Bweccomendations - April 2026

Media we think you would enjoy — but likely not as much as The Blue and White Magazine

Natalie Buttner, Editor-in-Chief: “A Bright Room Called Day,” Tony Kushner. Future Library Project, Katie Paterson. Sleater-Kinney, “Modern Girl.”

Duda Kovarsky Rotta, Managing Editor: Paul Celan, Todesfugue. Willie Colóon, “Oh Qué Será?” Gilberto Gil, “Drão.” Pink trees. 

Nnema Épée-Bounya, Deputy Editor: FKA Twigs, “Sushi.” Cultura Profética & Bebo Dumont, “Llévame.” Tapas e Beijos (Globoplay). Tayeb Salih, A Season of Migration to the North.

Lucy Mason, Publisher: “Playing God,” Radiolab. “The Ashes on the Lawn,” Radiolab. Ravi Shankar, Philip Glass, “Meetings Along the Edge.”

Hannah Lui, Co-Crossword Editor: Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld (Netflix). Winks.

Ines Alto, Co-Illustrations Editor: Zoe Thorogood, It's Lonely At The Centre Of The Earth. Emma Hunsinger, “How to Draw a Horse.” Tillie Walden, On a Sunbeam.

Iris Pope, Co-Illustrations Editor: Zadie Smith, NW. The Decemberists, “California One / Youth and Beauty Brigade.” 12 hour YouTube mix of peeper frogs peeping.

Elika Khosravani, Literary Editor: Agustina Bazterrica, “The Unworthy.” Simon & Garfunkel, “April Come She Will.”

Audrey Wang, Web Editor: The Good Place (Amazon Prime). Malcolm Todd, “Hot in NY.” Big Thief, “Not.”

Chris Brown, Senior Editor: the pillows, HAPPY BIVOUAC., Plumtree, Mass Teen Fainting.

Sayuri Govender, Senior Editor: AMORE, “Feria Lo Pagán.” Gunpowder Dosa at Semma, pressing flowers.

Maya Lerman, Senior Editor: Hamid Dabashi, Iran: A People Interrupted.

Rocky Rūb, Senior Editor: Abba, Voulez-Vous. Abba, Waterloo (Deluxe Edition). Robyn, “Blow My Mind.” Caroline Polacheck, “I Believe.” Abba, Super Trouper.

Kate Sibery, Senior Editor: Paul McCartney, Ram. The Strokes, “80’s Comedown Machine.” Bonne Maman apricot jam. 

Cecilia Zuniga, Senior Editor: Res, “They-Say Vision.” 

Willow Bradford, Staff Writer: Chucho Valdés, Paquito D’Rivera, “Mambo Influenciado.” CASIOPEA, “ミッドナイト・ランデブー.”

Jack Bradner, Staff Writer: Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, Broom. Pinback, “Lyon.” Cars (2006). Fakemink, “Celebrity Deathmatch.”

Marvin Cho, Staff Writer: Tarjei Vesaas, The Ice Palace.

Iris Eisenman, Staff Writer: HYUKOH, “Aaaannnnteeeeennnaaaaaa.”

Magda Lena Griffel, Staff Writer: Hana Vu, “Airplane.” Fame Original Motion Picture Cast, “I Sing the Body Electric.”

Aliyyah Hamid, Staff Writer: The Battle of Algiers (1966). 

Marianna Jocas, Staff Writer: Runaway Bride (1999). Doel Sumbang, Nini Carlina “Kalau Bulan Bisa Ngomong.” 

Audrey Keer, Staff Writer: Slayyyter, WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA.

David Kramer, Staff Writer: The Killers, “All These Things That I’ve Done.” Paul Krugman, Substack.  

Ava Lattimore, Staff Writer: I’ve Heard the Mermaids Singing (1987). Regina Spektor, “Ghost of Corporate Future.” Boulder, Colorado.

Vladimir Mkrtchian, Layout Staff: Leila Seyedzadeh, “Flying Back With the Birds to My Hometown of Tehran.” Ocean Vuong, “To My Dog Tofu During the Blizzard of December 18th 2020.”

Neda Ravandi, Staff Writer: Way Dynamic, “Miffed It.” Fakemink, “Just Kitten.” Torbjørn Rødland, Bones in the Canal and Other Photographs. Mary Gaitskill, “Secretary.” Mary Gaitskill, “Something Familiar.”

Evan Rossi, Staff Writer: Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band, New Threats from the Soul. E. B. White, “Here is New York.”

Tierney Smink, Staff Writer: Richard Powers, Playground. Boy and Bear, “Three Headed Woman.”

Ana Sorrentino, Staff Writer: Belle and Sebastian, “Piazza.” 

Selma White-Pascual, Staff Writer: Natsume Sōseki, The Three Cornered World. AbdouMaliq Simone, The Surrounds. 

Sepp Zammuto, Staff Writer: Pantheon (Netflix). Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary. Kraftwerk, Computer World. 

Luke Zinger, Staff Writer: Dusty Springfield, “The Windmills of Your Mind.” Eve Babitz, “I Used to be Charming.” L.A. Confidential (1997). Eugène Carrière, “Motherhood.”

Em Bennett, Staff Illustrator: The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023). 

Justin Chen, Staff Illustrator: Kate Bush, “Army Dreamers.” Faye Wong, “知己知彼.” 

Lilah Chen, Staff Illustrator: Stevie Wonder, “Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours).” Octavia Butler, Parable of the Sower.

Sydney Eze, Staff Illustrator: beabadoobee, “All I Did Was Dream Of You.” Sade, “In Another Time.” Mid-Air Thief, “Gameun Deut.”

Selin Ho, Staff Illustrator:  Utada, “Exodus ‘04.”

Isabelle Oh, Staff Illustrator: The Pitt (HBO). Robyn, “Dopamine.”

Vanessa Zhou, Staff Illustrator: Black Box Recorder, “Seasons in the Sun (Cover).”