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January 2026 in review / Récap de janvier 2026

Yet another intense month, so keeping the personal part short and going directly to recommendations. What I've read / Texte 📚 Books / Livres In English Fiction Vera Wong's unsolicited advice for murderers, by Jesse Q. Sutanto, was brilliant. It was also my first fiction audiobook (not counting World War Z since I had read it half a dozen times already) and a great one to start with. We Computers, by Hamid Ismailov, was fascinating. I really liked Sascha Stonach's The Dawnhounds, […]

https://alexsirac.com/january-2026-in-review-recap-de-janvier-2026/

Alex Mar 2

February 2026 in review / Récap de février 2026

Le mois de février a été assez spécial. J'ai dû faire face à mes limites de façon assez brutale et abandonner quelques engagements et activités qui me tenaient à cœur. Et ensuite, le soleil est arrivé et j'ai retrouvé le goût du bonheur toute la semaine passée, avec jardinage pour la copropriété à la clé. Je suis désormais un pro du coup de pelle, et un bon début de bronzage avec ça ! Mon travail commence aussi à se stabiliser après deux ans de fonctionnement de « […]

https://alexsirac.com/february-2026-in-review-recap-de-fevrier-2026/

Jan-Lukas Else Mar 1

My February ‘26 in Review

https://janlukas.blog/posts/february-26

My February ‘26 in Review - Jan-Lukas Else

And just like that, another month has flown by, admittedly a short one, but already the second in this “new” year. Time to take a quick look back.

Jan-Lukas Else Feb 1

My January ‘26 in Review

https://jlelse.blog/posts/january-26

My January ‘26 in Review - Jan-Lukas Else

January is now behind us, making it the first month of 2026 to come to a close. Time to take a quick look back.

Jan-Lukas Else Jan 1

My December ‘25 and my 2025 in Review

https://jlelse.blog/posts/december-25

My December ‘25 and my 2025 in Review - Jan-Lukas Else

Some in my blogging circle have already published their 2025 year in review, so I want to continue my tradition since 2019 and write a review of my own. But first, a few words about the past month.

Alex Dec 30

December 2025 in review / Récap de décembre 2025

Yay, it's the end of 2025 and the beginning of a new year! I'm doing this as a proper December 2025 recap and will hopefully follow up some time in January with full-year recaps. Best wishes to everyone! What I've read / Texte 📚 Books / Livres I only have fiction to recommend this month. Oops! In English Woodworking by Emily St. James, a novel with two great storylines entertwined. It's about being trans and knowing it (or not) and living with it (or not) and being accepted as you are […]

https://alexsirac.com/december-2025-in-review-recap-de-decembre-2025/

N-gated Hacker News Dec 27

🥳 Monthly Review celebrates the discovery of #COINTELPRO 50 years late, like finding out your milk expired last week and still pondering if it’s safe to drink. 🤔 Meanwhile, their new website takes longer to navigate than the actual #FBI #investigation. 📜💻
https://monthlyreview.org/articles/how-we-found-out-about-cointelpro/ #MonthlyReview #WebsiteLaunch #SocialMediaObservations #HackerNews #ngated

How We Found Out About COINTELPRO - Monthly Review

Martin Oppenheimer is professor emeritus of sociology at Rutgers University, and has written extensively about the civil rights movement. Betty Medsger, The Burglary: The Discovery of J. Edgar Hoover’s Secret... READ MORE

Monthly Review

Jan-Lukas Else Dec 1

My November ‘25 in Review

https://jlelse.blog/posts/november-25

My November ‘25 in Review - Jan-Lukas Else

The second-to-last month of the year is now over too, so it is time to take the monthly look back.

Alex Nov 30

November 2025 recs / Recos de novembre 2025

Hello hello! It's November and I've been blaming all my issues on it being November, the bleakest month of the year. It is totally unfair of me as I am struggling on a lot of planes that have nothing to do with the lack of sunlight, but this way I can keep ignoring the fact that I am exhausted and overworked. I dyed my hair blonde, though, so not all is sad and bleak. Speaking of ignoring stuff, I injured my foot again at roller derby practice and am once again going to need at least two […]

https://alexsirac.com/november-2025-recs-recos-de-novembre-2025/

[Article] November 2025 recs / Recos de novembre 2025 – Alex

Jan-Lukas Else Nov 3

My October ‘25 in Review

https://jlelse.blog/posts/october-25

My October ‘25 in Review - Jan-Lukas Else

After September, now October is gone too, one more month, and not so long anymore until the next year. Even if it is already the third day in November, I still quickly want to fulfill my chronist duty.