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Monthly Archives: April 2018
Make Russia Great Again
In the NYT (where else), Adam Hochschild reviews the book Never Remember: Searching for Stalin’s Gulags in Putin’s Russia by Masha Gessen (with photographs by Misha Friedman). Hochschild begins his review with the premise that: Human beings have long slaughtered … Continue reading
Posted in History, International, Jewish, NYT
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Publius Exitus
Publius is leaving for a Hillsdale College gig (one hopes it is the primary reason). Nonetheless, the proximity of these two sentences to each other is most unnerving: “National Security Council spokesman Michael Anton is leaving the Trump administration, the … Continue reading
Posted in International, National, Republican Party
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Chappaquiddick (2018): Advance Reviews
Richard Roeper writes: Chappaquiddick reminds us that without the Kennedy name and influence, the man who drove a car off a bridge, swam to shore and left a young woman to die, and then went into hiding and defense mode, … Continue reading
Posted in Democrat Party, Film, Hollywood
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The Kubrick-Trump Connection Explained
From a NYT op-ed commemorating the 50th anniversary of Kubrick’s masterpiece 2001:A Space Odyssey: Indeed, with its prehistoric “Dawn of Man” opening and a grand finale in which Dave is reborn as an eerily weightless Star Child, “2001” overtly references … Continue reading
Rothman on “Virtual Embodiment”
For those interested philosophy of mind (how can you not be?) and the possible directions that VR will take, Joshua Rothman has a good piece titled “Are We Already Living in Virtual Reality?”. Rothman visits and experiences firsthand experimental lab … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy of Mind, Psychology, Technology
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The Bottle Rockets – Radar Gun (1995)
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Easter for the God Emperor 2.0
“You want to see an Easter rising? A Phoenix from the ashes? A new life from old?… Just wait until I’m in charge.”
Posted in Humor
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Lou Reed – Modern Dance (2000)
A real nice melody from Lou. Question: overall, are the lyrics good and relatable or do they ultimately peter out into facile anti-traditionalism & cosmopolitanism?
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Ethnic Nationalism For Me, But Not For Thee
In his brief TAC essay “In Defense of Ethnic Nationalism”, Skomantas Pocius, a Ph.D. candidate in the Committee on Social Thought at the University of Chicago, and a native Lithuanian, riffs on this venerable theme: The story of Lithuania should … Continue reading
Posted in Civic Nationalism, International
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NYT: “World Ends: Women & Minorities Hit Hardest”
For about the 800,00th time, the NYT platforms yet another variation of this old Mort Sahl joke. Art imitates life.
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