2025: reading

January

1. The End and the Death Volume 1, Dan Abnett (2023) 13.1.25

   February

2. The End and the Death Volume 2, Dan Abnett (2023) 7.2.25
3. The End and the Death Volume 3, Dan Abnett (2024) 16.2.25

   March

4. AOL.com, Kara Swisher (1999) 8.3.25
5. Casino Royale, Ian Fleming (1952) 11.3.25
6. The Infinite and the Divine (2021) 28.3.25

   April

7. Creative Selection, Ken Kocienda (2018) 6.4.25
8. Snow Crash, Neal Stephenson (1992) 21.4.25

   May

9. The Firm, John Grisham (1991) 1.5.25
10. Unruly, David Mitchell (2023) 11.5.25
11. Knotts and Crosses, Ian Rankin (1987) 15.5.25
12. Chernobyl Roulette, Sergei Plohky (2024) 25.5.25

    June

13. Caledonian Road, Andrew o’Hagan (2024) 17.6.25
14. Open, Rod Canion (2013), 21.6.25
15. Perry, Adam Wells (2024), 30.6.25

    July

16. Eruption, Michael Crichton (2024), 4.7.25
17. A World Without Email, Cal Newport (2021), 6.7.25
18. Raising Hare, Chloe Dalton (2024), 8.7.25
19. Precipice, Robert Harris (2024), 19.7.25

    August

20. Rubicon, Tom Holland (2003), 1.8.25
21. 1861, Adam Goodheart (2012), 18.8.25

    September

22. Challenger, Adam Higginbotham (2024), 8.9.25
23. Death on Lake Garda, Tom Hindle (2024), 28.9.25

    October

24. England: A Natural History, John Lewis-Stempel (2025), 2.10.25
25. What I Ate in One Year, Stanley Tucci (2024), 10.10.25
26. The Lost Paths: A History of How We Walk From Here to There, Jack Cornish (2025), 19.10.25
27. Less: Stop Buying So Much Rubbish, Patrick Grant (2024), 27.10.25

    November

28. Letters from a Stoic, Seneca (1969...sort of), 4.11.25
29. Dune, Frank Herbert (1965), 24.11.25

    December

30. The Blade Itself, Joe Abercrombie (2006), 15.12.25

2025: gaming

January

1. Doom 3 (2003)

   February

2. Demon’s Souls (2009)
3. UFO: Enemy Unknown (1993)

   March

4. Ecco the Dolphin (1992)
5. FEAR (2006)
6. Epic Pinball (1993)
7. Doom 2 (1994)

   April

8. Dark Forces 2: Jedi Knight (1997)

   May

9. Earthworm Jim (1994)
10. Doom (1993)

    June

11. Ridge Racer (1994)
12. Civilisation 2 (1996)
13. Quake 3 (1999)
14. Unreal Tournament (1999)
15. Doom 2... again (does this count?) (1994)

    July

16. Shadowcaster (1993)

    August

17. Mouthwashing (2024)
18. Hexen (1995)
19. Heretic (1994)
20. Cyberpunk 2077 (2020)

    September

21. System Shock (Nightdive remake) (2023)
22. System Shock 2 (1999)

    October

23. Unreal (1998)
24. Deus Ex: Human Revolution (2011)
25. Halloween Harry (1993)

Kind of fizzled out a bit then. 'Tis the season.

2025: films

January

1. The Bourne Identity (2002) 4.1.25
2. The Bourne Supremacy (2004) 11.1.25
3. The Pelican Brief (1993) 18.1.25
4. The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) 19.1.25

   February

5. Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016) 4.2.25
6. Bridget Jones’ Diary (2001) 10.2.25
7. Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004) 11.2.25
8. Bridget Jones’s Baby (2016) 14.2.25
9. Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025) 15.2.25
10. Star Trek: Generations (1994) 21.2.25
11. Bullitt (1968) 22.2.25

    March

12. Sneakers (1992) 1.3.25
13. Porco Rosso (1992) 8.3.25
14. Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1978) 8.3.25
15. Dr. No (1962) 10.3.25

    April

16. Dawn of the Dead (1978) 1.4.25
17. Goldeneye (1995) 17.4.25

    May

18. The Firm (1993) 3.5.25
19. Mission Impossible (1996) 13.5.25

    June

20. from Russia with Love (1963) 3.6.25
21. Heretic (2024) 11.6.25
22. Conclave (2024) 21.6.25
23. Cruel Intentions (1999) 27.6.25

    August

24. True Romance (1992) 2.8.25

    September

25. Goldfinger (1963) 21.9.25

    October

26. The Shining (1980) 24.10.25

    November

27. Black Bag (2025) 1.11.25
28. Schindler’s List (1993) 6.11.25
29. Naked Gun 4 (2025) 12.11.25
30. The Drop (2025?) 12.11.25

    December

31. You’ve Got Mail (1998) 7.12.25
32. Tinsel Town (2025) 14.12.25
33. Sense and Sensibility (1996) 20.12.25