Monthly Art #52

Wed, Oct 19, 2022

This is a monthly “newsletter”, containing a list of what I enjoyed the most last month. Whether it was a full length movie, short film, music album, book or even a painting.

I know it’s been a long time, but this year is absolutely nuts. I’m going to write a separate post with my thoughts.

THREAD: The US government's new export controls are wreaking havoc on China's chip industry.

New rules around "US persons" are driving an "industry-wide decapitation."

— Jordan Schneider (@jordanschnyc) October 14, 2022

What I am watching

• The Origin and Rise of MrBeast

“Jimmy Donaldson, aka MrBeast, became obsessed with YouTube at a young age. From his early days making gaming videos to the massively viral Squid Game video, Jimmy has built a viral video empire based on the joy he gets from helping others. In this documentary “Beyond the Spotlight: Mr. Beast” you will hear his story straight from him and his closest friends and family.”

• How The U.S. Ruined Bread

“I wanted to know why the bread in Europe tastes so much better than the bread in America, so I went to Paris to find out.”

• A day in my life | Lex Fridman

I’ve become a huge fan of Lex’s podcast last year. The man is a productivity monster. For anyone curious how he does all his work, this video is a perfect glimpse in his life.

What I am reading

• Articles

  • «We Will See the Return of Capital Investment on a Massive Scale»

    The author predicts the inflation trend is going to continue for at least 15-20 years. This is also why I’m bullish on stocks & estate and bearish on bonds & cash long term.

• Books

  • The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany 5/5

    Monumental book. Highly recommend. There were so many times when Hitler could’ve been stopped :( Sometimes it was his ability to read people, but other times it was indecisiveness of European politics plus wrong choices of USSR party leaders. Hope the world has learned something since then.

  • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 5/5

    Very light reading for any evening.

  • Open 4/5

    I’m not a fan of big tennis, but the story of Andre Agassi, as with many top talents, is an unusual one and was a good read. The most surprising part was probably that he hates tennis, but cannot not play it because of his character.

  • Непослушное дитя биосферы 5/5

    Can recommend if you’re interested in human ethology.

  • Дорога к свободе. Беседы с Кахой Бендукидзе 5/5

    Long, but a worthwhile book. Explains a lot what has happened in Georgia and the guest’s opinion on Russia.

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So long

Remember, there’s infrastructure, and then there’s Dutch infrastructure. pic.twitter.com/19yLueJjDs

— Brent Toderian (@BrentToderian) October 14, 2022