Things I Liked In April 2026

We are so back with another list of things I liked this month, this time featuring a spinner!

The idea is, you spin the spinner and are presented with a link to something I enjoyed. Kill some time, check out some neat stuff. Everything has a link associated with it, so grab your board and get read to surf the web! Don't worry, I made sure they're not linking to any bullshit virus littered websites.

The act of turning your joy into a list you're going to share with people really makes you think about how you spend your time. You spend a day reading and researching and engaging with art and come away with a handful of items to add to the list, but you spend a few hours doomscrolling and go "hm. Didn't add anything. Is this really how I want to spend my time?"

Also, I'd go to put something on the list and stop to think "did I really engage fully with this? If my friend checks it out from my blog post and comes back with a conversation, will I be able to discuss it fully?" I found myself looping back to items I'd enjoyed earlier in the month and digging deeper into them and finding all new things. It's a wonderful time. 

It's a great practice in mindfulness. If you are similarly inclined to making lists, collecting things, and documenting the ephemerality of your lived experience, I'd highly recommend compiling your own list, if only for a week.

I've also included a sectioned, numbered version of the list so that A) if the spinner ever breaks it's still here and you can use a random number generator (1-59) to find something and B) if you're lame and are looking for something specific like an article to read rather than a link to Literally Anything, you can sort through them easier.

Without further ado, A LINK TO THE SPINNER:

https://pickerwheel.com/?id=w4uv2

Project Hail Mary

1. Ebook (archived): https://ia802800.us.archive.org/7/items/project-mary-hail/Project%20Mary%20Hail.pdf

2. Audiobook (archived): https://archive.org/details/project-hail-mary_202601

3. Showtimes: https://www.showtimes.com/movie-times/project-hail-mary-178451/05405-burlington-vt/

4. Eridian Biology Doc: https://www.galactanet.com/eridian/eridian.docx

5. Linguistics Rabbit Hole: https://www.tumblr.com/antiherocomplex/814011830288728064/the-project-hail-mary-sound-design-crafted-a-new

6. Costume Designers Video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vB0OQV_HE-M&t=180s

7. Composer Video: https://youtu.be/UEnGBMtt1wM

8. Science Video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NUPZcQxydSo

9. Astrophysics Video: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLua5uBXIcpY6wzbY3TiebpJVftUD_o9rT&si=KVNWo7DmNJy3Xk5m

NASA

10. Artemis II Stream: https://m.youtube.com/@NASA/streams

11. Gallaudet Eleven: https://soundforlight.com/gallaudet-eleven/

12. Sewists: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DW4NI6oEa40/?igsh=MWM4MG0xOXV0YXJkMA==

13. Goddard: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXmxXtWCVZw/?igsh=OW9vYnowaWZ6dDJh

Articles

14. Street Light Interference Phenomenon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_light_interference_phenomenon

15. Pauli Effect: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauli_effect

16. "Self-Doxxing": https://www.404media.co/trans-rights-privacy-online-cybersecurity-workshop-deadname-not-found/

17. What Is It Like to Be a Bat?: https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Nagel-What-is-it-like-to-be-a-bat.pdf

18. The Lottery (Fiction): https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1948/06/26/the-lottery

19. Spider Movement Mechanics: https://cpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/blogs.cornell.edu/dist/7/3643/files/2013/09/How-Do-Spiders-Move-1bpzbvb.pdf

20. Fashion Psychology: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/12/29/dress-dreams-and-desire-a-history-of-fashion-and-psychoanalysis-valerie-steele-book-review

Videos

21. Corrupted Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8gf52b1/ 

22. Ancient Civilizations & Consciousness: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ado90kMT_FM&list=LL&index=1&pp=iAQBsAgC

23. Dead Grandma: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nqNrxE2Ce7k&pp=ygUYZGVhZCBncmFuZG1hIGRpZSBkaWUgZGll

24. Kessler Syndrome: https://youtu.be/fajxaDxmu_4?si=uwy-0NI9AAuJ_C3-

25. Saturation Diving: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YLXIkHfsJmM

26. I Saw the TV Glow Video Essay: https://youtu.be/XdJdafUAYFQ?si=NQz2sfCfpHAhWmmE

27. Subway Surfers Cardio: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nrZgq_uE1U0&pp=ygUaUG92IHN1YndheSBzdXJmZXJzIHdvcmtvdXQ%3D&ra=m

