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Bill Nye is the newsletter quote.

Here he is, in fact, and he’s not teaching kids anymore. What a guy! nb: he’s swearing like a pirate.

 

 

Also, a meditation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPACE

 

  • Yes, please. You do have to make a profile, but this is an easy vote:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Could white holes actually exist? – White holes are mathematically possible, according to general relativity. But does that mean they’re actually out there? (White holes are theoretical cosmic regions that function in an opposite way to black holes.) https://www.space.com/could-white-holes-exist-space-mysteries

 

 

 

  • I am a sucker for a lighthouse, but so many more beautiful photos: Perseid meteor shower 2023 thrills stargazers around the world. See their amazing photos. By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated 1 day ago Relive the remarkable Perseid meteor shower with these spectacular photos. https://www.space.com/perseid-meteor-shower-2023-amazing-photos

 

I JUST SAW ONE LAST NIGHT… on the way home from Mozart’s Requiem, VOILA… staring at the North East sky, and WHAM, one of the largest I’d seen in a decade or so. Super fun. But lordy some of these are amazing (tho some are composites and lapses, etc)

Perseid meteor shower 2023 lights up the sky in these gorgeous reader photos (gallery) https://www.space.com/perseid-meteor-shower-2023-spectacular-reader-photos-gallery

 

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

 

SmithsonianMag · The Pink Floyd clip reconstructed with data from 29 participants.

 

 

 

 

  • This is incredibly cool programming.
@fluidsacks Interdimensional cable #lasers #laser #poweredbypangolin #visualart endless fun with your sounds @G Zoom ? original sound – G Zoom

 

  • This is a REMARKABLE technology. It’s a field recorder:

“there are thoughts, ideas and fragments that – for the sake of humanity – we need to record and be able to return to as a reference, as a seed for new thoughts or just to remember another time. TP–7 is built for just that, to record sound, music, interviews and important ideas with zero friction in the highest possible quality. a device engineered in every detail to do only one thing and to do it well. a dedicated piece of hardware for ideas, or just a dirty riff”. https://teenage.engineering/products/tp-7

@sleepingatlastofficial TP-7 by @teenage engineering ? original sound – Sleeping At Last

 

COMEDY

 

  • The shame on his face and immediate laughter when Will “Yes &’s” the pizza box (improv term) is one of the funniest moments I’ve seen in a long time. Also, who know The Mighty Boosh? This guy is the best… “HOW DO YOU DO THE GREEN?”

 

 

I feel like these camels are just here for the zip line

(The above is an “I Think You Should Leave Reference” from Season 3, and this is a CGI camel. I am just so amused, but why would this even exist? LOL)

 

 

 

  • As my friend Monty suggested, Steve Martin is descending into Don Rickles Territory:

 

 

 

 

Also, Conan is the best, and here’s Bill Burr:

 

 

  • Speaking of Martin Short:

 

 

  • H. Jon Benjamin (Archer, Bob’s Burgers) made a jazz album. An ENTIRE album called “I should have learned Piano”. He can’t play piano. Enjoy.

 

 

 

  • I cannot stop thinking about this:
@serranaiman ? no one is even mentioning it #centaurs #centaur #fantasy #bigquestions #questions #worried #ineedanswers #horses ? original sound – serranaiman

 

  • I wonder how many modern actors wore spandex and feel like this at comic-con. I will say, the modern batch do seem grateful and earnest. However, the moment this aired, it was a classic.

 

 

 

  • ROUND 1 – FIGHT!
@bruh.tube Diabetes vs Diabeetus! How do you, say it? ????? #bruh #bruhtube #wilfordbrimley #meme #funny #fyp #foryou #foryoupage ? original sound – Bruh Tube

 

MOVIES & TV

 

 

  • SO GREAT… Clooney’s relative rewrote O Brother!
@entertainmentstories11 George Clooney Talks About O Brother, Where Art Thou? #entertainmentstories #celebrityinterviews #moviestories #georgeclooney #obrotherwhereartthou #chaingang #royaltycheck ? original sound – Entertainment Stories

 

 

  • David Rasche, who is nearly 80, has had a hell of a career. Before Veep and Succession, he was famous for a “Heat Vision and Jack” style legendary show called “Sledge Hammer!”. This is S1E1 opening scene, where he talks to his gun and blows up an entire building with a bazooka just to take out a sniper.

