Tops

Running top five books

1. With the Old Breed, Eugene B. Sledge
2. Blood Meridian, Cormac McCarthy
3. Empire of the Summer Moon, S. C. Gwynn
4. Lonesome Dove, Larry McMurtry
5. Shantaram, Gregory David Roberts

Favorite email newsletters/blogs

• Astral Codex Ten (Scott Alexander): Rationalism, prediction markets, social commentary, libertarian-ish
• Platformer (Casey Newton): Technology news and analysis, funny tweets
• Read Max: Sci-fi movie recommendations, cyberpunk media
• Lots of Links (Annie Rauwerda): Funny shit
• Embedded (Kate Lindsay, Nick Catucci): Technology, internet culture
• The Intrinsic Perspective (Eric Hoel): Technology, science, culture
• Blackbird Spyplane (Jonah Weiner, Erin Wylie): Hard to explain culture stuff
• Naval Ravikant: Life advice, technology, philosophy, libertarian-ish
• James Clear: Life advice, really good quotes, politics-free
• Semi-Rad (Brendan Leonard): Running, mountaineering, outdoor stuff
• Money Stuff (Matt Levine): Finance, public markets
• The Best of Journalism (Conor Friedersdorf): Deep-dives into fascinating and incredibly diverse topics. I pay for the yearly subscription and it's well worth it
• Wired Longreads: Deep-dives into tech things
• The Merge: Military news centering on the US Air Force and Pentagon stuff
• Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) newsletter: World military affairs from a British perspective
• The Telegraph Dispatches newsletter : World affairs from a British perspective; very-Ukraine-conflict-focused

Running top five movies

1. The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Peter Jackson. Childhood favorite and core to my being. "The Two Towers" if pressed for a specific film.
2. Apocalypse Now, Francis Ford Coppola
3. The Shining, Stanley Kubrick
4. Warrior, Gavin O'Connor
5. The Northman, Robert Eggers

Running top-five podcasts

1. Hardcore History, Dan Carlin
2. Conversations with Tyler, Tyler Cowen
3. War on the Rocks, Ryan Evans
4. Ukraine: The Latest, The Telegraph
5. Naval, Naval Ravikant

Favorite twitter thread