Archives for December 2015
Review of ‘The Great British Dream Factory’ with bonus heavy metal videos
His theory, well worked through with myriad examples, connections and illuminating digressions, is that to understand how we choose to entertain ourselves we must return, once again, to the Victorians; precisely … [Read more...]
Mark Steyn: Why Is Bill Cosby Finished While Bill Clinton Is Beloved?
NEW Nick DiPaolo podcast: Misgendering fines and more
Honest Trailer for ‘Die Hard’ (1988) agrees: ‘This movie is perfect’
Nicholas Pell’s obit for Lemmy
I'm not really a huge Motorhead fan, but I never hated them either. They were one of those metal bands it was ok to like if you were a punk, because they played fast, seemed genuinely menacing, and in their most famous iteration, were arguably the ugliest band in captivity. That said, "Ace of … [Read more...]
Mark Steyn ponders the tale of two Bills…
Steyn pointed out that one has become persona non grata while the other has been universally embraced as "the most beloved guy in America." "I mean that as a seriously question incidentally," Steyn said. "Why is … [Read more...]
Steve Sailer on Tom Stoppard’s ‘The Hard Problem’
Steve Sailer writes: This surprisingly short play references a remarkable number of concepts utilized by 21st-century right-of-center intellectuals—the story opens, for example, with the heroine’s tutor … [Read more...]
Nick DiPaolo on racist food and accidental rape
Ayn Rand and ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ (not really)
Yeah, it's not a "Scare" if the "Reds" are real -- as [Read more...]
Jim Goad points out how hideous a lot of self-hating white liberals are
Those are faces that were born, marinated, and sculpted in a culture of relentless white guilt. They are ugly, defeated, self-hating, despicable mugs, the type that would likely enjoy being spat upon. If I were nonwhite, I’d feel entirely justified in walking up to such pathetic visages and saying, … [Read more...]
‘Noted author held up for his views while refugees (whose views we don’t know) are welcomed like heroes’
Lorne Gunter writes: In Canada two weeks ago, at just about the same time Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was beamingly … [Read more...]