Sublime

Jason said, “‘Television is a medium because it’s neither rare nor well-done.’ Isn’t that how that saying goes?”

It’s strange to think of a “feed” existing outside of a screen, but these apps work like an algorithmic Netflix home page for physical space.

us. It was Peter Turner, a world-famous mentalist, a form of magic categorized by mind reading and other impossible psychological effects. A gregarious and audacious guy, he is also a skilled hypnotist. It’s rumored that he once went into the Grosvenor, a casino in London, hypnotized the roulette dealer, and made off with £40,000 in five minutes.

His material is his life—his family, his walks around the neighborhood, his French lessons—and the most amazing thing about him is that he never fails to make it fresh or meaningful. I can think of very few writers—in comedy or elsewhere—with better timing or sense of the absurd.

Awkward comedy is thus a kind of social horror.