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 Continue Reading…
Posts By: Uncle Fishbits
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 Continue Reading…
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 Continue Reading…
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 Continue Reading…
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 Continue Reading…
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 Continue Reading…
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, Continue Reading…
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 Continue Reading…
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 Continue Reading…
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 Continue Reading…