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…)
White Whale, Holy Grail: Bartending Edition (the 25 year search for a pre-internet Vegas bartending guide has ended… now what?)
I found my White Whale… now what? 1940s – 1990s (a guess) Pre-internet out of print Las Vegas bartender book with endless drink variants. It’s unreal, it’s as good as I remember, and can I republish (more…)
Newsletter #0016 – Upvote nuance, and talk about people who are no longer here so that they’re still here, okay?
In this issue: pretty pics, a smokey colorful skeleton guy not to miss, DO NOT SLEEP ON HARRY MACK, and the thermochromic paint is unreal! Vote for my friend’s written AI song… it’s the easiest (more…)
Newsletter #0015 – Skeletor just wanted his house back, and 3 apples high means something is WRONG with Gargamel.
I thought I did the monster math on Smurfs, but someone else calculated their villages value. My estimation wasn’t far off at all! The idea Gargamel is up in the sky and can’t find that GIANT SMURF (more…)