Buzz Andersen @buzz@andersen.social

The Gateway, Gizmodo’s excellent investigative podcast about Internet guru/cult leader Teal Swan. https://gizmodo.com/weve-launched-an-investigative-podcast-about-a-controve-1826416613/amp?__twitter_impression=true

Synanon (1960s/70s drug rehab cult) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synanon

Manifesto for Minimalist Software Engineering http://minifesto.org

The Glendora Bougainvillea http://landmarkadventures.blogspot.com/2011/08/glendora-bougainvillea.html?m=1

How a Terrible Night in New Jersey Made John Mulaney the Comedian He Is Today http://www.vulture.com/2018/05/john-mulaney-became-the-best-joke-writer-of-a-generation.html

The Mogollon Culture of the Southwest (probable ancestors of the Hopi and Zuni) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mogollon_culture

Big Boi on his love for Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill” https://pitchfork.com/tv/verses/big-bois-favorite-verse-kate-bushs-running-up-that-hill/amp/

Perhaps I’ll post some random stuff from my tabs.

Labor Day Weekend, finally an opportunity to do some browser tab maintenance.

“Which is of course why it is so dangerous to join a mob… any mob, no matter how “noble” the stated purpose may be. The mob is almost surely led by a malignant narcissist. And that narcissist is using you.”

That quote comes to mind for me a lot when thinking about social media these days.

https://yesivebeenthere2.wordpress.com/2014/03/24/narcissists-sexists-racists-child-abusers-internet-trolls/

My take on Hereditary: lots of great acting, tons of obvious inspiration (Rosemary’s Baby in particular), lots of promising thematic build-up that’s never really hammered home and is ultimately undermined by the ending.

Went felt grocery shopping last night. https://www.standardhotels.com/culture/lucy-sparrow-felt-sparrowmart-downtown-los-angeles

Just found my new punk band name

"Bear Breaks into Lobby of Hotel that Inspired The Shining"

Content warning: monocles

Was reading about the ideas of neo-fascist philosopher Julius Evola and how they influenced the alt-right, and was thinking “Wow, this guy is comically evil.” Then I found a photo of him.

My Mastodon instance's new user vetting process.

Twitter users checking out Mastodon for the first time.

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