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This Newsletter Cannot Save You is sent roughly every other Friday, featuring an adventurous selection of short films, music videos, and experimental video art, plus a perfunctory and painless personal update now and again. This newsletter presumes the apocalypse is imminent and it's time to jack the good videos straight into our veins.
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#81: "slightly cosmic"
https://buttondown.com/scottomoore/archive/81-slightly-cosmic/
Published: April 17, 2026 09:40
Welcome to issue #81 of THIS NEWSLETTER CANNOT SAVE YOU. You know, friends, I’ve been obsessed with music videos since I was but a young lad toiling away in the mines for my Great-Uncle Angus, searching for an elusive effluvium said to bring eternal life,…
#80: “a healthy pop bounce”
https://buttondown.com/scottomoore/archive/80-a-healthy-pop-bounce/
Published: March 13, 2026 22:38
Welcome to issue #80 of THIS NEWSLETTER CANNOT SAVE YOU, your source for short form video goodness to enjoy while the world steadily crumbles around us. You know, friends, I forgot to mention something last issue and I’d like to sneak it in this issue:…
#79: [placeholder]
https://buttondown.com/scottomoore/archive/79-placeholder/
Published: January 30, 2026 17:53
Welcome to issue #79 of THIS NEWSLETTER CANNOT SAVE YOU. It’s the first issue of 2026! Sorry for my belated delivery of this high priority missive. One thing I can say for sure: it’s never too late for this old holiday chestnut:
Too soon?
Scottovision…
#78: holiday fun pak
https://buttondown.com/scottomoore/archive/78-holiday-fun-pak/
Published: December 23, 2025 09:38
Welcome to issue #78 of THIS NEWSLETTER CANNOT SAVE YOU, and our fifth annual fun pak of zany holiday-themed treasures, carefully curated with a jolly eye. Nothing quite says “tradition” like busting these beauties out every year and giving yourself such a…
#77: "it’s literally just people dancing"
https://buttondown.com/scottomoore/archive/77-its-literally-just-people-dancing/
Published: December 5, 2025 11:26
Welcome to issue #77 of THIS NEWSLETTER CANNOT SAVE YOU. You know, as we near the end of the year, what could be more festive than the annual Spotify “wrapped” feature that sums up your listening using easy to understand lists and statistics? Mine, as…
#76: "a beautiful and whimsical look"
https://buttondown.com/scottomoore/archive/76-a-beautiful-and-whimsical-look/
Published: November 15, 2025 05:27
Welcome to issue #76 of THIS NEWSLETTER CANNOT SAVE YOU, screaming in at the last minute from my underground bunker in Seattle. Things are a bit hectic but we’re making it happen.
Obviously.
But enough about me. Let’s dive right in!
Scottovision
“Dúlamán”…
#75: "a precarious and dreamlike position"
https://buttondown.com/scottomoore/archive/75-a-precarious-and-dreamlike-position/
Published: October 17, 2025 06:59
Welcome to issue #75 of THIS NEWSLETTER CANNOT SAVE YOU, coming to you straight from New York City — aka the Big Apple, the City That Never Sleeps, the Empire City, the City So Nice They Named It Twice, the Home of the Sleazy Cheese Bucket, the Basement…
#74: "modern, high tech, surprisingly gorgeous"
https://buttondown.com/scottomoore/archive/74-modern-high-tech-surprisingly-gorgeous/
Published: September 26, 2025 07:02
Welcome to issue #74 of THIS NEWSLETTER CANNOT SAVE YOU. It’s a slightly truncated issue this week, as I’m rushing against time to get this issue out before heading off to NYC for several weeks, during which visit I don’t expect to have time for much…
#73: "this seemingly poignant premise"
https://buttondown.com/scottomoore/archive/73-this-seemingly-poignant-premise/
Published: September 12, 2025 20:27
Welcome to issue #73 of THIS NEWSLETTER CANNOT SAVE YOU. We’re just over here making the magic happen, one collection of short-form media recommendations at a time. I’ve been skewing toward short films lately, but don’t fret, I’m sure I’ll pivot back…
#72: "an absurd level of awkwardness"
https://buttondown.com/scottomoore/archive/72-an-absurd-level-of-awkwardness/
Published: August 9, 2025 05:33
Welcome to issue #72 of THIS NEWSLETTER CANNOT SAVE YOU. You know, friends, an unavoidable part of this beat is when I stumble across a video of some sort and think to myself, “Wow, what a great find! I can’t wait to put it in my newsletter!” only to…