Tim Sommer writes: Often, even our most garish, drugged and drunken souls are implicitly political, because the first time we screamed that we were lovers of the Dolls or the Doors or KISS was the first time we … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2016
Hey, who’s up for a 4 and a half hour conversation about ‘The Thing’ (1982)?!
Over at The Projection Booth podcast: Initially lambasted by critics, John Carpenter's [Read more...]
Stop being smug about terrorism, Canada, says… Chris Selley?!
Chris Selley writes: It’s easy to sit here in Toronto and say it’s illogical for Europeans to lose sleep about terrorism, as they’re more likely to die … [Read more...]
‘American liberalism has slipped into a kind of moral panic…’ says… Mark Lilla!?
Via Chronicle: ...there has been a radicalization of student demands and also a loss of a … [Read more...]
Douglas Murray: The predictable Muslim ‘good news stories’ have arrived
Douglas Murray writes: The Independent (again) has wheeled out a dubious new survey to declare in a … [Read more...]
‘I have come this close to buying a giant poster of the American flag for the living room’
‘Don Jr. was just saying this morning: “Solemn day.” And I was like, “You’re right.”’
Yeah, Scott Feschuk makes me laugh. (I’m not proud of it, but…) Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court: Please raise your … [Read more...]
‘The movie that doesn’t exist and the Redditors who think it does’
Over the years, hundreds of people online have shared memories of a cheesy Nineties movie called “Shazaam”. There is no evidence that such a film was ever made. What does this … [Read more...]
Whenever you hear about Germany doing anything “on an industrial scale,” grab your gun (while you can)
God has a sick sense of humour... This isn’t a story about organized crime or small-time hustlers. It’s about what happens when a rich nation has to absorb more than 1 million people virtually … [Read more...]
‘How Many Fake News Hate Hoaxes Were Exposed Today Alone?’
Sailer writes, "I'm counting four"... … [Read more...]
Mark Steyn: ‘The “lone wolf” turns out to be a known wolf’
Mark Steyn writes: As I noted yesterday, my sometime warm-up act Jonathan Kay deplores all this "Mark Steyn-esque hysteria" about Islam. So it's important to emphasize that not every "refugee" wants to kill all the infidels. For … [Read more...]
David Cole explains the ‘Russians hacked the election’ meme in one paragraph
David Cole writes: This is nothing more than another example of Democrat sleight of (left) hand. No, the Russians did not “hack the election”; Hillary Clinton, the DNC, and John Podesta had their emails hacked. Russians … [Read more...]