Farewell, Real America + Phetasy Digest
Trump Can't Handle the Truth | Woo Girl, Woo | Fangirl Walk-Ins Welcome Episode | What Happened in Butler? | Holiday Party Phetasy Style | Lord Take Me Back to 1989 | Dumpster World!
You guys had some great Christmas movie feedback on last week’s Phetasy Digest. Kent recommended The Thin Man (1934), a perfect movie that I’d forgotten is basically a Christmas movie. Funny enough, Fatman (2020) also appeared among your recommendations.
I’ve since encountered a few more Christmas movies worth adding to last week’s list, including Holiday Affair (1949), a romantic film featuring the wonderful Robert Mitchum, and Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983), a war film featuring David Bowie—a great Christmas movie for anyone interested in WWII-era Japanese military torture techniques.
This week marked the end of Real America with Bridget Phetasy. I loved Real America. You guys made it so special.
So we partied…Phetasy style. It was a blast. If you weren’t at the party, it’s not too late to put it on and relive it like you were there.
So long, Real America…for now. Merry Christmas, Pham.
DUMPSTER FIRE - EPISODE #271
Trump Has Trump Derangement Syndrome
No one has worse Trump Derangement Syndrome than Trump.
WALK-INS WELCOME - EPISODE #272
How Cultural Elites Lost Touch With Heartland America
Boots-on-the-ground journalist Salena Zito, sits down with Bridget to discuss the gaping chasm between online discourse and the reality of heartland America, Salena’s eyewitness account of the Butler rally shooting from her position just feet away from President Trump, and his inspiring response to her question days later about why he said, “Fight, fight, fight.”
DUMPSTER FIRE - EPISODE #272
2025 Wrap Up with Dave Landau
Comedian Dave Landau joins Bridget to review notable events of 2025 and share their predictions for 2026. It’s a Dumpster Fire/Normal World crossover henceforth to be known as Dumpster World.
THE SPECTATOR
I want 1989 for Christmas
“I’m yearning for an analog world. For tactile experiences. Cool piano keys I can stumble over. Encyclopedias I can flip through, getting lost in whatever the pages land on when I open the book. I yearn for the stereo sound of a record when an entire side has played, uninterrupted. I want people to have to reach me on my terms, when I’m home or available, not at any and all times.”
The movie Holiday Affair with Robert Mitchum and Janet Leigh was wonderful. Thanks for the tip and Merry Christmas! 🎄
Oh my word! I saw "Holiday Affair" (1949) last January and was really taken by that film.
In the lyrics of Judy Garland from "Meet Me in St. Louis" (1944), "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas!"