An Experience of Blue Edition

Turn Down for What

Day 2 of the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago featured some fiery speeches, especially from former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama. However, the states’ roll call really set the tone for the night, featuring a fire playlist that’s now on Spotify. I’d never seen anything like it before.

Tu stultus es

Not a joke: The Onion is bringing back its monthly print newspaper. It’s $60/yr for the print subscription.

“It was a dark and stormy night…”

The annual Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest invites aspiring writers to enter the first sentence of the worst novel ever written. However, the novel need not be written; only the first sentence is required. The contest honors the legacy of novelist Sir Edward George Bulwer-Lytton, who famously began one of his books with the line, "It was a dark and stormy night..." The winners of the 2024 competition have been announced, and there are some real doozies in there, starting with the overall winner: “She had a body that reached out and slapped my face like a five-pound ham-hock tossed from a speeding truck.”

Kick out the Jams

Check out this hilarious clip of Pearl Jam singing names from LinkedIn. Yes, it's just their notoriously incomprehensible song "Yellow Ledbetter," but somehow, it fits perfectly with random LinkedIn folks.

Life On Mars

Scientists have found liquid water on Mars, located in the planet’s outer crust. “This is the first time liquid water has been found on the planet.”

“Summertime is always the best of what might be.” — Charles Bowden

One of the most pathetic and dangerous signs of our times is the growing number of individuals and groups who believe that no one can possibly disagree with them for any honest reason.

“I try to see every day as a celebration.” — Maya Angelou

No one seems to talk about the period in life when everyone YOU consider adults start dying.

“This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.” – Dalai Lama

The music industry solved piracy through streaming, while the TV/movie industry has revitalized piracy through streaming.