My media this week (7-13 Jun 2026)
đđâ Mystery at the Masquerade (Secrets and Scrabble #3) (Josh Lanyon, author; Matt Haynes, narrator) - Elliot gets invited to the social event of the season, and murder ensues, naturally.
𼰠the courtship of ilya rozanov (cherrylilies (cherrydialectic)) - 75K, Hollanov AU - "After the tuna melt meltdown, Shane meets Rose Landry, has several deeply inconvenient revelations, and decides to do the only sensible thing: win Ilya back with sincerity, logistics, and a frankly alarming amount of emotional effort. Ilya, meanwhile, mistakes every tender gesture for the kind prelude to an inevitable goodbye. Or: Shane is living in a romcom. Ilya is living in a Russian tragedy." - delicious (and kind of hilarious) angst as Shane thinks he's being obvious and Ilya puts the worst possible interpretation on every gesture! ABSOLUTE DUMBASSES!!! (pos)
đđ +151K of shorter fic so shout out to these I really loved đđ
Prep Work (Alethia) - The Pitt: Rabbot; 7K - I just love how Alethia writes these two old guys having late in life revelations about each other!
adrenergic (PenAndInkPrincess) - HR/GC: Hollanov; 15K - a brilliant fic about Shane's allergies and how he justâŚdoesn't mention them to Ilya and then Ilya's subsequent reactions to learning about them - just wonderful and hilarious
a secret to yourself (rhodenia) - HR/GC: Hollanov; 33K - a great Ilya character study about 7 times he was jealous (despite knowing he has no reason to be)
đş STUFF I WATCHED đş
The Legend of Vox Machina - s4, e4-6
Um, Actually - s11, e11 (Tournament of Champions '26 Part 3)
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)
D20: City Council of Darkness - "A Bid, a Banksy, and the Bird in the Basement" (s30, e9)
D20: Adventuring Party - "Murph's Most Sensual Episode" (s24, e9)
D20: City Council of Darkness - "Zaeth's Sire and a Bear on Fire" (s30, e10)
D20: Adventuring Party - "Full Duckface on a Bird Scooter" (s24, e10)
Critical Role - C4 E028 | Chasing Shadows
Wait Wait⌠Don't Tell Me! - The Alzo Era begins in Austin!
Short History Of⌠- The Kray Twins
Handsome - Pretty Little Episode #94
â Smart Podcast, Trashy Books - 721. Exploring Platform Decay with Martha Wells
No One Saw It Coming - The houseplant that changed the British Empire
Pop Culture Happy Hour - Scary Movie
What Went Wrong - Giant (1956)
One Person Found This Helpful - Mozart vs A Screaming Goat (s4, e1)
Pop Culture Happy Hour - âOffice Romanceâ stars J.Lo as a CEO with a bad case of Brett Goldstein
Throughline - The uncensored war
NPR Music - 11 more songs to reset your mood | All Songs Considered
99% Invisible - Karaoke Videos
Plot Trysts - A Spot of Tut-Tuttery: Whose Body?
Handsome - Nicolle Wallace asks about favorite movies
Dinnerâs on Me - Simon Helberg
Taskmaster The Podcast - Kumail Nanjiani (s21, e9)
â What Next - What's the Beef with Screwworm?
Vibe Check - What Kids Know That Burned-Out Adults Don't
Ologies - Paternology (FATHERHOOD) with Darby Saxbe
Sherlock Holmes Short Stories - The Adventure of the Empty House
NPR's Book of the Day - 'A Pair of Aces' is about two women who face down the mob in 1930s New York
Pop Culture Happy Hour - Summer House
Dinnerâs on Me - Side Dish: More with Simon Helberg
â Sidedoor - How Can You Forget Me
Song Exploder - Paul McCartney "Ripples in a Pond"
Humans - Puzzle-Maker Wyna Liu's Just a Little Mean
Pop Culture Happy Hour - Disclosure Day and Whatâs Making Us Happy
Today, Explained - Nike lost its cool
What Next - My Clip Viral, My Spencer Pratt, My Kalshi Dived, Knicks In Five??
â What Went Wrong - Out of Frame: Scientology and Hollywood
Endless Thread - Endless Thread on OnlyFans
Handsome - Pretty Little Episode #95
Wait Wait⌠Don't Tell Me! - Insult Dogs and Emotional Support Alligators
â Mind the Tags - To the sausage machine! With OTW volunteers Elin and Brian
99% Invisible - 100 Objects #4: Lowe's Gas Bag
â Hit Parade - More Than a Feeling Edition
Billboard Top 40 October 16, 1982