Following the war
I had been watching this channel for several months now. It goes into incredible detail and truly highlights the scope and horror of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Of course, there are biases etc that…
Media
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Under the influence under water
This felt like "the most 2023-ish" headline yet, showed up when I was browsing today:…
On Instagram
Sharing some highlights from this excellent essay. All of these pack a punch, IMO. tl;dr: In a saturated digital arena and offline marketplace, the aim of all content and media is the Pursuit of w…
Craters
An overview of the largest craters on the earth, and the explosions that caused them. And if you like this sort of thing … it’s a good channel that has … well, a lot of stuff in this vein.…
Continuity
Saw this interview of Neil Postman: Observations: * From 1988, so a lot of contrast (three and a half decades have passed) * Mentions discontinuity as an issue * How a big change of the past two…
Why Modern Movies Suck - Setup And Payoff
Watching a bunch of this guy’s vids recently, very therapeutic :-)…
"The ring without words"
Self-descriptive: A rendition of Wagner's "The Ring" opera, without the words Listened to this twice, in parts, and it's spellbinding The above is a YouTube link, but your streamin…
Random Note #6782036478
A perspective on waste and social media. From this article Waste books/Sudelbücher This sub-genre of notebooks comes out of the tradition of double-entry book keeping where accountants often kept a…
Random excerpts from "Godzilla, Singular point"
Presented entirely context-free (from episode 11) but even so, hopefully demonstrates that this isn't "just another anime" or "just another monster flick" :-)…
News Extracts: 16 Jul 2021
A shocking trend, that is easily missed A perspective on a sort of change in culture and art, using Michaelangelo as an example…
Old soundtracks and new ones
I just discovered the music of Eduard Artemyev, and … it's something I like now. I came across the soundtrack for Stalker, then realized the same person had composed the soundtracks for other Tar…
Declaring “watch-later” bankruptcy
I’m sure a lot of people get to this point … it’s a form of procrastination, clicking on the tempting little Watch Later mini-clock-face. “Of course I’ll watch you”, I say to the little thumbnail. F…