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Monthly Archives: January 2015
Amos Vogel
In “The Limits of American Cinephilia“, Richard Brody provides a glowing profile of leftwing film critic Amos Vogel: In 1947, when he was twenty-six and a student at the New School for Social Research, Vogel founded Cinema 16, a film … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Marxism, Jewish
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PEGIDA Rally Cancelled
Today’s PEGIDA rally has been cancelled by German authorities: Dresden (Germany) (AFP) – German police banned a planned rally by the anti-Islamic PEGIDA movement and other public open-air gatherings in the eastern city of Dresden Monday, citing a terrorist threat. … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Immigration, Islam
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T.S. Eliot & the Hipster
In “When T.S. Eliot Invented the Hipster”, Karen Prior aptly traces roots of hipsterdom to the protagonist of Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock,”: In a keen essay on the hipster at The New York Times, Christy Wampole … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Literature
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Atlantic Writer Quits “Teach For America”
Standard progressive naivety about how the world works often leads to hilarious unintended consequences and cognitive dissonance. Muslims hate us? Release more Gitmo detainees and they’ll like us! When it comes to the abject failure and social pathologies of urban … Continue reading
The Court Jesters
The always-excellent Gregory Hood has a great piece on the philosophical dissonance fueling the Stewart/Colbert brand of schtick (“The Court’s Jesters”).
Posted in Cultural Marxism
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UK Debating the Veil
Regardless of how one feels about France’s banning of the burka, this is significant movement within England. We can thank UKIP for this. At least the nation is embarking upon a debate: Jeremy Browne, a Liberal Democrat, said there needs … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration, Islam, UK
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Left Turn in Greece
While 70% of Greeks want to stay in the EU (why not, the Euro props up what would otherwise be a near-worthless drachma), it seems not many of them want to endure the necessary austerity measures to bring down their … Continue reading
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East Africa & Albino Magic Murders
From the wonderful continent of Africa: The East African country of Tanzania has reportedly banned witch doctors in an effort to prevent further witchcraft-related murders of albinos. According to a story reported by Agence France-Presse, “The ban follows the kidnapping … Continue reading
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Give It Time…
Progress marches ever onward… with the occasional hiccup: Duke University is backing away from a proposal earlier this week to allow a weekly call to prayer for Muslim students at the Duke Chapel bell tower. The proposal would have involved, … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Death of the West, Islam, Political Correctness
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The Clash of Civilizations
Posted in Death of the West, Islam
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