I don’t know about this… 

It’s an Apple holiday ad called “Fuzzy Feelings.” It combines stop-motion animation and live action to tell a modern-day version of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, but less nuanced and more predictable. Plus, it’s politically correct. And yet, it works. Mostly due, I think, to the soundtrack: George Harrison’s Isn’t It a Pity. Click here.

2023 was a big year for FunLimón! 

Click here to read about just a few of the many accomplishments of our students and athletes.

His Friends Agree: George Clooney’s a Class Act!

You may have heard this story about George Clooney’s special “thank you” dinner for his 14 “closest friends.” If you haven’t, you should read this account of it. It’s touching. And pretty funny… if you read to the very end! Click here.

“Thank you Mr. President” 

Last week, in Letters of Note, Sean Usher published a Thanksgiving issue on gratitude. Instead of the usual – a list of things he is thankful for – he published two letters by Jackie Kennedy. One to Lyndon Johnson and one to Nikita Krushchev. They are remarkable. Take a look here. 

Postscript

How Peter Fonda, LSD and a near-death experience resulted in a masterpiece by The Beatles… 

Click here.

Conan’s Shocking Irish Heritage 

This works well because it is perfectly delivered. Click here.

What are the chances? 

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“And You, Helen”

A poem about war by a British writer that fought and died in WWI, selected and read by the great Douglas Murray. Click here.

Worth Quoting – from James Clear: 

“It’s hard to save poor early decisions with good late decisions.

-It’s hard to write a bestselling book if you chose an unpopular topic.

-It’s hard to build a happy marriage if you married an unhappy person.

-It’s hard to make money in real estate if you overpaid at the beginning.

“Certainly, things can be improved by making good decisions along the way, but the effects of poor early decisions tend to linger.”

Speaking of ideological tribes in America… 

I’ve always felt that America’s love of certain sports – football and baseball, especially – has created its own version of irrational warring tribes where one group’s team is always right and the other group’s team is always wrong. Most of the time, this exists as light-hearted and self-consciously delusional play acting. But every so often, it gets scarily real. Like what happens here.