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What's capturing my attention as of November 2026
A public record of what's taking my time this month. Books on the nightstand, games on the PlayStation, shows running on the TV, and video essays queued up in the background. Not a public to-do list, not productivity theatre, just the backlog that survives the week. Updated monthly.
Reading hardcopy
Playing on PS5
Streaming on TV
Read
7 books- Man's Search for Meaning, Viktor E. Frankl: Mar
- How to Do Nothing, Jenny Odell: Mar
- All the Light We Cannot See, Anthony Doerr: Apr
- Sapiens, Yuval Noah Harari: May
- Theo of Golden, Allen Levi: Jun to Jul
- The Raven, Edgar Allan Poe: Aug to Sep
- Fathers and Sons, Ivan Turgenev: Oct to Nov, still going
Played on PS5
3 games- Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt: Apr to May
- Ghost of Yotei, Sucker Punch: Jun to Sep
- Hogwarts Legacy, Avalanche Software: Oct to Nov, still going
Streamed on TV
22 shows- The Pitt, HBO Max: Apr
- DTF St. Louis, HBO: Apr
- Fargo, FX: Apr to Jul
- Late Night with Seth Meyers, NBC: Apr
- High Potential, ABC: Apr
- Family Guy, FOX: Apr and Jun
- Daredevil, Disney+: Apr to Jul
- Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen, AMC: Apr
- Margo's Got Money Troubles, Apple TV+: May to Jun
- Bob's Burgers, FOX: May to Jun
- Straight to Hell, Netflix: Jun
- Your Friends & Neighbors, Apple TV+: Jun
- El Encargado, Disney+: Jun
- The X-Files, Disney+: Aug to Oct
- Not Suitable for Work, Hulu: Aug to Sep
- Reacher, Prime Video: Oct
- The Gentlemen, Netflix: Nov, still going
- MobLand, Paramount+: Nov, still going
- Slow Horses, Apple TV+: Nov, still going
- Winter, ITV: Nov, still going
- The Diplomat, Netflix: Nov, still going
- Alley Cats, Netflix: Nov, still going
Watched on YouTube
17 channels- Daily Dose of Internet, Best Trending Videos: Apr to Oct
- Don't Tell Comedy, Surprise Stand-up Events: Apr to Oct
- 800 Pound Gorilla Media, Stand-up Comedy Specials: Apr
- Sam Bentley, Good News Gone Unheard: Apr to May
- My Analog Journal, World Grooves on Wax: Apr
- Ken Kataoka, Handmade Shoes from Tokyo: Apr
- Jimmy Carr, Stand-up Comedy Specials: May to Jul
- COMMONS, Stories from Japan: May
- Mr.Process, How Things Get Made: May
- Seth Meyers, A Closer Look at the News: Jun to Nov, still going
- Fourth Cone Restoration, Vintage Poster Restoration: Jun
- LADbible Stories, Extraordinary Real-Life Stories: Jun
- Ilia Shemi, Haircut Transformations: Jul to Oct
- Thoraya, Short Films With Strangers: Jul
- Dashner Design & Restoration, Vintage Furniture Restoration: Aug to Sep
- Japan with Nao, Japan From a Local Perspective: Aug to Sep
- Victor Patrascan, Comedian Permanently on Tour: Nov, still going
A fading edge means it is still on the list this month.