28. Sorority Girls from Hell: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Nw0KlGD2deE&ra=m

Series

29. The Magnus Archives: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AdiUHYacaRI&list=PLqwvYKgb9yRaxgDWwoMk6RFDmdvqxghqy&index=1&pp=iAQB

30. Severance: https://tv.apple.com/us/show/severance/umc.cmc.1srk2goyh2q2zdxcx605w8vtx

31. The Boys: https://www.primevideo.com/detail/The-Boys/0S1FYJ3LY9KTL9C7WFFAGA9F6F

Instagram Accounts

32. Iron Lung MUFX Lead: https://www.instagram.com/atxfx?igsh=MWdldWo4cWRjYTg3bg==
33. Saturation Diving Guy: https://www.instagram.com/tearin_?igsh=MXNqcGlnc3hkd2U5Nw==
34. What's Your Process Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatsyourprocesss?igsh=MWFqMGh5Njc1M2xuNg==

35. Minecraft Paintings: https://www.instagram.com/zetterstrand?igsh=NTVlNGhzZDd6NHE5
36. Mya :) https://www.instagram.com/nofacednerd?igsh=a2Vta3V1dXQ4aWZy

Games

37. Dixit: https://www.libellud.com/en/our-games/dixit/

38. Board Game Arena: https://en.boardgamearena.com/?

39. Sweep: https://www.wikihow.com/Swoop-Card-Game

40. Pokémon TCGP: https://tcgpocket.pokemon.com/en-us/

41. Recursive Puzzle Game: https://managore.itch.io/print-gallery-of-an-artist

42. Horse Magnifier: https://wer8888.itch.io/horse-magnifier

43. Crossroads LARP: https://philadelphialarpsociety.ticketspice.com/crossroads-unity?fbclid=PARlRTSARcm8BleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAacRlcpeobAziHA7kxTSKEeTsl20zW5y1KeWdE8k7J_iKYursQPnY6m_jTKTSA_aem_S0eK1gn5mLo5XXUtjogBAw

Music

44. Nintendo Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=CjjeiNo6haWbIryK&v=0_kIy_euC6k&feature=youtu.be

45. Dungeon Synth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-xg1pedCM4

46. Big Spender: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DaqDuZkNuPw&list=RDDaqDuZkNuPw&start_radio=1&pp=ygUZYmlnIHNwZW5kZXIgc3dlZXQgY2hhcml0eaAHAQ%3D%3D

Food

47. Trader Joe's Taquitos: https://www.traderjoes.com/home/products/pdp/black-bean-cheese-taquitos-065291

48. Chocolate Nutty Cone Ice Cream: https://www.wegmans.com/shop/collections/48contain?page=3

49. Friendly's Ice Cream: https://friendlys.com/products/super-stuffed-chocolate-fudge-brownie-ice-cream-1-5-quart/

50. Chicken Caesar Wrap: https://spiceandbloom.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1750012583778.webp

Miscellaneous

51. Pronoun Pin: https://www.etsy.com/listing/4396217800/lenticular-split-pronoun-pin-badge-with?ref=elp_anchor_listing&sts=1

52. Obsidian: https://obsidian.md/download

53. "Scaremaxxing": https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinfuriating/s/0HIEOyoOg8

54. Lexapro: https://www.drugs.com/lexapro.html

55. jay's pals :] Pinterest Board: https://pin.it/3jvsaMXHs

56. Mending: https://x.com/ant1her0comp1ex/status/2048527604836188184?s=46

57. Job Resources: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1GuNfeCUb_O4fGkB_gH7Rnj_fU8MXxHxD

58. Princeton Campus: https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/366d5b2cddfb4aa990eb75f04aec8ade#widget_68=active_datasource_id:dataSource_6,center:-8310391.448477147%2C4914554.846788691%2C102100,scale:46462.17813333222,level:0.548056933333368,rotation:0,viewpoint:%7B%22rotation%22%3A0%2C%22scale%22%3A46462.17813333222%2C%22targetGeometry%22%3A%7B%22spatialReference%22%3A%7B%22latestWkid%22%3A3857%2C%22wkid%22%3A102100%7D%2C%22x%22%3A-8310391.448477147%2C%22y%22%3A4914554.846788691%7D%7D

59. Mya's Shop :) https://acggoods.com/store/nofacednerd?from=share&utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZnRzaARNdldleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAadhZIW10VnAh-ngAf1QNQrjkPikvOYp0MjRXn_wZ47J4rhbJ3gF2befI3kJgg_aem__WPO-_Yf6pOVfNNAHGbrXA