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October 2015 News

This is the October 2015 edition of the Gwern.net newsletter; previous, ⁠September 2015. This is a collation of links and summary of major changes, overlapping with ⁠Changelog; brought to you by my donors on Patreon.

Writings

Media

Books

Fiction:

Nonfiction:

Film/TV

Live-action:

  • The Martian (a faithful but very Hollywood depiction of the novel; it is exactly what one would expect upon hearing that The Martian was being turned into a big-budget film starring Matt Damon & Sigourney Weaver, glossy special effects and overwrought soundtrack and all. What is cut from the novel was of no importance.)

  • The Great Gatsby (⁠review)

  • Back to the Future II

Anime:

Music

Touhou:

Kantai Collection:

Doujin:

Vocaloid:

  • ⁠“Crawlers” (Miku; Croissant Chicago, Morning Act {2015}) [Jpop]

  • “Osmium” (Avanna; Omega+, Transgalactic Flight {2015}) [trance/electronic]

  • “Parades (monaca:factory Hadal Zone Remix)” (Miku; whoo & monaca:factory, VRUSH UP! #05 -whoo Tribute- {201312ya}) [trance]

  • “ice (Guitar/Michael Lueckner Fire+Ice Remix)” (Miku; whoo & Michael Lueckner, VRUSH UP! #05 -whoo Tribute- {201312ya}) [trance]