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Author Archives: Max West
Reality TV: Getting Bigger, Louder
From a report on the ‘Produced By’ Conference panel on the state of reality television: A group of cable network execs and producers shared their views on the ever-evolving reality TV landscape and how the sales game is changed this … Continue reading
The Tower of Babel
“The Tower of Babel” by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (c. 1563).
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A => B
I had to chuckle at this NYT story – “I.R.S. Targeting of Conservatives Wrong, Most Say in Poll” – as if, given the premise, it was an open question.
The Science Delusion
From a review of Curtis White’s The Science Delusion is this nice summary of absurdism endemic to scientism: The problem, obviously, isn’t science; it’s the arrogance with which many scientists, and popularizers of science, dismiss the value of other ways … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy, Scientism
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Jack Donaghy Says…
“Lemon, I would like to teach you something. I would like to be Michelle Pfeiffer to your angry black kid who learns that poetry … is just another way to rap.”
Posted in Humor, Jack Donaghy Says
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A Really Dangerous Idea
“There is no such thing as life without bloodshed … the notion that the species can be improved in some way, that everyone could live in harmony, is a really dangerous idea. Those who are afflicted with this notion are … Continue reading
Posted in Literature
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Mau Mau-ing the Flak-Catchers
The British govt goes into full, grovelling, flak-catchers mode: The UK government is expected to apologise to those tortured during the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya in the 1950s, the BBC understands. Compensation for the victims is also expected to … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Left, Political Correctness
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CFP: Post-Black but not Post-Race. Got that?
It’s time for CFP, where we check-in to see what trendy claptrap our contemporary Humanitites professoriate are preoccupying themselves (and young college kids) with. Today’s installment: 50 Years after the Civil Rights Act: Post-Black but not Post-Race Event: 04/03/2014 – … Continue reading
Posted in CFP, Postmodernism
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Send Us Your Violent Bigots, Yearning To Butcher Us
From Coulter‘s latest column: It’s been a bad few weeks for cultural assimilation. Last month, two welfare-receiving immigrants in the United States, Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev, set off bombs at the Boston Marathon, killing three people and injuring hundreds. By … Continue reading
Posted in Death of the West, Immigration
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Jayman: HBD Blogging And What Lies Ahead
Jayman’s latest is a must-read: “100 Blog Posts – A Reflection on HBD Blogging And What Lies Ahead“. It’s an excellent overview of the HBD-blogging horizon. There’s posts, and then there’s… posts.
Posted in Culture Wars, HBD
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