Media

My favorites in no particular order. My favorites change all the time, so this just represents what I liked when I last updated this. Broadly speaking, my favorite kind of media is "fucked-up Americana".

albums · artists · books · movies · shows

Albums

The Lonesome Crowded West
The Lonesome Crowded West
Modest Mouse (1997)
Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You
Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You
Big Thief (2022)
You're Living All Over Me
You're Living All Over Me
Dinosaur Jr. (1987)
Panopticon
Panopticon
Isis (2004)
Stage Four
Stage Four
Touché Amoré (2016)
You'd Prefer an Astronaut
You'd Prefer an Astronaut
Hum (1995)
The Spiritual Sound
The Spiritual Sound
Agriculture (2025)
An Undying Love for a Burning World
An Undying Love for a Burning World
Neurosis (2026)

Artists

Modest Mouse
Modest Mouse
Wednesday
Wednesday
Hum
Hum
Neurosis
Neurosis
Big Thief
Big Thief
Townes Van Zandt
Townes Van Zandt
Converge
Converge

Books

The Monkey Wrench Gang
The Monkey Wrench Gang
Edward Abbey (1975)
The Dharma Bums
The Dharma Bums
Jack Kerouac (1958)
Ishmael
Ishmael
Daniel Quinn (1992)
Up and Down California
Up and Down California
William H. Brewer (1930)
Miracle Country
Miracle Country
Kendra Atleework (2020)

Movies

There Will Be Blood
There Will Be Blood
Paul Thomas Anderson (2007)
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
David Lynch (1992)
Borat
Borat
Larry Charles (2006)
Rear Window
Rear Window
Alfred Hitchcock (1954)
National Treasure
National Treasure
Jon Turteltaub (2004)

Shows

Northern Exposure
Northern Exposure
(1990–1995)
Reservation Dogs
Reservation Dogs
(2021–2023)
The Amazing Race
The Amazing Race
(2001–)
Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks
(1990–1991)
Psych
Psych
(2006–2014)