newsletters on joshuaw.xyz | the end of the internet https://joshuaw.xyz/topics/newsletters/ Recent content in newsletters on joshuaw.xyz | the end of the internet Hugo en-us joshua@jdwhiting.com (Joshua Whiting) joshua@jdwhiting.com (Joshua Whiting) copyright 2025 and earlier Mon, 26 Oct 2026 02:16:16 +0000 Watching Log: Backrooms https://joshuaw.xyz/motionpictures/watchinglog/2026/backrooms/ Sun, 25 Oct 2026 20:59:12 -0600joshua@jdwhiting.com (Joshua Whiting) joshuawxyz-backrooms2026-10-12-version <p>I watched <em>Backrooms</em> (2026). 🎥</p><a href="https://joshuaw.xyz/motionpictures/watchinglog/2026/backrooms/" target="_blank"><img width="200px" alt="Backrooms - Cover" src="https://joshuaw.xyz/motionpictures/watchinglog/2026/20261025_backrooms-poster.png" /></a> <p>This happened to my wife one time in the basement of <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/SaltLakeCity/comments/18kbl5x/sterling_furniture/">Sterling Furniture</a> <a href="https://maps.apple/p/~jhoSI1s8jX4Ih">.</a></p>
Watching Log: BackroomsI watched Backrooms (2026). 🎥

Backrooms - Cover

This happened to my wife one time in the basement of Sterling Furniture .


Watching Log: Backrooms]]> I've been posting stuff on Letterboxd (and pretty much nowhere else) https://joshuaw.xyz/notes/2026/10/postingstuffonletterboxd/ Sun, 25 Oct 2026 20:01:15 -0600joshua@jdwhiting.com (Joshua Whiting) joshuawxyz-postingstuffonletterboxd2026-10-15-version In March of this year (2026) I created a new account on Letterboxd, and since then it has been the main place (or really the only place) on the Internet that I’ve personally shared any &lsquo;content&rsquo; (as I have published several reviews and lists there), or to any extent actively engaged with other humans via social media (by way of liking others’ reviews and lists and following a bunch of people there.
I've been posting stuff on Letterboxd (and pretty much nowhere else)I've been posting stuff on Letterboxd (and pretty much nowhere else)]]> Guess I should write and blog and stuff https://joshuaw.xyz/notes/2026/09/guess_i_should_write_and/ Sat, 19 Sep 2026 13:00:44 -0600joshua@jdwhiting.com (Joshua Whiting) joshuawxyz-guess_i_should_write_and2026-09-44-version <p>Guess I should write and blog and stuff?</p> <p><img src="https://joshuaw.xyz/notes/2026/09/20260916_guess_i_should_write_and.png" alt="The inner life you tend so carefully might be most fully expressed when it&rsquo;s given outward form through practices and creative outlets that allow others to genuinely encounter what lives within you."></p>
Guess I should write and blog and stuffGuess I should write and blog and stuff?

The inner life you tend so carefully might be most fully expressed when it’s given outward form through practices and creative outlets that allow others to genuinely encounter what lives within you.


Guess I should write and blog and stuff]]> Watching Log: The NeverEnding Story https://joshuaw.xyz/motionpictures/watchinglog/neverendingstory/ Sun, 19 Jul 2026 11:34:12 -0600joshua@jdwhiting.com (Joshua Whiting) joshuawxyz-neverendingstory2026-07-12-version2 <p>I watched <em>The NeverEnding Story</em> (1984) again. 🎥</p><a href="https://joshuaw.xyz/motionpictures/watchinglog/neverendingstory/" target="_blank"><img width="200px" alt="The NeverEnding Story - Cover" src="https://a.ltrbxd.com/resized/film-poster/2/9/0/7/8/29078-the-neverending-story-0-1000-0-1500-crop.jpg?v=d6c13b7351" /></a> <p>Primordial goop of my childhood; trauma; euphoric flying; existentia. Posted <a href="https://letterboxd.com/joshuawxyz/film/the-neverending-story/">a response/review on Letterboxd</a>, repeated below.</p>
Watching Log: The NeverEnding StoryI watched The NeverEnding Story (1984) again. 🎥

The NeverEnding Story - Cover

Primordial goop of my childhood; trauma; euphoric flying; existentia. Posted a response/review on Letterboxd, repeated below.


