#so my dropout tv 'bought-on-a-whim' subscription is really paying for itself

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My media this week (16-22 Apr 2023)

📚 STUFF I READ 📚

🥰cast out fear (s0mmerspr0ssen) - 41K, star trek AOS canon-divergent - kirk almost dies saving Vulcan & is recovering there so there's some juicy hurt/comfort, slowly getting to know one another + BAMF amanda grayson (which is my fave)

😍The Mimicking of Known Successes (Mossa & Pleiti #1) (Malka Ann Older, author; Lindsey Dorcus, narrator) - novella, 'cozy Holmesian murder mystery and sapphic romance' set in space - really dug this, gave me similar vibes to Becky Chambers' stuff, where it's more about the worldbuilding and the character relationships than the plot (tho that is quite entertaining). looking forward to more

🥰It's The Snow (postmodernmulticoloredcloak) - 44K, stucky modern AU - snowed in, only one bed, enemies-to-lovers, light D/s dynamic tropetastic goodness!

💖💖 +279K of shorter fic so shout out to these I really loved 💖💖

Variations on George Penn (beautifulduckweed) - Band Sinister (KJ Charles): Ned Caulfield/George Penn, 3K - excellently done 'Wikipedia' article + some other magazine articles discussing George Penn's life, work & impact - I just love this kind of fanwork

Banana Daiquiris (Avelera) - The Sandman: Dreamling, 4K - cute & absolutely hilarious little fic about Dream 'on vacation' in Tahiti and deciding he wants Hob there too

boots & budweiser’s miraculous misadventures (helix_stomper) - Stranger Things: steddie, 34K - "Steve and Eddie meet at a gloryhole Pre-S4. It goes pretty much exactly how you’d expect." - 2 fics so far in this ongoing series - truly excellent smut but also some really great character stuff! While I can't wait to see how the story develops, what's already been given is 🥵🥰!

📺 STUFF I WATCHED 📺

Game Changer - s5, e2, 4

Dirty Laundry - s2, e8-10

Um, Actually - s1, e1-2; s7, e1, 3-12, s8, e1-2

Schmigadoon! - s2, e2-4

The Brokenwood Mysteries - s9, e2

Ted Lasso - s3, e6 [x2]

🎧 PODCASTS 🎧

The Sporkful - Squishy Or Crunchy? Why Texture Matters [Gastropod]

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Bete Giyorgis of Lalibela

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Pack Your Bag(pipes) with Ross Jennings

Switched on Pop - BTS goes solo together

Shedunnit - Death Under Par

⭐Into It - A Guide to Spoiler Culture from 'Lost' to 'Succession'

Vibe Check - Do Not Disturb

99% Invisible #533 - Dear John and Roman [Dear Hank & John]

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - For Keeps Books

Decoder Ring Plus - The Curious Case of Columbo's Message to Romania

Ologies with Alie Ward - Delphinology (DOLPHINS) with Justin Gregg

Our Opinions Are Correct - Episode 128: Dungeons & Dragons Gets Cozy

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - John Brown’s Farm

⭐Twenty Thousand Hertz+ - The Spatial Race

Into It - Will Hollywood Strike? And Are We Into Netflix’s Late 'Love' and AI Drake?

Welcome to Night Vale - Bonus Episode: Behind the Scenes (April 2023)

⭐You're Dead To Me - Cleopatra

Switched on Pop - A.I. Drake has put music in a tailspin [Vergecast]

🎶 MUSIC 🎶

Duran Duran [Duran Duran] {1981}

Rio [Duran Duran] {1982}

Duran Duran

The Donnas

Rock 'N Roll [New York Dolls] {1994}

Anthology [Stiff Little Fingers] {2002}

Rancid

Presenting Electric Light Orchestra

Presenting The Beach Boys

Presenting Tom Petty

synthwave radio [Lofi Girl]