Bweccomendations - May 2026
- The Blue and White Magazine
- May 3
- 3 min read
Media we think you would enjoy — but likely not as much as The Blue and White Magazine
Natalie Buttner, Editor-in-Chief: Bernardine Evaristo, Mr Loverman. “Fish Night,” Love, Death, and Robots, Netflix. “The Other Man”, This American Life.
Duda Kovarsky Rotta, Managing Editor: Barbara Fields, “So You Want To Be a Historian.” Norman Maclean, A River Runs Through It. Cameron Winter, “Take it With You.” Caio Fernando Abreu, “Carta ao Zézim.”
Nnema Épée-Bounya, Deputy Editor: Mad Men (HBO Max). Naomi Scott, F.I.G. Tyla “SHE DID IT AGAIN (feat. Zara Larsson).” Santigold, “Disparate Youth.”
Lucy Mason, Publisher: The xx, “Intro.” The xx, “Crystalised.”
Hannah Lui, Co-Crossword Editor: The Mamas & The Papas, “Dedicated To The One I Love.”
Ines Alto, Co-Illustrations Editor: “Jake the Brick,” Adventure Time (Hulu).
Iris Pope, Co-Illustrations Editor: Pencil Legs, “Dull.” Daydreaming.
Elika Khosravani, Literary Editor: Claudio Lolli, “Aspettando Godot.”
Chris Brown, Senior Editor: FLCL (Hulu), Bryan Lee O’Malley, Scott Pilgrim. Smino, “SPINZ”
Schuyler Daffey, Senior Editor: Gigi D’Agostino, “L’Amour Toujours (Tanzen Vision RMX).” Isabel Allende, The House of The Spirits. Pantone 292 Grad Gowns.
Sayuri Govender, Senior Editor: Sarah Kay, “Worth Celebrating.” Caroline Polachek, “Spring Is Coming With A Strawberry In The Mouth.” Fiona Apple, “Waltz (Better Than Fine).” Poem-a-Day.
Maya Lerman, Senior Editor: Mort Garson, “Swingin’ Spathiphyllums.” Ghassan Kanafani, Men in the Sun.
Rocky Rūb, Senior Editor: ABBA, “The Way Old Friends Do - Live At Wembley Arena, London, England/1979.”
Kate Sibery, Senior Editor: John Andrews & The Yawns, “River of Doubt.” Ada Limón, “Literary Theory.” The 111th St. Community Garden.
Cecilia Zuniga, Senior Editor: Tirzah, “Holding On.” Angela Davis ed., If They Come in the Morning: Voices of Resistance. Blowback (Spotify). Carnitas Ramirez in LES.
Willow Bradford, Staff Writer: Mark Rothko exhibit at Palazzo Strozzi in Florence, Italy.
Jack Bradner, Staff Writer: Victoryland, My Heart Is A Room With No Cameras In It. MJ Lenderman, “You Don’t Know The Shape I’m In.”
Marvin Cho, Staff Writer: James Schuyler, The Morning of the Poem
Liam Curedale, Staff Writer: Pernice Brothers, “Overcome by Happiness,” The Zombies, “Summertime”
Iris Eisenman, Staff Writer: Tobias Wolff, “Bullet in the Brain.” NTS Radio.
Magda Lena Griffel, Staff Writer: Empress Of, “Dream House.” Daughters of the Dust (1991).
Aliyyah Hamid, Staff Writer: Drive My Car (2021). Etel Adnan, “Master of the Eclipse.” Etel Adnan, In/somnia.
Marianna Jocas, Staff Writer: Vicente Fernández, “Un Millión de Primaveras.” Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Sower.
David Kramer, Staff Writer: The Killers, “Read My Mind.” Denis Johnson, Train Dreams.
Erica Lee, Staff Writer: Stevie Wonder, “Sir Duke.” Senior night.
Sara Omer, Staff Writer: Kaveh Akbar, Martyr!
Julian Rodriguez, Staff Writer: September, “Ostavi Trag.” Original Broadway Cast, Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812.
Evan Rossi, Staff Writer: Robert Plant, Saving Grace. Love Is Blind Ohio (Netflix). “This Machine-Made World Conquers One More Rebel,” The New York Times.
Tierney Smink, Staff Writer: Milan Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being.
Ana Sorrentino, Staff Writer: Frank O’Hara, “Lana Turner Has Collasped!” Adrianne Lenker, “A Love of Some Kind” Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019).
Selma White-Pascual, Staff Writer: Tanya Bush, “No Sugar: A Diary of Deprivation.” HyperNormalisation (2016).
Luke Zinger, Staff Writer: Octavio Paz, “Fable.” Blue Öyster Cult, “Dancin’ In the Ruins.” Clarice Lispector, “Prayer for a Priest.” Evie Sands, “One Fine Summer Morning.”
Em Bennett, Staff Illustrator: Frog, “Rip to the Empire State Flea Market.” Godzilla (1954).
Justin Chen, Staff Illustrator: Isle of the Dogs, (2018). Peter, Paul, and Mary, “500 Miles.” My Strange Addiction (Hulu).
Lilah Chen, Staff Illustrator: The Hangover, (2009). Cherie Dimaline, The Marrow Thieves. Octavia Butler, Parable of the Sower. Charli xcx, “Seeing Things.”
Sydney Eze, Staff Illustrator: beabadoobee.
Selin Ho, Staff Illustrator: The Hellp, “Cortt.” Pretending it’s summer when it’s still 40°F.
Isabelle Oh, Staff Illustrator: Tiffany Day, HALO. underscores, “Music.” Frances Larson, "Severance Package.”
Nini Vilac, Staff Illustrator: His Motorbike, Her Island (1986). Jamaica Kincaid, A Small Place.
