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Monthly Archives: June 2013
Red Pill #5
“The Left derives its energy from the entropic release of power and energy from the breaking apart of the bonds keeping holding society together – families, contracts, hierarchies of authority, social classes, meritocracies. Our present era is no more than … Continue reading
Posted in Culture Wars, Left
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Diversity in the Classroom
Inés Hardoy & Pål Schøne. “Does the Clustering of Immigrant Peers Affect the School Performance of Natives?” Journal of Human Capital, Spring 2013, Pages 1-25. Abstract: We analyze whether the proportion of immigrant students affects the school performance of natives … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Immigration
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Buckley/Vidal – Steel Cage Match
With tonight’s episode presuming martyrdom status for the ’68 Democratic Convention protesters, the increasingly funny, histrionic-laden, & hagiography-addled Mad Men, a show which jumped the shark 2 seasons ago, reminded me of the classic steel cage match between William F. … Continue reading
Posted in Culture Wars, History, Politics
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Food Desert Research Pt. 2
Alison Hope Alkona, Daniel Blockb, Kelly Moorec, Catherine Gillisc, Nicole DiNucciod, Noel Chavez. “Foodways of the urban poor.” Geoforum, August 2013, Pages 126-135. Abstract: In the past decade, progressive public health advocates and food justice activists have increasingly argued that … Continue reading
Food Desert Research
Lorraine R. Reitzel, Seann D. Regan, Nga Nguyen, Ellen K. Cromley, Larkin L. Strong, David W. Wetter, and Lorna H. McNeill. (2013). “Density and Proximity of Fast Food Restaurants and Body Mass Index Among African Americans.” American Journal of Public … Continue reading
Vesper Martini
As my palate gets older and, I suppose, more experienced, I find myself gravitating towards dryer and dryer adult beverages. I discovered this one at an excellent restaurant recently. I knew of the Vesper from Casino Royale, but had never … Continue reading
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After Earth
From a sociology of religion perspective, I’ve long been fascinated with Scientology. Ten years ago, I was Room 237-level obsessed with finding the hidden Scientology references in Tom Cruise’s Vanilla Sky. Travolta’s Battlefield Earth is the most obvious example of … Continue reading
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Pasty, White Men Central
From a quintessentially liberal anchorwoman on a quintessentially liberal cable news network: “The problem with our society or social order or whatever else it was that we were so concerned about was them!” Brzezinski charged. “The cavemen! Who can’t take … Continue reading
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Jewish Humor
Robert Fulford reviews No Joke: Making Jewish Humor (Princeton University Press) Ruth R. Wiss: Irony arises from contradiction and the Jews for many centuries lived a profound contradiction: While believing they were the Chosen People, they were treated as pariahs … Continue reading