Archive - Notebook

capsule reviews

bugonia, donald westlake, sinners

14 hrs ago • BDM

February 2026

I'll take an unjust peace over a just war any day.

patlabor: the movie (mamoru oshii, 1989) + patlabor 2 (mamoru oshii, 1993)

Feb 27 • BDM

myn owene woman, wel at ese

vanity correctly understood

Feb 24 • BDM

shut up! taste the fist of justice!

patlabor: the mobile police (mamuro oshii, 1988–89)

Feb 21 • BDM

new writing: wuthering heights

at the new york times

Feb 14 • BDM

new writing: the parable of the dishonest steward

Feb 6 • BDM

January 2026

monthly digest: january 2026

i'm on a break!!!

Jan 31 • BDM

new writing: craig strete's "mother of cloth, heart of clock"

Jan 26 • BDM

a little souvenir, of a colorful year, which makes me smile inside

Jan 22 • BDM

I consider my life’s work all about paying attention

helen of nowhere (makenna goodman, 2025)

Jan 20 • BDM

the real tin thing

my teacher died

Jan 18 • BDM

white woman is the white woman of the world

with at least one apology to john lennon maybe if i feel like it

Jan 17 • BDM

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