAS KLEPPER SINGH | philosophical research society
- 09.07EXO-TECH | 2220 archives
- 09.17JAZZ IS DEAD PRESENTS: MARCOS VALLE, AZYMUTH, BRAINSTORY | the ford
- 10.04ANNA BUTTERSS, BEN LUMSDAINE, GREGORY UHLMANN, JOSH JOHNSON | 2220 archives
- 10.28ANNA BUTTERSS, BEN LUMSDAINE, GREGORY UHLMANN | in sheep's clothing
- 11.03BORIS | zebulon
- 11.19FLUORESCE | DUFFY X UHLMANN | WENDY EISENBERG | 2220 archives
- 11.29COCHEMEA | RYAN SAWYER, MATANA ROBERTS, JEFF PARKER | zebulon
- 12.01LA PHIL CHAMBER MUSIC: INTIMATE SCHOENBERG: VERKLÄRTE NACHT AND FIRST STRING QUARTET | WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL
- 12.15LA PHILHARMONIC: SCHOENBERG's GURRELIEDER | walt disney concert hall
- 12.17JEFF PARKER ETA IVtet | zebulon