White folks, right and left, jumping up and down over this guy for seeming semi- sort of OK. Once again, the soft bigotry of low expectations -- as opposed to my hard bigotry of even LOWER … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2013
One day we’ll find out the Scottsboro Boys were guilty
‘Is That All There Is?’: Incredible. I’ve been thinking of this song all week.
I thought this "cover" of "Is That All There Is" was on first the "Rodney on the ROC" compilation album. It looks like I was wrong, so where did I get it? (When I bought it, I didn't know who[Read more...]
Happy Hard Hat Riot Day!
"Uh-huh," indeed. The Clash at their blowhardiest -- who actually had a lot of … [Read more...]
‘As the years go by, Anne Frank’s supposedly inspiring story makes me a little queasy’
Indeed. Mark Steyn's new must-read: Europe venerates its dead Jews even as a resurgent anti-Semitism chases out its living ones. Everyone loves Jews as victims. In other roles, not so much. I … [Read more...]
Ezra Levant vs Al Gore: Guy who coined phrase ‘ethical oil’ has a few things to say to Mr. ‘Open Sewer’ (video)
3 Most Overrated Female Musicians: my NEW PJMedia piece
Fight it out in their comments: When Hynde whines “I’ll stand by you,” it sounds more like a threat than a promise. You want to yell, “No thanks, I’ll be fine…” Chrissie Hynde … [Read more...]
How do all these ‘creative writing’ majors miss the part where Kafka worked in an office all day?
When "all day" meant 7am to 7pm, no "benefits," no "vacations"? Prague didn't hand out "arts council grants." Know why Hemingway got to be a full time writer? LIFE magazine and The New Yorker and other publications paid $1/word in the 1950s and 60s. Do you know what … [Read more...]
Puerto Rican who held three girls prisoner for 10 years flew Puerto Rican flag on his porch
Ever since All in the Family and Chico and the Man went off the air, I heard less and less about Puerto Ricans; the two words were a handy punchline during the 70s, and then I assumed they assimilated because you never heard much about them outside of West Side Story … [Read more...]
Ray Harryhausen dies, age 92
I just wrote about Ray Harryhausen at [Read more...]
A bad poem on an old French statue is not an immigration policy
Wow! Muslim professor calls Toronto’s anti-Geller Muslims ‘ragheads’
He doesn't agree with a lot of what Pamela Geller says, but he is passionate about who the real enemy is. A must-listen. … [Read more...]