Wedding Misalignment
Proof: 5 of 30 entries would be held back from publishing
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WTF with Marc Maron
Invoked for the old trick of splicing in the chat before the guest knows recording started.
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The Adventures of Tintin
On the vintage rack beside the Picasso tees, always priced at a heartbreaking two hundred dollars. Dan Rosen
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Crayon Shin-chan
Childhood viewing in Korean dub, and the t-shirt that would get him banned from Instagram. Brian Park
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Herman Miller Aeron chair
The reference point for whether you need the beautiful version of a thing that works anyway.
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The Legend of Zelda
His theory of phone batteries as hearts granted by God and Apple, spent unwisely. Dan Rosen
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Death of a Salesman
Floated as an implausible sponsor, in a bit about having built a podcast nobody can advertise on.
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Harry Potter (series)
Lego sets and sorting-hat quizzes, plus a bit about wizards being impressed by Jesus.
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Challengers
Cited as the film that already explained tennis economics to everyone, more or less.
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La Grande Illusion
Reached for to describe a face that belongs to pre-war European aristocracy. Dan Rosen
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Situational Awareness: The Decade Ahead
The viral AGI essay that became a fund, and then a very bad wedding weekend.
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Mr. Brightside
"At what verse of Mr. Brightside do you think he fully realized how fucked he was?"
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The Lord of the Rings
The breakout sessions at a tech wedding will not be in the Wozniak room.
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God's Plan
Rewritten as "Claude's Plan" at an AI conference; Brian saw a version of himself in it. Brian Park
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BrooklynVegan
Mass layoffs mourned as the loss of the blog that saved him from Silicon Valley. Brian Park
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Aquarium Drunkard
Named among the music sites that shaped a fourteen-year-old's taste, for better and worse. Brian Park
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Pitchfork
Filed with the other endangered music blogs in the roll call of formative reading. Brian Park
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No Country for Old Men
Anton Chigurh as the model for a call from Ken Griffin: no point arguing.
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Pink Flamingos
Dan's homework assignment for a man who has seen roughly three movies. Brian Park
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Blue Heron
Brian's rare movie rec: a vibe film saved by a formal swerve halfway through. Brian Park
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Aftersun
The comparison Blue Heron keeps getting, though Dan admits he never saw it. Brian Park
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The Secret Agent
Its forensic leap into the present offered as a cousin to Blue Heron's structure. Dan Rosen
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The Odyssey
Dan's case that Chalamet would have been weirder and better than Tom Holland.
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Avatar
Sam Worthington's blue anonymity argued, sincerely, to be the best possible career outcome.
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Clash of the Titans
Exhibit B in the era when Hollywood was really trying to make Sam Worthington happen.
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Jay Kelly
The scene where Clooney tags along to a friend's audition and walks off with the part.
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Grey's Anatomy
One half of the podcast's central dilemma: Ellen Pompeo money or Sundance accolades. Brian Park
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Baltimorons
Offered as the indie-darling side of that same bargain, unseen by one host.
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Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
Next in Dan's campaign to throw Brian into the deep end. Dan Rosen