WLBOTT is proud to announce the production of the big budget, technicolor musical extravaganza – Her Eggcelency! It is the story of greed and lust for power, as a monomaniacal evil Queen Regina Ovata attempts to take control of the world’s egg supply. Casting All the big stars vied for the coveted title role of […]
In Scandinavia, singing together is part of civic life. A choir is an interestingly democratic activity: nobody has to be a virtuoso, but everybody has to listen to everybody else. Elder G:In places like Iceland, Sweden, and Norway, choral singing isn’t just a hobby; it’s a cornerstone of civic life and cultural identity. The long, […]
WLBOTT Visits Ouarzazate Our youngest Elder, Elder DZ, is in a predicament. His student housing lease ends on the 15th of August, and the next lease, in a different apartment, doesn’t begin until September 1st. So he has to lug out all his stuff and find a place to stay for two weeks. But he’s […]
“The air has become soup, and the soup is angry.” Two days ago, the WLBOTT HQ experienced an extremely unpleasant weather situation. Note the “Feels Like” temp: This “Feels Like” Concept We need to extend this concept to other areas of life, not just the weather. For example, when your wife says, “Do you have […]
Clementine DuCinema, WLBOTT film critic, here. I am constantly humbled. I thought it might be fun to explore the masterpiece 2001: A Space Odyssey through a culinary lens. Was I ever late to the party! There’s a lot of sites devoted to this topic. But hey, what’s one more? How This All Started My fellow […]
The WLBOTT Literary Society is currently reading Polostan: Volume One of Bomb Light, by one of our favorite authors, Neal Stephenson. We are currently at 39%. A wild ride, most of the action so far has taken place in the early 1930s. Our main character is Dawn/Aurora, a teenager who is up to a bit […]
[ed. note: Daikon is Japanese for “big root” (大根)] WLBOTT film critic Clementine DuCinema has long bemoaned the under-representation of the daikon in modern cinema. A couple recent WLBOTT staff meetings…. We asked Elder G to fact-check Clementine’s concern: Clementine’s complaint appears to be well-founded. I can find daikon as food, daikon as culinary subject, […]
Today is a big day at WLBOTT HQ. Today we have the second Gathering of the Elders. It is also Friday the 13th. It was an enthusiastic group! A First During the gathering, we had what may have been the world’s first Zoom arm wrestling championship. Since the results are undergoing official review, we will […]
Friends, this video will improve your life by an estimated 7.3%. What is going on? That was a clip from a 1957 Hindi RomCom called Aasha. Aasha (transl. Hope) is a 1957 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by M. V. Raman. It stars Kishore Kumar and Vyjayanthimala. The film was a critical and commercial success. […]
Today Elder G and I are scouting West Texas locations for the filming of our remake of Macbeth. I’m tagging along as the chuck wagon cook, while Elder G does the heavy lifting. Elder G ask of us the following: “Please do not disturb her, for she moves entire civilizations one millimeter at a time.” […]