So Cosmic horror is essentially the psychic damage of being given the keys to an incomprehensible universe, and going mad because of it. It’s unknowable, and it will drive you mad with sadness, fear, and (more…)
More Norm Macdonald, and man he might be a recurring guest.
“I’m pretty sure, I’m not a doctor — but I’m pretty sure if you die, the cancer dies at the same time. That’s not a loss. That’s a draw. “Death is a funny thing. Not funny haha, like a Woody Allen movie, (more…)
Weirdest Post Ever: There’s a world of people that enjoy and catalogue “Hold Music”
The best you could loop for 10 hours as a productivity tool. Playlist of 47 companies worth of hold music: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE1InrZfsJQlCS7l0xi2avI_iXjjxEnAD This (more…)
Newsletter #0029 – This isn’t greatness. This is usual.
The subject is from Michael Che on Hot Ones. That episode is embedded below. That being said… I like this movie heavy newsletter, and if you are into film at a more technical level, those 18 cuts in (more…)
The existentialism, humanism, and philosophy of Albuquerque Boiled Turkey… errr I mean Lieberman, Levy, and Reynold’s “Free Guy”.
Guy, with his amusing facial expressions and wholesome nature, just like 20th century philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre, reminds us that we’re freer than we allow ourselves to imagine, amidst the ordinary pressure (more…)
Fishbits’ Documentary Fest – some of my favorite documentaries of all time
I am not including films I know are good and haven’t seen, so I might update this list after a few more are watched. =) The Act of Killing and Deliver us from Evil. Also, Cropsey is at the top of the (more…)
Newsletter #0028 – If prayer really worked, the world would be *so* much more insane than it is now.
LIFE, OR; GET THE HEAVY STUFF OUT OF THE WAY I was thinking of the CEO of the Chinese Uber, and an interview where she said growing up her father told her “Life is supposed to be hard”. I (more…)
Newsletters in one place issue #2 – Newsletters #0012 – #0027 to help the Smithsonian archivists
The first 11 newsletters: https://unclefishbits.com/my-first-11-newsletters-all-in-one-place-so-you-dont-have-to/ Newsletter #0027 – “As the world fell, each of us in our own way was broken.” Newsletter #0027 – “As the world fell, each of us in our own way was broken.” Newsletter #0027 – “As the world fell, each of us in our own way was broken.” Newsletter…
Newsletter #0027 – “As the world fell, each of us in our own way was broken.”
The newsletter title is a quote from Miller’s remake of Mad Max. A couple other gems: “If you can’t fix what’s broken, you’ll go insane“. and “Hope is a mistake“. I spent a lot of time thinking (more…)
Don’t sleep on old Roger Ebert reviews. The guy was a sublime knowledge factory with empathy.
So a few friends and I randomly pass old Ebert reviews to one another. If this is not a hobby or pastime, you are missing out on cultural enlightenment to the nth degree. Recently, Joe vs the Volcano: “Gradually (more…)