Three (tiny) reviews for each category:
Willow - empathogen ⭐⭐⭐ (interesting, eclectic)
a.s.o. - a.s.o. ⭐⭐⭐ (trip hop, flowy)
Dorothy Ashby - Dorothy’s Harp ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (serene, easygoing)
Shutter Island ⭐⭐½ (spooky, confusing?)
The Boy and the Heron ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (beautiful, confusing)
Bugonia ⭐⭐⭐½ (spooky, less confusing)
Lord of the Rings series ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (beautiful, un-confusing)
Epileptic ⭐⭐½ (graphic novel, actually beautifully illustrated, kinda weird)
Astral Codex Ten - Chip Off The Old Block ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (heartwarming)
Sasha Chapin - Surrender as a non-stupid life strategy ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (self help, but good I think?, high-density)
Ozy Brennan - The Doomers Are All Right ⭐⭐½ (on existential-risk culture)
Richard Ngo on Manifold ⭐⭐⭐ (unique takes on AI research and the future)
Dwarkesh - Michael Nielsen — How science actually progresses ⭐⭐ (kinda interesting)
Jim Rutt’s obituary ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (inspiring, will be missed)