{"id":4695,"date":"2018-12-31T18:47:29","date_gmt":"2019-01-01T00:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the19thfloor.net\/?p=4695"},"modified":"2018-12-31T18:47:36","modified_gmt":"2019-01-01T00:47:36","slug":"2018-the-year-in-awesome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the19thfloor.net\/?p=4695","title":{"rendered":"2018: The Year In Awesome"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Aside from a few health issues, 2018 treated me relatively well. The news cycle seemed endless and 2019 will probably be more of the same, but pop culture always provides me with an escape. Here are the books, TV, movies, and music that sustained me over the past year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Movies <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Black\u00a0Panther\u00a0<\/em><\/li><li><em>A Quiet Place <\/em><\/li><li><em>Leave No Trace<\/em><\/li><li><em>Hereditary <\/em><\/li><li><em>First Reformed <\/em><\/li><li><em>Hostiles<\/em><\/li><li><em>Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TV<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>The Americans <\/em><\/li><li><em>The Terror <\/em><\/li><li><em>The Haunting of Hill House <\/em><\/li><li><em>The Good Place <\/em><\/li><li><em>Killing Eve<\/em><\/li><li><em>Barry<\/em><\/li><li><em>Better Call Saul<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Books <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>The Underground Railroad<\/em> by Colson Whitehead <\/li><li><em>Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup <\/em>by John Carreyrou<\/li><li><em>The Fifth Season <\/em>by N.K. Jemisin <\/li><li><em>The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet <\/em>by Becky Chambers<\/li><li><em>The Magician King <\/em>by Lev Grossman<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Music <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Honey<\/em> by Robyn<\/li><li><em>Dirty Computer<\/em> by Janelle Monae<\/li><li><em>Time &#8216;n&#8217; Place <\/em>by Kero Kero Bonito<\/li><li><em>Heaven and Earth <\/em>by Kamasi Washington <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>I hope 2019 brings you good things. Have a safe and happy New Year! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aside from a few health issues, 2018 treated me relatively well. The news cycle seemed endless and 2019 will probably be more of the same, but pop culture always provides me with an escape. Here are the books, TV, movies, and music that sustained me over the past year. 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