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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer – directed by Tom Tykwer (2006)
Every bit as bonkers as the book. Part fairy tale, mostly nightmare
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Weekender – May 31, 2024
Weekly review – new releases from old favourites, and a recap of the posts from the past 7 days.
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“Hi, I’m Sarah McLachlan, and I’m about to ruin your day”
She’s about to start her first tour in a long time. The NYT gives her a nice profile piece
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“Superstitions are all I have to protect you.”
Read Esther Hayes’ award-winning short (short) story
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“what the fuck are you doing moving to New York? This place is dead, you’re too late”
Line of Best Fit has a great profile of Been Stellar
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The Day After (1983 TV movie)
The cultural impact of this was enormous, and it holds up pretty well today. Annie Jacobsen’s excellent Nuclear War: A Scenario reminded me of this TV movie from the 1980s, and it’s on YouTube in full: This starts slow and has a real After-School Special vibe to certain sections (especially the barbershop scene around the…
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“The pace of Internet Time has slowed down”
Dave Karpf and others suggest that maybe tech is just plateauing
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“Palcoholics” by Jake Maynard
Jake Maynard writes about how bromances are formed over booze and whether the two are inextricable.
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“What Time Is It?” by Jeff Wood
Jeff Wood on early onset dementia. Don’t read this in public.
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How to get old Google back
Setup Google’s ‘web’ search as your default, and you’ll never look back.