Godzilla, Radiohead, War, Imagine, Robot
Godzilla's politics, a Radiohead masterpiece, the democratization of war memorials, decoding our imagination, and dancing robots.
Portrait, Tiger, Introvert, Magic, Age
Deceptive portraits, Japanese tiger prints, being an introverted filmmaker, the dangers of false prophets, and a lonely reimagining of a Scorsese film.
Paint, Mexico, Pixar, Test, Freeze
Empty cities, the history of the Mexican border, juicy cinematic details, China's hardest test, and ice-cutters.
Mariners, Great, Antikythera, Night, Dry
A weird baseball team, a magnificent title sequence, ancient Greek lunar calendars, a COVID Christmas, and organisms drying out.
Zodiac, China, Santa, Booze, Island
The Zodiac killer's cypher, the death of recycling, Santa denialism, the weird history of Prohibition, and a trip to South Korea.
Pop, Zoom, Soul, Vandal, Sculpture
An animated dolly zoom, King Arthur's legacy, a night in the life of James Brown, fascist art vandalism, and digital sculptures.
Mank, Math, Money, Marijuana, Mayer
Citizen Kane, lessons in mathematical child-rearing, counterfeit money in films, the ethics of marijuana, and a John Mayer crooner
Thailand, Monk, 100, Voodoo, Stories
Thailand's political instability, music advice from Thelonious Monk, a laborious lasagna recipe, the demonization of voodoo, and six-word stories.
Bridge, Hollywood, Food, Sweden, Theater
The anatomy of a bridge, a typecast actor, culturally appropriated cuisine, Sweden's "Dagen H," and a revival of a Beirut theater.
Graph, Ski, Menshevik, Origin, Stellar
Learning to read graphs, skiing through Siberia, the Russian Revolution, the auteur theory of cinema, and a cosmic collage.
Shark, Vote, Nuke, Avenue, Dialogue
Shark-centric horror, the American voting system, a Cold War near-catastrophe, civil unrest in Athens, and bad exposition.
Kill, Chappelle, Churchill, Web, Turbine
A traumatised war veteran, Dave Chappelle's resurrection, the legacy of Winston Churchill, internet anarchists, and a Kafkaesque nightmare.
Nostalgia, Idiom, Space, Monster, Line
Modern-age nostalgia, shaky idioms, the past and future of space tourism, b-movie miracles, and a new method of music consumption.
Picasso, Crow, Hoop, Water, Boots
Picasso's childlike art, a video game mystery, a robotic basketball hoop, the ocean's plastics, and the pains of ageing.
Samurai, Tower, Autotune, Cosmic, Sword
Akira Kurosawa's cinematic techniques, a diving board dilemma, autotune in the music industry, an awkward second date, and a serpentine magic trick.
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