 

 

 

  • Landscape with Invisible Hand looks like the weirdest Alien film we’ve seen in a long, long time:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Men at Work, maybe. They Live… forever. OBEY!

Open Channel: Tell Us Your Favorite Keith David Role https://gizmodo.com/open-channel-favorite-keith-david-performance-1850733495

 

 

 

 

 

  • Wilder with Pryor on their working vs personal relationship:
@jetjaguar1970 #onthisday #genewilder #richardpryor #comedy#interviews#fyp ? original sound – Jet Jaguar

 

 

  • Frank Sinatra could have been Die Hard’s John McLean, because Die Hard was a sequel:
@craigfaycomedy Die Hard is a Sequel #DieHard #DieHard2 #diehard2dieharder #DieHard3 #diehardwithavengeance #movie #movies #moviesequel #sequel #movieadaptation #movieadaptations #movieadaptationbook #moviescript #movietrivia #brucewillismovie #BruceWillis #franksinatra #FrankSinatraMovie #hollywood #hollywoodstudios #Speed2 #speed2cruisecontrol #SpeedMovie #speedmovie1994 #UnderSeige #UnderSeigeMovie #stephensegal #BrandonLee #RapidFire #roderickthorp #nothinglastsforever #movienerd #diehardisachristmasfilm #diehardisachristmasmovie ? original sound – craigfaycomedy

 

OLDBOY HILARITY (happy anniversary!)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MUSIC

  • Tetsuo Sakurai from Casiopea. I can hear Les Claypool fans foaming at the mouth.
@musiciansgoinggodmode Slapadabass #mggm #musiciansgoinggodmode #casiopea #tesuosakurai #slapbass #bass #basssolo #inthepocket ? original sound – Musicians Going God Mode

 

 

@beats_rhymes_lounge Wicked nice! #fyp #fyp? #foryou #foryoupage #foryourpage #explore #explorepage #viral #trending #JamesBond #007 ? original sound – Chakra Zulu

 

 

  • This is a late 70s group from Tulsa, Oklahoma. Critical success, they never took off with the public. This song is IMPOSSIBLY CATCHY, a toe tapper. What’s interesting is it gained wild notoriety for being in a horror film called “You’re Next”, where this played over some real grindhouse brutality. Still… can’t get the earworm out of the noggin. Thought I’d share:

 

 

 

Tom Waits in 1983.

 

 

  • A pretty special demonstration about the music from Lynch’s Twin Peaks

 

 

@sammigarett ? Here’s the full subdivision-over-two-time-signatures-for-5-minutes tambourine video ? #drum #drumming #tambourine #fyp ? original sound – sammigarett

 

 

 

PEOPLE, SOCIETY, & CULTURE

 

 

 

 

Vivid Kodachrome Photos Show the Bygone Manhattan of the Early 1940s

 

 

 

VEHICLES

 

Volvo TP21 Sugga 24

 

 

 

 

CDN media

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BYEEeeeeee

 

  • Lastly, what are you up to? You know how I mentioned I am “getting out there” and doing stuff? I made this newsletter because I’d send single article links to dozens of people throughout the week, and that’s creating micro-tasks for people to pull out a phone, click a link, etc. I bundled them to be kind and nice, as well as tell the story of what I’m learning and my interests.

WELL, I did it for what I’ve done this summer, and what I’m about to do… this way it’s one single link to send to friends who can then decide to join my or not. YUP! It reduces dozens of sent links to multiple friends and friend groups, and this way it’s not about planning or coordinating, I just put it out there, and people can join up if they want! It’s a real, real bummer I seem to be going to a lot of events all by myself, but frankly that ain’t gonna stop me. The intellectual, music, and fun gains in my life have been great for the mind and body! =) So join if you want! =)

Like the foundation for my newsletter, sending single links of events in every direction was too much, so I compiled it all for friends:

 

 

By Uncle FishbitsCategories: Newsletter