Watching Log: The NeverEnding Story]]> Playing Log: Yoshi's Crafted World https://joshuaw.xyz/games/playinglog/yoshiscraftedworld/ Fri, 27 Feb 2026 21:47:59 -0700joshua@jdwhiting.com (Joshua Whiting) joshuawxyz-yoshiscraftedworld2026-02-59-version2 <p>I'm playing <em>Yoshi&#39;s Crafted World</em> again. <span class="jdw-together">[ ↻ 80% ] 🎮</span></p><a href="https://joshuaw.xyz/games/playinglog/yoshiscraftedworld/" target="_blank"><img src="https://joshuaw.xyz/games/playinglog/20260214_yoshiscraftedworld-gametileimage.png" alt="Yoshi&#39;s Crafted World - Cover Art" height="250px" /></a> <p>Still aiming for a true 100% - all flowers, all costumes, all crafts&hellip;</p>
Playing Log: Yoshi's Crafted WorldI'm playing Yoshi's Crafted World again. [ ↻ 80% ] 🎮

Yoshi's Crafted World - Cover Art

Still aiming for a true 100% - all flowers, all costumes, all crafts…


Playing Log: Yoshi's Crafted World]]> Listening Log: Heaven Ain’t Sold https://joshuaw.xyz/music/listeninglog/2026/heavenaintsold/ Fri, 20 Feb 2026 12:18:21 -0700joshua@jdwhiting.com (Joshua Whiting) joshuawxyz-heavenaintsold2026-02-21-version <p>I'm listening to <em>Heaven Ain’t Sold</em> by Choker. 🎵</p><p><a href="https://joshuaw.xyz/music/listeninglog/2026/heavenaintsold/" target="_blank"><img src="https://joshuaw.xyz/music/listeninglog/2026/20260220_heavenaintsold_cover.jpg" alt="Heaven Ain’t Sold - Cover Art" height="250px" /></a></p> <p>Been waiting 7 years for new music from Choker, and it’s not disappointing. Listened obsessively to his Filling Space trilogy of EPs back in 2019 and haven&rsquo;t forgotten. Dijon last year, now Choker&hellip;</p>
Listening Log: Heaven Ain’t SoldI'm listening to Heaven Ain’t Sold by Choker. 🎵

Heaven Ain’t Sold - Cover Art

Been waiting 7 years for new music from Choker, and it’s not disappointing. Listened obsessively to his Filling Space trilogy of EPs back in 2019 and haven’t forgotten. Dijon last year, now Choker…


Listening Log: Heaven Ain’t Sold]]> Listening Log: AngieAngieAngie https://joshuaw.xyz/music/listeninglog/2026/angieangieangie/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 21:58:48 -0700joshua@jdwhiting.com (Joshua Whiting) joshuawxyz-angieangieangie2026-02-48-version <p>I've been listening to <em>AngieAngieAngie</em> by spill tab. 🎵</p><p><a href="https://joshuaw.xyz/music/listeninglog/2026/angieangieangie/" target="_blank"><img src="https://joshuaw.xyz/music/listeninglog/2026/20260219_angieangieangie_cover.jpg" alt="AngieAngieAngie - Cover Art" height="250px" /></a></p> <p>It&rsquo;s 2025&rsquo;s ANGIE but with 4 more tracks now and a different cover image. Nothing to complain about.</p>
Listening Log: AngieAngieAngieI've been listening to AngieAngieAngie by spill tab. 🎵

AngieAngieAngie - Cover Art

It’s 2025’s ANGIE but with 4 more tracks now and a different cover image. Nothing to complain about.


