Author Archives: Max West

AC/DC Drummer Charged With Attempting to Procure Murder in N.Z.

Between this and Malcolm’s recent turn of events, this might be the nail in the band’s coffin (no pun intended): AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd allegedly tried to have two men killed. He appeared in the Tauranga District Court this afternoon, … Continue reading

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The Gentle Giant’s Continued Journey Towards Textbook Martyrdom – Pt. 2,211

Amidst what will be endless midterm election coverage today, here’s some levity: FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) – The parents of Ferguson police shooting victim Michael Brown are headed to Switzerland next week to speak at a United Nations human rights conference. … Continue reading

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The Simpsons Homage to Kubrick

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Time and Permanence in T. S. Eliot’s Four Quartets

Philosophy professor Pedro Blas González discusses “Time and Permanence in T. S. Eliot’s Four Quartets“: T. S. Eliot begins Burnt Norton with a reflection of time as cyclical. Because time-past and present are enveloped by time-future, Eliot suggests that “all … Continue reading

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Ridley Scott & Jack Parsons

Ridley Scott will be co-producing an AMC mini-series on the bizarre life of ‘occult rocketeer’ Jack Parsons. Parsons was a rocket scientist and co-founder of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, but also had a lifelong, active interest in the occult (think … Continue reading

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“White Men Don’t Catcall. They Harass In Other Ways.”

This from the “Slate Looking More Like The Onion” files — Of the catcalling video, yes, it appears the Left has acknowledged how the said catcallers were all ‘men of color’, but that doesn’t mean that Whitey ain’t doin’ the … Continue reading

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Lovecraft’s Anti-Humanism

In The New Statesman, John Gray discusses H.P. Lovecraft: Lovecraft’s anti-mythology of slimy, inhuman creatures reflected an unresolved struggle within himself. He firmly rejected religious mythologies that accorded humankind a special place in the scheme of things, but he could … Continue reading

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“I spit straight in that cracka’s face!”

Peaceful residents of Ferguson showing the police who runs the city. And another harbinger of things to come. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7TcRBeGrm4#t=59

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Impression Generator

I always love watching Kevin Spacey doing impressions, even if he always does the same 3 or 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kWHMH2kxXs

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Bootleg ‘Gentle Giant’ Shirts

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