In Rope and [Read more...]
From our bulging “Everything old is old again” file…
"These paintings are very often abstract," she said. "You have people like Pollock splattering a bunch of shit and then saying it's art."Without a shred of … [Read more...]
“Once 1950s prosperity kicks in, noir dies”
...the outsider who sticks up two fingers at authority can’t quite count on the sympathies of his white audience any more – everyone is doing too well, and what they suffer from isn’t … [Read more...]
“Tip: Bragging about how determined you are to remain ignorant isn’t a great look.”
“Free Charlie Manson!” The Yippies’ failed takeover of Disneyland (1970)
At the time, Disneyland had recently relaxed its policy toward long-haired guests. The park maintained a strict dress code for employees that barred men from sporting mustaches, beards, or long hair. Unofficially, it applied … [Read more...]
Some of the best writing around is at perfume site The Dry Down…
This tween anxiety -- the melodramatic fear of making a bad choice, a choice that would change your course forever -- seemed particularly acute when it came … [Read more...]
David Harsanyi: “If you don’t believe political correctness is a threat to free speech, you haven’t been paying attention”
David Harsanyi writes:She claims that hate speech should be banned because it has “been linked to cigarette smoking, high blood pressure, anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress … [Read more...]
Agreed: “F for Fake” (1973) is a flawed but fun exploration of one of my favourite topics
James Fulford: “The SPLC Was NEVER A ‘Civil Rights Stalwart’—It Was ALWAYS A ‘Dangerous Joke’”
Like every sentient being of my generation, I grew up soaking in the Civil Rights Movement.Over the years, I've read everything from "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" to [Read more...]
Ann Coulter: “How Delta Airlines Wrecked American Health Care”
Ann Coulter writes:In fact, the CBO merely estimates that—in the year 2026—22 million Americans who otherwise would have been forced by the Obamacare penalty to … [Read more...]
“The Diggers disdained the hippies and the radicals…”
The radicals, exemplified by the self-styled cheerleaders of the movement Jerry Rubin and Abbie Hoffman, disdained the hippies for their abdication from ‘serious’ political work. … [Read more...]
Julie Burchill: “The Princess generation needs to grow up” (and don’t blame Disney)
Julie Burchill writes:They’ll have long nails, ostensibly to show that they’re ladies of leisure, but signalling to the rest of us that they’re very likely parasites with … [Read more...]