The Japanese have always had the skillset of adopting other cultures’ strengths… tech, film & animation, scotch whiskey, baseball… and amplifying their qualities, repackaging them, and exporting (more…)
Newsletter #0021 – There is considerable overlap between the intelligence of the smartest bears and the dumbest tourists
Looking at America… When did individualism begin to forgo personal accountability? Ahh… yes. Us. U.S. Together. https://unclefishbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/look-at-us.mp4 Super (more…)
Lake Tahoe and Harvey’s Wagon Wheel Casino 1980: an “undefeatable” 1000lb bomb, the largest bombing in the Unites States prior to the the 1993 WTC.
Did you know Lake Tahoe had the largest explosion in US history in 1980, which stayed the largest until the 1993 WTC bombings. This story is absolutely bonkers, and although I was 4 years old, I was a (more…)
Why physical media might be future proof, but keep that wax cool.
Do We Still Need Physical Media? https://aestheticsforbirds.com/2021/07/28/do-we-still-need-physical-media/ . THIS IS SUPERB. That’s a philosophical blog that thinks about art. They’ve done amazing (more…)
Newsletter #0020 – The key to happiness is low expectations, but at least Pluto is a planet again. And the Brontosaurus is back!
Yes, the science says the way to be happy is have low expectations. High expectations turn into entitlement, and rancor, and disappointment, gnashing your teeth into a brick wall of angry ennui. But (more…)
Newsletter #0019 – “The future is already here, it’s just not evenly distributed” *or* “When you cut into the present the future leaks out.”
The title about “evenly distributed” is apocryphal but… credited to William Gibson. “cutting into the present” is William S. Burroughs And this is an amalgam of thoughts and people, but religion (more…)
Newsletter #0018 – I guess it’s going to be chilled red wines, forever then?
I usually use the header space to be aloof and goofy, but no… really. DEFINITELY try red wine chilled to cold. NO, you’re not allowed to put an ice cube. But in the last 5 years it’s become a trend, (more…)
Harmontown 2015… interesting commentary on the episode regarding GOP playbook
Someone should write a play like The Producers or Book of Mormon about this current GOP. Do it like DC Follies crossed w/ Beach Blanket Babylon. Follow the rise of the Tea Party until about now. Be merciless (more…)
American films re-titled for foreign audiences don’t always hit the mark, but leads to hilarity.
This was from an ancient listicle that some film podcast guys (Development Hell) mentioned, when American films are retitled for foreign audiences, and the name is changed to hilarious effect. I think (more…)
Newsletter #0017 – Let’s Get Drunk and Make Some Phone Calls!
Just pretend the collapse of civilization is an underground rave. You couldn’t believe my surprise in finding out the last 1 year and 5 years that I had no idea a large part of our country (more…)