ned nederlander

So presumably, from 1998 to 2025 the Mavericks will have moved seamlessly from Dirk Nowitzki to Luka Doncic to Cooper Flagg.

Incredible continuity. Incredibly white.

I mean

Sir Ulrich von Lichtenstein and Jocelyn rocked so Mon Mothma could vibe.

Any 8th grader in the early 2000s with a class movie day knows.

Favorite TV from 2024

1. Ripley
2. Say Nothing
3. Industry S3
4. Mr. & Mrs. Smith S1
5. English Teacher S1
6. Somebody Somewhere S3
7. Shogun S1
8. Black Doves S1
9. Everybody’s in LA
10. Presumed Innocent S1

Favorite TV from 2024

Honorable Mention:

The Bear S3
The Penguin
Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show
Hacks S3
Shrinking S2
Colin From Accounts S2
A Man on the Inside S1
Bad Sisters S2
Ren Faire

Fav 2024 albums continued:

- Leon, Leon Bridges
- Hit Me Hard and Soft, Billie Eilish
- Beethoven Blues, Jon Batiste
- Big Ideas, Remi Wolf
- Cowboy Carter, Beyoncé

Albums from 2024

- Tigers Blood, Waxahatchee
- Djesse Vol 4, Jacob Collier
- Bright Future, Adrianne Lenker
- Something for Everybody, Sammy Rae & The Friends
- Country, Medium Build

Favorite first reads of 2024

• Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (Zevin) - absolute banger. Incredible ride top to bottom.

• Wellness (Hill) - wasn’t The Nix, but exacting in its characters and questions.

• Sea of Tranquility (St. Mandel) - sprawling and reflective.

FAVORITES OF 2024!

As always, I’ll wait on movies til closer to the oscars until I can catch up. For now here were my favorite reads, albums, and tv watches of the year.