#Spooktober 26 – The Lost Room

October 26, 2023

Do you want something spooky that’s not Gothic and yet manages to be deeply unsettling? This 2006 mini-series starring Peter Krause and Julianna Margulies is an absolute gem.

After coming across several objects that hide incredibly weird powers behind an absolutely ordinary appearance, detective Joe Miller finds himself tangled up in a paranormal investigation revolving around a mysterious Room that got somehow eradicated from existence. The Event, as it’s called, dislocated objects and scattered them through time, but was the room empty or should we heed the signs that a man was there? And what happened to him?

Summertime

Rainer Maria Rilke’s Letters to a Young Architect

Same poet, different book. Rilke, the Bohemian poet and playwright, already made an appearance in the original list, so I’m well aware that bringing him back on day two of a sequel about not repeating myself is a strange way to start. But the Duino

August 2, 2026 6:00 am

books and literature

The Thursday Murder Club

I wanted to read this series after seeing the delightful movie on Netflix, which would have been worth it if only for the stellar cast. After I started, I couldn’t possibly stop. I think I read the whole thing in a month. Here’s what I

August 1, 2026 9:00 am

architecture, engineering and construction

Summertime (though the living ain’t easy)

There is a particular kind of August laziness that likes to dress itself up as a fashionable pose: you can’t undertake significant projects in August, you’re not supposed to, apparently, you aren’t even supposed to read anything that’s too complicated (though I wonder, if you

August 1, 2026 6:00 am