(NOTE: This post is cross-posted from my dedicated books and music blog) I’ve been doing these best reads of the year lists since 2017 and it’s become one of my favourite traditions. This year, I thought I’d recognize the top 25 of ‘25, fifteen fiction and ten fiction. (Scroll to the bottom for links to … Continue reading Top Reads of 2025
Happy third day of Christmas, one and all! I hope the season has gotten off to a wonderful start. Today I'm going to do a quick roundup before I focus in my deep-dive on my favourite music of 2025. Roundup TV/Film I rarely watch a lot of scripted media. Between my music and reading obsessions, … Continue reading Culture Roundup (December 27, 2025): 2025 in Music!
To say the pop culture year is winding down would be an understatement, as new music and book releases have slowed to a trickle. And, tomorrow is the end of my official 'reading year', as I dedicate the last two weeks of the year to holiday books and re-reading old favourites. Today I'll do my … Continue reading Culture Roundup (December 13, 2025): Beyond the ‘Christmas Canon’
This week I'll do my usual roundup of what I've been listening to and reading before letting you know about a new side-project I've been working on that may be of interest for those who are enjoying these pop culture posts. Roundup Music New music releases are seriously drying up for the year. The only … Continue reading Culture Roundup (November 29, 2025): A New Side-Project
If there’s one thing that’s stuck out to me in my years being in the queer community it’s how many LGBTQ2S+ folk carry deep, deep baggage surrounding religion and faith. We all handle it very differently — some (like me) spending years or decades in intentionally traditional environments, others jumping headlong into progressive Christian spaces, … Continue reading Wisdom IN Literature: Ordinary Saints on Contrasting Worlds
Matthew Root 