Follow Logical Meme:
Store
Normism: The Philosophy of Norm Macdonald, a short book I wrote about the late great comedian, is available on Amazon.
Monthly Archives: December 2013
Cute Koala Bear Factoids
From a CNN piece on “Nelson Mandela: 10 surprising facts you probably didn’t know“: He lived up to his name: Mandela’s birth name was Rolihlahla. In his Xhosa tribe, the name means pulling the branch of a tree or troublemaker. … Continue reading
Posted in Africa
Comments Off on Cute Koala Bear Factoids
Selling the Teddy Bear
Did *you* know that Nelson Mandela’s “real” name (his clan name) is “Madiba”? I didn’t. But Barry sure knew. Wait. I thought black South Africans, and St. Mandela in particular, were beyond race, beyond clan… in fact, beyond racist Western … Continue reading
Culture: The Denial of Death
From the Omni reboot, Jason Horsely writes: Sheldon Solomon and the Ernest Becker Foundation have provided plenty of compelling evidence for the idea that culture is a means by which humans deny death. Humans create culture as a way to … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Existentialism
Comments Off on Culture: The Denial of Death
Odysseus’ Journey
Here’s a very cool map of the locations (some of which are pure speculation, of course) referenced in Homer’s Odyssey.
Posted in Literature
Comments Off on Odysseus’ Journey
23andMe
In a City Journal article on “Who Owns the Code of Life?“, Peter Huber mentions the following novel bit of organic, bottom-up, Hayekian knowledge formation. The power of individuals, freely associated, never cease to amaze: Last year, 23andMe, a company … Continue reading
Posted in Science
Comments Off on 23andMe
Poster Art: Apes
While I haven’t seen the most recent reboot of the franchise, the poster art for the upcoming Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is a fantastic piece of work:
Posted in Film
Comments Off on Poster Art: Apes
Lionsgate Picks Up ‘Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth’
For mysterious reasons (ahem), Hollywood is largely hostile to Christian America. And no sooner has Reza Aslan’s controversial book come out than it’s been optioned for a motion picture. Lionsgate has picked up the screen rights to Zealot: The Life … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Hollywood
Comments Off on Lionsgate Picks Up ‘Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth’
Edge of Tomorrow
Tom Cruise has yet another sci-fi-film-cum-Scientology-Analogue in the upcoming (and blandly named) film Edge of Tomorrow: Ever wonder what Hollywood might cook up it it ever crossed Groundhog Day with Predator? In Edge of Tomorrow, director Doug Limon (Mr. & … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Scientology
Comments Off on Edge of Tomorrow
Sign Language Interpreter at Mandela Funeral
Yet another example, this time at one of the msot poignant instances possible for driving the point home, of of how Africa is, well, different than the West: (CNN) — To those outside the deaf community, the sign language interpreter … Continue reading
Posted in Africa
Comments Off on Sign Language Interpreter at Mandela Funeral
David Horowitz: The Black Book of the American Left
On C-SPAN’s BookTV this past weekend, I caught David Horowitz speaking on his new book The Black Book of the American Left: The Collected Conservative Writings of David Horowitz. Horowitz was excellent as always, showcasing his ability to distill the … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Marxism, Jewish, Political Theory
Comments Off on David Horowitz: The Black Book of the American Left