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when you’re watching a movie/tv on a tablet and the warning alert comes up that you only have 10% battery left but also like 20 or 30 minutes of video left so you decide to gamble dismissing the alert which is sort of a mad mixture of contempt and hubris only now it’s dangerous because if somebody walks into the room and interrupts you: you either have to put the video on pause or rewind 10 seconds creating Hulk like rage with realistic potential to cut them only not with your eyes so focus sweating profusely as you’re scrambling to finish the damn video you realize in a panic you don’t really know where the charger might be so this is it, everything is riding on the next few minutes which sucks as all this panic is distracting you from what you’re watching especially it’s near the end so significant reveals are happening and what did she say…it doesn’t matter keep going there isn’t any time to rewind I can just fake it at parties or search for spoilers on twitter so frustrating my leg is now asleep I…can’t…move and bah…finished! With 1% battery left.

Take That, Hectic Modern Life.

And take the following Morning Tea Links…

Morning Tea Links

Oh Boy:

“The heroic narrative means that K-pop stans and TikTok teens are fast becoming to liberals what 4chan is to older Trump supporters: an army of anonymous internet warriors they love to praise but don’t really understand.”

Oh Yeah:

Forever Terry: A Legacy in Letters will feature 40 letters by 40 prominent Canadians…this new book will commemorate the 40th anniversary of Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope. I suppose this counts as a #NewBookAlert as well.

Oh No:

As more places open up (including cinemas! YES!!) just remember we've been through these cycles of fear and fraught before. We've gone through this with Self-Driving Cars and before that airplanes. There is no evidence; no stats or data...no way to make people "feel" safe. Safety and feel safe are 2 totally different experiences. No words, stats, data, drugs etc. calm down nervous flyers. Their fear is pervasive. "The future is already here — it's just not evenly distributed." William Gibson

My Summer Lair

Lulu Wei

Attached - and injected into your life is my conversation with Lulu Wei director of the Hot Docs doc There’s No Place Like This Place, Anyplace. Remember Honest Ed's? (Remember when Mr. T went to Honest Ed's?!) If people don't know what that means then the doc is about redevelopment, gentrification and displacement. That Hectic Modern Life.

#SetTheVCR: Weekend Addition

The final season of the German Netflix show Dark that wonderfully lives up to its name. If this third and final season can stick the landing Dark will be crowned one of the greatest sci-fi shows of all time. That’s crazy talk right? There’s lots of tv shows about time travel and alternative universes but...not like this. The show’s tagline: The end is the beginning. And the beginning is the end is literally true. If you’ve waited to watch this whole thing (and it works better as a trade) now is your time. Enjoy it. And share what you think is happening. Season 3 drops on Netflix on Saturday, June 27, 2020. Which if you watch the show recognize that date…

A Hidden Gem

Following the 2020 return of Pet Shop Boys here's the latest single from Erasure. Their album Mute drops on August 21. This is Hey Now (Think I Got A Feeling). As in Hey Now…Think I Got A Feeling your kids are gonna have the same childhood as you did.

Found The Charger; Now I Need Power,Sammy Younan-28-

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