That’s a line from Ingmar Berman’s Autumn Sonata. It’s a heartbreaking notion of the human condition being so hard to navigate because you can reconcile complexity between yourself, but to do so with the (more…)
Newsletter #0046 – Existence is just being part of it. “And the cookie was in no position to know that”, but still VOTE PLEASE.
“The forest was shrinking, but the trees kept voting for the axe, for the axe was clever and convinced the trees that because his handle was made of wood he was one of them.” – Turkish Proverb. VOTE The (more…)
I slightly remember sexualized video game ads in the 1980s and 1990s, but holy cow.
From this post: Amazing vintage video game ads from the 1980s and 1990s https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/vintage-video-game-ads-1980s-1990s/ And they just published EVEN MORE. It’s wild: https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/arcade-vintage-ads/ I (more…)
On grieving and loss: The night Norway passed away, the heaven opened it’s skies and wept, and tore through land with rage.
A year ago, today, I woke up having lost what was my heart dog, forever dog, whatever you call that dog that is your shadow, and so pure, and just a perfect entity inside this cold (more…)
Newsletter #0045 – “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.”
“It is likely that in every society, there are quotes by persons of vision and significance regarding the importance of caring well for our children as they hold our futures. One such quote in the USA (more…)
Newsletter #0044: Nature isn’t natural anymore. If we have to fix the climate, that means nature would be controlled. End of an era.
I’m reminded of the NES 8-bit quit screen, where Nintendo accidentally had a cathartic and mind blowing message to all of us. Nature isn’t natural anymore (see below). If we have to fix (more…)
Up and coming or younger Directors to look out for.
I don’t know why I made this list, and agonized over it being as complete as possible, but I am trying to divine more films that I love, and instead of waiting on word of mouth, I catalogued almost every (more…)
Newsletter #0043 – “Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
The newsletter subject heading is a JFK quote. I might also add that too many people are allowed to have unchallenged opinions. I mean, I don’t know what “God’s plan” is, but children dying in (more…)
Your Hawaii playlist of solid island vibe music.
Tl;dr- what are your favorite current artists / bands, island centric or just loved by the communities? Share what you are vibin’ and lovin’! I grew up with slack key and traditional stuff when we visited (more…)
Some modern musical collaborations… what are some of your favorites of recent memory (or all time)?
TL;DR- What are your favorite collaborations in music history? I am getting excited for J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar’s collab. I started thinking about some of the best, and without looking up listicles (more…)