📺 Young Sherlock (2026) – From Guy Ritchie, witness the legendary origin story of Sherlock Holmes in this irreverent, action-laden mystery that follows the iconic detective's early adventures.
📕 Hideo Yokoyama (2012) Six Four – a critically acclaimed Japanese crime novel about a police press officer, Yoshinobu Mikami, who is forced to confront an unsolved kidnapping case from 14 years prior, known as "Six Four," which has haunted him and the police department ever since. The story delves into the inner workings of the Japanese police force, media relations, and corruption, as Mikami uncovers secrets while dealing with his own personal struggles, including his own daughter's disappearance. It's known for its slow-burn, detailed, and complex plot that requires patience but offers a rewarding, twisty conclusion.
📗 Amusing Ourselves To Death (1985) 👍 – Postman distinguishes the Orwellian vision of the future, in which totalitarian governments seize individual rights, from that offered by Aldous Huxley in Brave New World, where people medicate themselves into bliss, thereby voluntarily sacrificing their rights. Drawing an analogy with the latter scenario, Postman sees television's entertainment value as a present-day "soma", the fictitious pleasure drug in Brave New World, by means of which the citizens' rights are exchanged for consumers' entertainment.
📚 Homer (c. 8th century BCE) The Iliads of Homer – this poem about Troy is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still widely read by modern audiences. Like the Odyssey, the poem is divided into 24 books and was written in dactylic hexameter. It contains 15,693 lines in its most widely accepted version. The Iliad is often regarded as the first substantial piece of European literature and is a central part of the Epic Cycle.
👀📗 Dale Carnegie (1936) How to Win Friends and Influence People – One of the best-known motivational guides in history, Dale Carnegie’s groundbreaking book has sold tens of millions of copies, been translated into almost every known language, and has helped countless people succeed. Buy the oldest edition you can find. Often as time passes publishers and chapters to books and make edit to keep up with the modern world. I always recommend getting the authors original thoughts. Dale Carnegie lived before there was any social networks or anything like that. So you don't want an addition where the publishers have added their thoughts about social networks, you want the original authors thoughts.
👀📗 Carl von Clausewitz (1832) On War – Clausewitz had many aphorisms, of which the most famous is, "War is not merely a political act, but also a political instrument, a continuation of political relations, a carrying out of the same by other means," a working definition of war which has won wide acceptance.
📺 The Booth at the End (2011) 👍👍 – One of the best, if not the best, series I've ever seen. Season 1 & Season 2
📺 The Larry Sanders Show (1992) 6 seasons / 90 episodes – Garry Shandling stars in this classic comedy series that focuses on the on and off camera activities of a late-night TV talk-show host. 👍 it is considered one of the most significant and influential, pioneering the "cringe" and "mockumentary" style that became standard decades later. It used no laugh track, and also used moving hand held cameras instead of stationary ones. The show's most significant innovation is in celebrities playing themselves. It was followed in its use of celebrity guests, its lack of laugh track, and its comedy of embarrassment by Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Office and Arrested Development.
📚 A Study in Scarlet (1887), by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle – The story marks the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, who would go on to become one of the most well-known detective duos in literature.
🎦 Walden (2023) – Discovering he has a terminal illness sends a court reporter into a rage that has been simmering deep within him for years and now he is about to take justice into his own hands.
🎦 Her (2014) – The film follows Theodore Twombly (Joaquin Phoenix), a man who develops a relationship with Samantha (Scarlett Johansson), an artificially intelligent virtual assistant personified through a female voice.
📺 New Tricks (2004) 12 seasons – A team of retired former detectives with over 80 years service between them and three very distinct personalities is recruited to re-examine unsolved crimes. The squad is headed up by Sandra Pullman - a detective in disgrace after bungling a hostage situation.
🎦 Knives Out (2019) Director: Rian Johnson - When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate, the inquisitive Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan's dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth behind Harlan's untimely death.
📺 Silicon Valley (2014) – Parodying the culture of the technology industry in Silicon Valley, the series focuses on Richard Hendricks (Thomas Middleditch), a programmer who founds a startup company called Pied Piper, and chronicles his struggles to maintain his company while facing competition from larger entities.
📺 The OA (2016) – a popular, mind-bending Netflix original series about Prairie Johnson, a blind woman who returns home after being missing for seven years, now with her sight restored, and recruits locals for a mysterious mission involving other dimensions and near-death experiences.
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