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Author Archives: Max West
The Darkness – The Horn (2013)
Saviors of rock, The Darkness, have a new song called “The Horn” on iTunes. It’s hard ‘n fast, with opening riffage reminiscent of “Whole Lotta Love” leading into metal-y riffs & Radiohead-y breaks. Methinx it’s a really good song. (“…. … Continue reading
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Pensions
Moments ago, these two stories are above the fold in the NYT online:
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Oingo Boingo
Barry’s Uncle Oingo Boingo, who… ummm… overstayed his welcome… gets to stay! (CNN) — Onyango Okech Obama — an uncle of President Barack Obama who has been in the United States illegally for decades — has gotten a federal court’s … Continue reading
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Weird
As quoted in a book review, here is the opening paragraph of Francis Spufford’s new book Unapologetic: Why, Despite Everything, Christianity Can Still Make Surprising Emotional Sense Unapologetic: Why, Despite Everything, Christianity Can Still Make Surprising Emotional Sense: My … Continue reading
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Scottish Secession
In “Scottish Secession: A Beacon of Hope in an EU Intent on Dissolving National Identity“, Kevin MacDonald provides lots of good detail on Scotland’s upcoming referendum for independence from the U.K. While politics in Scotland is rife with socialists, there … Continue reading
Derb on the Knockout Game
The indispensable Derb always manages to communicate hard fought truths in terms of its head-smacking obviousness. On the Knockout Games: [I]n Western multiracial societies, whites are the wimps. Every other race asserts itself, lobbies, agitates, makes demands, and is given … Continue reading
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Primo Levi
In The Nation, Vivian Gornick has an exceptionally well written review of Berel Lang’s book Primo Levi: The Matter of a Life. Gornick argues convincing that Primo Levi’s suicide in 1987 was not a direct result, per se, of his … Continue reading
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Zealotry
Robert Gundry reviews the NYT #1 non-fiction bestseller Zealot by Reza Aslan: In his New York Times #1 best seller for nonfiction, Reza Aslan portrays the historical Jesus as a zealot who preached sedition against Rome. According to Aslan, Jesus’ … Continue reading
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Mr. Chairman
From the Ivy-worthy UNC/Chapel Hill: HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. – A former professor at the center of an academic scandal involving athletes at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has been charged with a felony, accused of receiving $12,000 in … Continue reading
NYT: Right Wing’s Surge in Europe Has the Establishment Rattled
The NYT discovers the surge of rightwing parties throughout Western Europe (“Right Wing’s Surge in Europe Has the Establishment Rattled” – Hat tip: Lion) HVIDOVRE, Denmark — As right-wing populists surge across Europe, rattling established political parties with their hostility … Continue reading
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