Your 8/5 Experiment
Welcome to your always free, reader-supported, mid-week edition of The Experiment where we share great things to read, cook, listen to, and watch. As always, this bugga free.
Let’s get right to it:
It’s not just about what we say, but whether others will listen. This, from John McWhorter, had several “holy crap” moments. (free link)
Love Anyway: A Substack Manifesto. Looking forward to seeing where Sarah Hepola takes this. (free link)
We’ve Officially Entered the Twilight of Late-Stage Trumpism. Good night, and good luck to Republicans. (free link)
It Wasn’t a ‘Civil War.’ It Was the Slaveholders’ Rebellion. I never knew that calling it the Civil War was an agreed-upon euphemism. (gift link)
S and I loved this movie, but judging by the post-movie conversation in the ladies’ restroom (according to S), your mileage may vary.
What a wonderful, odd little movie and a reminder why I like Gus Van Sant but don’t like Oliver Stone.
Insidery jokes about the state of comedy from two of my favorites, Jay Jurden and Gianmarco Soresi.
Watchable exploration of how we mythologize reality.
We set up a merch table in the back where you can get T-shirts, coffee mugs, and even tote bags now. Show the world that you’re part of The Experiment.
Buy the book Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick banned from the Bullock Texas History Museum: Forget the Alamo: The Rise and Fall of the American Myth by Bryan Burrough, Chris Tomlinson, and myself.