anniversaries
Nine Years
Thank you.
19th century
Review: Henry David Thoreau Documentary (2026)
Letterboxd link I wish my townsmen to consider that, no matter whatever the human law may be, a government which deliberately enacts injustice and persists in it will become the laughingstock of the world. I say break the law. Let your life be a counter-friction to stop the machine. —Henry
reviews
Movie and Book Review: Hamnet
Every life has its kernel, its hub, its epicenter, from which everything flows out, to which everything returns. [Letterboxd review] Finishing the audiobook now—it’s narrated by Jessie Buckley herself (who plays Agnes Shakespeare)—and it’s transcendent. You can snag it from libro.fm through my podcast’s
true crime
Ted Bundy: Falling for a Killer and No Man of God
Reviews and further exploration
Norway
Protesting with yarn, down through history
Nisseluer against Nazis
The Sims
Huge Sims Update February 3, 2026: Your Mods Will Break
How to Prepare and Protect Your Game: Information Dump
Victorian era
Episode 105: Victorian Christmas: A Strange Christmas Game
In which Carla celebrates the season by once again celebrating a Victorian horror author, as the Victorians would wish us to do in this season of darkness and cheer. Sources and References: Books by Charlotte Riddell available from Project Gutenberg Books by Mrs. J. H. Riddell available from archive.org
episode 105
Victorian Christmas: A Strange Christmas Game
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episode 104
Episode 104: Hauntology
In which Carla reenters the…why is it a house of leaves? Sources and references: The House of Leaves universe: House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski The Whalestoe Letters: From House of Leaves Poe’s album “Haunted”: Apple, Spotify Starling House by Alix E. Harrow House of Windows by
episode 104
Hauntology: 104
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Podcast
Episode 103: I Contain Multitudes
Listen to "I Contain Multitudes: 103" on Spreaker. In which Carla shares her nonfiction five star reads of the past year, and celebrates Banned Books Week. bannedbooksweek.org Theme song and stinger: “She Comes Through the Fog” by Haunted Me, used with permission. How to Support Cupcakes: Subscribe
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I Contain Multitudes: 103
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