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Culture Desk No. 01 · October 16, 2026

Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald

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Watch this when you laugh so you don't have to feel it. 🎤

Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald is on Netflix today, directed by Judd Apatow.

Norm's jokes were so dry people missed how much they carried. He kept his illness private, and before he died in 2021 he recorded one last hour alone in a room: Nothing Special.

What's the joke you use when you don't want to talk about it? 👇

Your guide: The Lantern, who sits with the feeling quietly, lit by other people's true stories. 🕯️

Nothing Special is in the 3000 Library (17+): joinsanzi.com/library

Photo: CallyMc via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.5)

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