J. Ott
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All teenagers rebel in one form or another. Louis XI had the most literal teenage rebellion. He tried to overthrow his own father, the king of France. It did not go well.
The Universal Spider
The origin of Louis XI
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October 22, 2025 at 5:34 PM
All teenagers rebel in one form or another. Louis XI had the most literal teenage rebellion. He tried to overthrow his own father, the king of France. It did not go well.
Native Americans quickly figured out that telling Europeans you knew where gold was was a great to control them. 🧵
August 7, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Native Americans quickly figured out that telling Europeans you knew where gold was was a great to control them. 🧵
“On August 7, 1789, Congress approved the Lighthouse Act—the first public works program undertaken by the new federal government—which established and supported lighthouses, beacons, buoys, and public piers.”
August 7, 2025 at 11:53 AM
“On August 7, 1789, Congress approved the Lighthouse Act—the first public works program undertaken by the new federal government—which established and supported lighthouses, beacons, buoys, and public piers.”
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It’s so wild that the face of the organization that defiantly proudly said they would never accept colorization and ran a piece for decades about how pan and scan ruins the art of cinema is just doing this
July 30, 2025 at 6:24 PM
It’s so wild that the face of the organization that defiantly proudly said they would never accept colorization and ran a piece for decades about how pan and scan ruins the art of cinema is just doing this
A young girl stolen from one man by another; political and criminal consequences ensue. I’m speaking of course of Achilles and Agamemnon in The Iliad.
July 30, 2025 at 12:22 PM
A young girl stolen from one man by another; political and criminal consequences ensue. I’m speaking of course of Achilles and Agamemnon in The Iliad.
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when they close it all up, I do believe this will go down as the funniest video on the internet
July 24, 2025 at 7:51 PM
when they close it all up, I do believe this will go down as the funniest video on the internet
People who say “do your own research” are badly misjudging the average person’s research skills.
July 17, 2025 at 10:02 PM
People who say “do your own research” are badly misjudging the average person’s research skills.
The show POKER FACE is metaphor for the life of an actor. Each week a new role to inhabit; an obsession with the truth; the mystery to solve of how a body ended up where it is.
June 29, 2025 at 9:08 AM
The show POKER FACE is metaphor for the life of an actor. Each week a new role to inhabit; an obsession with the truth; the mystery to solve of how a body ended up where it is.
I had a dream I got a job writing for Nathan Fielder. He started a film school where weird professors gave incomprehensible lectures, we made TV ads that toed the line between real and surreal. The whole thing culminated in a recreation of a small town that had to fight off mutant CGI alligators.
June 15, 2025 at 10:47 AM
I had a dream I got a job writing for Nathan Fielder. He started a film school where weird professors gave incomprehensible lectures, we made TV ads that toed the line between real and surreal. The whole thing culminated in a recreation of a small town that had to fight off mutant CGI alligators.
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World War Zero | J. Ott | Substack
The world war before the world wars. Click to read World War Zero, by J. Ott, a Substack publication.
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June 6, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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The most valuable Substack would be one that posts essays challenging the core beliefs of its subscribers. It would also be one that generates maximum unsubscriptions.
May 16, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The most valuable Substack would be one that posts essays challenging the core beliefs of its subscribers. It would also be one that generates maximum unsubscriptions.
“Who can possibly stop this?!?” cried everyone who could stop this.
May 8, 2025 at 11:32 AM
“Who can possibly stop this?!?” cried everyone who could stop this.
I complain about the size of the Harvard endowment. But dey do got dat F U money doe.
April 19, 2025 at 11:58 PM
I complain about the size of the Harvard endowment. But dey do got dat F U money doe.
The number of people on here preaching to the choir is maxed out. Like Mormon Tabernacle levels.
April 17, 2025 at 1:46 AM
The number of people on here preaching to the choir is maxed out. Like Mormon Tabernacle levels.
Brody winning for The Brutalist has an appropriately long speech. Brutalist was my pick from the Best Picture nominees but Anora is also very deserving. Indie film ascendant?
March 3, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Brody winning for The Brutalist has an appropriately long speech. Brutalist was my pick from the Best Picture nominees but Anora is also very deserving. Indie film ascendant?
I’m not saying he’s a Nazi but he enjoys the “Tomorrow Belongs to Us” sequence of Cabaret unironically.
February 28, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I’m not saying he’s a Nazi but he enjoys the “Tomorrow Belongs to Us” sequence of Cabaret unironically.
I can’t wait for Summoning Salt’s video on this speedrun of Constitutional Crisis.
February 10, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I can’t wait for Summoning Salt’s video on this speedrun of Constitutional Crisis.
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This book was recommended by a Mexican in a thread about the clumsy portrayal of Mexico in Emilia Pérez. Translated in 2022. This needs more coverage.
harpers.org/archive/2023...
Do Cartels Exist?, by Rachel Nolan
A revisionist view of the drug wars
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January 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
This book was recommended by a Mexican in a thread about the clumsy portrayal of Mexico in Emilia Pérez. Translated in 2022. This needs more coverage.
harpers.org/archive/2023...
Thinking about how so many voted for a cartoon villain and wondering… have I been watching cartoons all wrong?
January 23, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Thinking about how so many voted for a cartoon villain and wondering… have I been watching cartoons all wrong?
It’s a good thing they have never invited me into the Criterion closet. The video would be 9 hours of me talking about why I love half the movies and half loading up a van with the ones I don’t yet have.
January 21, 2025 at 1:35 AM
It’s a good thing they have never invited me into the Criterion closet. The video would be 9 hours of me talking about why I love half the movies and half loading up a van with the ones I don’t yet have.