Listening Log: AngieAngieAngie]]> Listening Log: the apple tree under the sea https://joshuaw.xyz/music/listeninglog/2026/theappletreeunderthesea/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 21:39:14 -0700joshua@jdwhiting.com (Joshua Whiting) joshuawxyz-theappletreeunderthesea2026-02-14-version <p>I've been listening to <em>the apple tree under the sea</em> by hemlocke springs. 🎵</p><p><a href="https://joshuaw.xyz/music/listeninglog/2026/theappletreeunderthesea/" target="_blank"><img src="https://joshuaw.xyz/music/listeninglog/2026/20260219_theappleunderthesea_cover.jpg" alt="the apple tree under the sea - Cover Art" height="250px" /></a></p> <p>These tracks really popped out in mixes, and I had to grab the album. I&rsquo;ve listened three or four times now and I think I want to like this a little more than I actually do. Still objectively great, though, and I still will probably give it more listens in the future.</p>
Listening Log: the apple tree under the seaI've been listening to the apple tree under the sea by hemlocke springs. 🎵

the apple tree under the sea - Cover Art

These tracks really popped out in mixes, and I had to grab the album. I’ve listened three or four times now and I think I want to like this a little more than I actually do. Still objectively great, though, and I still will probably give it more listens in the future.


Listening Log: the apple tree under the sea]]> Listening Log: Chuwi EPs and Singles https://joshuaw.xyz/music/listeninglog/2026/chuwi/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:47:14 -0700joshua@jdwhiting.com (Joshua Whiting) joshuawxyz-chuwi2026-02-14-version <p>I've been listening to <em>Plie / Falta Algo / Tierra / Pan / NPR Tiny Desk Concert</em> by Chuwi. 🎵</p><p><a href="https://joshuaw.xyz/music/listeninglog/2026/chuwi/" target="_blank"><img src="https://joshuaw.xyz/music/listeninglog/2026/20260217_chuwi-epsingles-covers.gif" alt="Plie / Falta Algo / Tierra / Pan / NPR Tiny Desk Concert - Cover Art" height="250px" /></a></p> <p>Branching out into some of the collaborators on  <em>DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS</em> now&hellip;</p>
Listening Log: Chuwi EPs and SinglesI've been listening to Plie / Falta Algo / Tierra / Pan / NPR Tiny Desk Concert by Chuwi. 🎵

Plie / Falta Algo / Tierra / Pan / NPR Tiny Desk Concert - Cover Art

Branching out into some of the collaborators on  DeBĂŤ TiRAR MáS FOToS now…


Listening Log: Chuwi EPs and Singles]]> Listening Log: más Bad Bunny https://joshuaw.xyz/music/listeninglog/2026/m%C3%A1sbadbunny/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:36:09 -0700joshua@jdwhiting.com (Joshua Whiting) joshuawxyz-másbadbunny2026-02-09-version <p>I've been listening to <em>Un Verano Sin Ti / nadie sabe lo que va a pasar mañana / DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS</em> by Bad Bunny. 🎵</p><p><a href="https://joshuaw.xyz/music/listeninglog/2026/m%C3%A1sbadbunny/" target="_blank"><img src="https://joshuaw.xyz/music/listeninglog/2026/20260218_m%c3%a1sbadbunny-covers.gif" alt="Un Verano Sin Ti / nadie sabe lo que va a pasar mañana / DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS - Cover Art" height="250px" /></a></p> <p>Almost endlessly listenable, it turns out. Guess maybe that&rsquo;s why he&rsquo;s the most-streamed artist in the world&hellip;</p>
Listening Log: más Bad BunnyI've been listening to Un Verano Sin Ti / nadie sabe lo que va a pasar mañana / DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS by Bad Bunny. 🎵

Un Verano Sin Ti / nadie sabe lo que va a pasar mañana / DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS - Cover Art

Almost endlessly listenable, it turns out. Guess maybe that’s why he’s the most-streamed artist in the world…


Listening Log: más Bad Bunny]]>