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May 2016 News

This is the May 2016 edition of the Gwern.net newsletter; previous, April 2016. 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

Nonfiction:

Fiction:

Fanfiction:

  • Significant Digits (Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality: sequel intended to conclude the story; more action-focused with a literary bent, and much less didactic/“author tract” and Harry-focused than MoR. Highly recommended for anyone who liked MoR.)

Film/TV

Live-action:

  • Father Goose (peculiar Cary Grant WWII comedy-drama; it’s unusual to see Grant cast as a misanthropic drunkard and the movie can’t quite decide whether to be deadly serious or comedic, but most of the comedic beats are highly predictable)

Anime:

  • Short Peace ([/review/anime#short-peace))

  • Death Parade (expansion of Death Billiards, as an episodic series; stories remain a bit heavily focused on suicide and murder, but while the dark background story arc ultimately ends in a whimper, the main story arc ends in an emotionally satisfying way)

Music

Touhou:

  • “無間の鐘 ~ Infinite Nightmare” (xi-on feat.oz_hiro; Mapleaves {C89}) [jazz]

  • “Zen~然~ -hybrid remix-” (NSY feat. 茶太; LessExtra {C89}) [electronic]

  • “Monolog -Remix-” (Pastry; ‘Plusieurs Fleur’ {K8}) [electronic/classical]

  • “金木犀” (Ringing Volcano; Shinmyômaru’s Little Adventures {C89}) [folk]

  • “露時雨” (Ringing Volcano; Shinmyômaru’s Little Adventures {C89}) [folk]

  • “Like the geese” (Escarmew; Secret Sealing Moratorium {K201213ya}) [Celtic]

  • “This apple is bad” (thj.quartet; Jazz Funk Live! {C89}) [jazz]

  • “Tea Funk” (thj.quartet; Jazz Funk Live! {C89}) [jazz]

  • “俯瞰する蒼然暮色” (とらっしゅ; 秘封サウンドスケープ集III Phantasma Sound Archive No.53 {TK10}) [orchestral rock]

  • “還流大洋の原点へ” (とらっしゅ; 秘封サウンドスケープ集III Phantasma Sound Archive No.53 {TK10}) [orchestral rock]

  • “飛来する蓬莱物質” (とらっしゅ; 秘封サウンドスケープ集III Phantasma Sound Archive No.53 {TK10}) [orchestral rock]

  • “アンラクト・フィリング” (とらっしゅ; 秘封サウンドスケープ集III Phantasma Sound Archive No.53 {TK10}) [orchestral rock]

  • “Your World” (はちみつれもんxAftergrow; TOUHOU SIX STRING 02.封 {C89}) [instrumental rock]

  • “Month of Flowers” (あいざわ feat. ゆーな; TOUHOU SIX STRING 02.封 {C89}) [Jpop/ballad]

Vocaloid:

Doujin: