Office Hours #149, 10-12 Feb 2023
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Friday, 10 February 2023
18:00 (06:00 pm) - Greetings, Salutations and Announcements
18:30 (06:30 pm) - The Fast Lane
19:00 (07:00 pm) - The 1 Minute Video Project 2019-23, Part III w/Steve
Running time: approx 24 minutes
- 23 videos, each is 60 seconds in-duration.
- some minutes are longer than others.
- you open the door and you close it.
- you can’t really make art and have a full-time job at the same time. this is my rebellion.
- you don’t need to prepare anything.
- jokes about this absurd project are welcome.
Collection of 1300+ videos Curated version of 60 of the best videos
20:00 (08:00 pm) - David Takes Your Questions and Abuse
21:30 (09:30 pm) - A Guided Tour of the Twilight Zone w/Prof. Jon (Donate)
23:00 (11:00 pm) - The Neuropsychology of Conspiracy Theories w/Annika
On the misconception that conspiracies and bizarre ideologies are a result of mental illness. While a large part of it is related to personality traits, there are neurological pattern-finding mechanisms that can go awry and consequently distort our perception. Their beliefs are insane and unhinged, but the believers, for the most part, are not mentally ill.
Saturday, 11 February 2023
00:00 (12:00 am) - Zelenskys Argument for Wings w/Walter
He has been called a rat, dog, and a fascist Jew. Have you heard him or seen him? Zelensky speech to British Parliament.
01:00 (01:00 am) - Available (Book Now)
The Witching Hours Session⌗
02:00 (02:00 am) - Elderly Adult Swim Current: (The Venture Bros.) w/Henchman 21
Watching some of the older Adult Swim shows and discussing the real world translations if there are any etc. Bring popcorn. …
Morning Session⌗
7:00 (7:00 am) - Working Class Paradise? w/Joe in Norway
Walking tour of of a small Norwegian factory town nestled amid jaw-droppingly beautiful mountains. At what cost to workers is the ability to own a ~300 m^2 home and drive a BMW and/or Mercedes in exchange for diminished union activism and power; and what happens when the factories are sold to Chinese investors?
8:00 (8:00 am) - Red Eye Live Reading w/Dave in PA
Listen to current assignments for both the Tuesday (#fu-left-book-union) and Wednesday (#weds-marx) reading groups on the Discord.
9:30 (9:30 am) - The Crusading Society, a Course w/Prof. Adnan Husain
In this course, we will use medieval history to explore the shared roots of white supremacy, antisemitism, & Islamophobia.
Register for the course on adnanhusain.org
When: Saturdays 9:30-11am EST
Where: on Google Meet, direct meeting link
Or dial: (CA) +1 587-794-8940 PIN: 470 123 871
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11:00 (11:00 am) - Topic Discussion w/the Weekly Marx Bunch
Afternoon Session⌗
12:00 (12:00 pm) - Available (Book Now)
13:00 (13:00 pm) - Available (Book Now)
14:00 (02:00 pm) - Trekking w/Prof. Jon - A Look at a Classic Star Trek Episode (Donate)
16:30 (04:30 pm) - Valley Vox Theatre: A Valentine’s Day with Bite
Valley Vox Theatre will celebrate Valentine’s Day with Teeth from 2007. We’ll be sharing the love with this girls own adventure story for the ages. Once we’re in the mood, we’ll discuss this little gem of a pic with you, our audience.
Contact us at valleyvoxtheatre@gmail.com, or @ValleyVox on Twitter and on Patreon. Zoom link will be posted here on the day of the show.
Evening Session⌗
19:00 (07:00 pm) - Screening: Adam Curtis' Russia 1985-1999 Traumazone w/Lane
What it felt like to live through the collapse of communism and democracy. Episode 3. 1989-1991: The Empire Strikes
Note to US readers: Programme is mostly in Russian with English subtitles.
23:00 (11:00 pm) - Cringe Until it Crashes (the Zoom) w/the Cringe Lords
Did you see a video this week which made you die a little inside? Share it with the community and make us all CRINGE at it.
Join us at the end of our Zoom meeting to indulge in all the weirdness and downright insanity the interwebz have to offer:
☑️ Really bad music videos
☑️ Totally insane conspiracy theorists
☑️ Religious nutcrackers
☑️ Or just anything which makes you cringe is good!
(no sexually explicit content)
Do you think you can best Dave Ami’s videos, do you secretly love all the glam rock Walter shows (as we all know he loves as well)?
Come join in the fun!
Sunday, 12 February 2023
14:00 (02:00 pm) - Hammer and Sickle w/Andy, DPA, Falco and Sarah
15:00 (03:00 pm) - Weekly Marx Reading Group
17:00 (05:00 pm) - A Colombo Watch Party & Discussion w/Prof. Jon
Colombo Watch Party will start in just over one hour (5 PM ET) at the following .
Note: all times are EST.
Registration⌗
Register for a slot on Office Hours now.