Act one of this episode of This American Life is so cool that I absolutely wanted to share it. (12 min)
Reporter Nancy Updike spends two days with a man who cleans up crime scenes for a living. She becomes really into it.
At the end, she asks him about the death he would prefer to have, if he could chose. His answer is something i never heard, and will never forget.
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I will never forget the way that final event goes down. I read about makeup artists hiding behind counters and applying makeup in between turns of the camera. Incredibly high number of crew working on that set.
And besides all that nerdiness, it’s one of the most gripping sequences I’ve ever seen. Love love love that episode.
Jul 16, 2024
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Are you a true crime fanatic? If so, I recommend The Killing Season, a docuseries about LISK aka Long Island Serial Killer. Everything about LISK is a total freak out: the (unsolved) decades long killing spree, the lying doctor faking a heart attack in the parking lot, the cop with the dildos in the car, the belt with the initials on it, everything Shannan Gilbert, etc. I have more to say and wrote it all down here but I erased it to keep from getting whacked. PS what do YOU think happened to Shannan? Murder by the beach, or accidental death by the elements?!
Dec 22, 2022
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I am in a sobriety process and I tried for the first time not to drink during a supper with friends. I bought tulips instead of a bottle of wine and my host was so happy! I drank mineral water in a champagne glass and it was just as satisfying.
Plus, it’s very classy to bring flowers. I recommend it to everyone, sober or not.
Mar 30, 2025
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when I am alone, I connect with other human beings trough their art. including illustrations, tv series, films, podcasts, youtube videos, books, etc.
this makes me feel as if I chill with somebody, i guess, but also, that I am a part of a community. bunch of small communities, actually.
The great thing about being alone looking and listening at all this content, is that nobody else knows wich creators you are chilling with. I love to keep a secret garden.
Feb 26, 2024
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loving the idea that most cells in a human body are less than 10 years old. the “oldest”, in the category of those which are renewed, are the cells of the intestine and those of the rib muscles which reach 15 years.
I am litteraly, and entirely, not the same person than 15 years ago.
Feb 22, 2024