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Miscellaneous

Personal interests and projects.

AlgoArt

This is the project that I participated in during my time at Swarthmore College, advised by Professor Michael Wehar. The project is still ongoing, and feel free to reach out to me or Mike if you are interested in contributing: algoart.org.

Compositions 2
Compositions

Made by Kevin Dong & Michael Wehar in 2024

Generative Patterns 1
Geometric Patterns

Made by Michael Wehar in 2022

Spiderwebs 2
Spiderwebs

Made by Maya Newman-Toker in 2022

Music

Some pieces that I have been listening to recently. I don't play any instruments unfortunately, besides a few Chinese wind instruments (竹笛, 箫, 葫芦丝) that I have been learning as a hobby since my time at Swarthmore.

Wagner's Tristan und Isolde
Wagner's Tristan und Isolde
Wilhelm Furtwängler
Philharmonia Orchestra
Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major
Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major
Krystian Zimerman, Leonard Bernstein
Vienna Philharmonic
Scriabin's Piano Concerto in F-sharp Minor
Scriabin's Piano Concerto in F-sharp Minor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, Lorin Maazel
London Symphony Orchestra
Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 in A Major
Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 in A Major
Carlos Kleiber
Vienna Philharmonic
Mahler's Symphony No. 7 in D Minor
Mahler's Symphony No. 7 in D Minor
Claudio Abbado
Vienna Philharmonic

Books

Some books that I read recently. I don't read very much nowadays. In the past, I am most interested in Modernist literature, especially the works of Ernest Hemingway, Virginia Woolf, and James Joyce.

  • My Life with Wagner
    Christian Thielemann
  • 呼兰河传
    萧红
  • Invitation to a Beheading
    Vladimir Nabokov

Games

I play Paradox games, especially EU4, V3, HOI4, and Stellaris. And a few other games and board games (D&D, Splendor, Ticket to Ride, etc.), but not FPS.