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[peterme's YouTube picks] I surprised myself watching this entire video essay/screed about how anodyne media/art and art discourse has become, due to fear of offending and/or selling out. youtu.be/L_-t3i6ipz4?.... I didn't agree with everything, but found it meaningfully provocative.

[peterme's YouTube picks] Suspicious about just how bad things are, capitalism-wise? This video essay on the death of American capitalism is a thorough and thoughtful deconstruction of matters. youtu.be/gqtrNXdlraM?... (cc: @erikahall.bsky.social)

[peterme's YouTube picks] I've watched Wallace and Gromit ever since A GRAND DAY OUT was shown at Spike and Mike's Festival of Animation. This "Animators React" is fantastic: youtu.be/epLe0CIWKW0?...

[peterme's YouTube picks] Any American has been wondering: Why are you so many pharmacies closing? I'm a fan of the Morning Brew crew and their smart, but irreverant, take on American business. youtu.be/oZDhjf4CjEY?...

[peterme's YouTube picks] OK Go's latest video is among my favorite they've ever done. I've watched it numerous times now. youtu.be/gz9BRl7DVSM?...

[peterme's YouTube picks] This brief biography of the B-52s is excellent, and the kind of psychic salve I needed today. youtu.be/YN1quwTNPLo?...

[peterme's YouTube picks] ANDOR is the second best television show of the year (after THE PITT), and the cast and crew have been on an extended victory lap. This panel, hosted by Patton Oswalt, is entertaining and illuminating youtu.be/b_M9VSSRBMQ?...

[peterme's YouTube picks] New music videos for old Talking Heads songs?! YES PLEASE youtu.be/CJ54eImz88w?...

[peterme's YouTube picks] Curry Rice is among my family's favorite meals. A history of the food, and just how Indian (and, really, British) foodways made their way to Japan. youtu.be/dvjyLxyfAoM?...

[peterme’s YouTube picks] Holy shjt the quality of this restoration of DEVO’s “The Truth About Deevolution” is fantastic. Makes a 50 year old short film look modern. And sadly, only more prescient every day. youtu.be/fTFztCfy5e8?...

[peterme's YouTube picks] Treat yourself to some of the best 5 and a half minutes of media you'll watch today. youtu.be/X1beEuBV7M0?... At every stage I never quite knew what to expect.

[peterme's YouTube picks] A surprisingly funny take on the gentrification of East Berlin and the difficulty of getting into the hottest nightclubs/discos. Very wry, very dry humor. youtu.be/D5Wakv3hRwc?...

[peterme's YouTube picks] Not that he needs my promotion, but Bingeing with Babish recently did a video on "struggle meals" (home cooking for those on hard times), and not only are the recipes intriguing, the comments section turned into a worthwhile support group. pie.yt?v=https://yo...

[peterme's YouTube picks] I absolutely adored "I work in a warehouse" a music video about... working in a warehouse. youtu.be/krG2YBfVNcA?...

[peterme's YouTube picks] Why does new construction cost so much? There are many reasons, including: in the US and Canada, elevators are wicked expensive to install. Learn why: youtu.be/Or1_qVdekYM?...

[peterme's YouTube picks] Wanna see the sweetest doggo? youtube.com/shorts/lOywU...

[peterme's YouTube picks] It's been a bit! Some recent finds for your weekend viewing... I'm a fan of Epicurious' reviews, and I found their latest, on hot sauce, quite helpful and informative www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qfvh...

[peterme's YouTube picks] James Acaster calls out actors working on Harry Potter, but who don't want to say they're working on it, or immediately qualify their contributions... www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQ4A...

[peterme's YouTube picks] Probably the most important video of this bunch, contrasting anthropology and economics, and making clear why most economics thinking is intellectually impoverished. www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9E1...

[peterme's YouTube picks] After so many movies and tv shows about Americans abroad, I'm intrigued by depictions of folks from other cultures in the US. @accentedcinema.bsky.social's video on "United States According to Chinese Movies" dives into this. www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1IE...

[peterme's YouTube picks] Oh, and the YouTube video that made me laugh harder, and stare in awe, more than anything I've watched of late: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGt7... (I don't know how Bobby Fingers' videos don't all get well over 1M views)