Via Vice: Please, I didn’t even relate to the Muslims at all. You don’t even come around to me, talking about “You can’t eat pork.” Like Nipsey Russell, the comedian, used to say: “Man, I thought you had a grudge against the … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2013
‘Compared with the action men of the 1970s, today’s men are wimps’ (video)
What would we do without "studies"? Actually, I'm not sure this is entirely true. Are "extreme sports" and … [Read more...]
Talk Radio Watch: Weekly recap of conservative talk radio highlights
My NEW Talk Radio Watch column is now up, with lots of free audio clips from the week in conservative talk radio, including:
- Savage says Israel is pushing U.S. intervention in … [Read more...]
Joseph Bottum looks at a bunch of recent books about anarchism
Christianity Today: The people at Occupy Wall Street were the return of the Levellers and Diggers, lifted straight out of the 17th century—albeit with the explicit religion of those … [Read more...]
UK: ‘Now it’s the turn of [football] fans who sing homophobic songs to face prosecution’
Duleep Allirajah writes: We’ve all heard gay taunts at football. Brighton fans are regularly serenaded with choruses of ‘Does your boyfriend know you’re here?’ or ‘We can see you … [Read more...]
Who drew more people to the Lincoln Memorial: Glenn Beck or Obama?
‘I suggest a practical solution that will also make some people very rich’
Robert Weissberg writes: I propose a reality TV program called Drunks Gone Wild where inebriated guests discuss the day’s news with a special emphasis on “controversial” subjects. Think Fox News Channel’s The … [Read more...]
The BBC Sex Scandals and the Birth of Punk: My NEW PJM post
Bill Grundy's cock-up didn't just turn punk from a tiny fad into an international force overnight -- he accidentally offered viewers a glimpse into England's sleazy, sex-mad broadcasting … [Read more...]
‘Centre of Media and Celebrity Studies launches in Canada’
J-Source: The launch of the Centre of Media and Celebrity Studies takes place at The Inner Garden on 401 Richmond in Toronto on August 29. We are also working on a feminist performance art … [Read more...]
Spider-Man Shrugged: Steve Ditko and Ayn Rand
DangerousMinds: It’s not much of a stretch to imagine that Ditko sees himself as a real-life “Howard Roark,” Rand’s fictional architect in The Fountainhead, … [Read more...]
Ann Coulter: ‘It’s SuperMedia! With the power to detect non-existent racism!’
Colin Quinn talks about Canada (video)
BONUS -- A new upload from whoever this nice guy is on YouTube: … [Read more...]