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Category Archives: Culture
Here Comes the Berniebro
“Here Comes the Berniebro” is mild jab at the hipster base of Bernie Sanders’ campaign: The Berniebro is #FeelingtheBern. The Berniebro is posting a video on his Facebook wall: You really have to watch this. Bernie Sanders says things that … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Democrat Party
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Benedict Option FAQ
Rod Dreher has assembled a “Benedict Option FAQ” for a very heady, ambitious, and interesting topic he’s been posting a lot about in the past several months, what is, in short, a call for Christians to retreat a bit and … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Culture, Death of the West, Ethics
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Devlin on German Guilt
Back in 1999, I spent 3 weeks touring Germany with my brother. When in Berlin, I was struck by the sheer number of public memorials devoted to the Holocaust. Unter Den Linden must have had, at the time, at least … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Political Correctness
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CNN Special on Social Media & Teens
From the CNN special that just aired on (evil) social media’s impact on teens, I had these thematic takeaways: Social media = a barometer of popularity for teens Social media = the 50+ year old sociological concept of the ‘imaginary … Continue reading
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Turkle: Put the Phone Down; Let’s Talk
MIT professor Sherry Turkle, who had a prescient 2011 book titled Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other, has a very good, new op-ed titled “Stop Googling. Let’s Talk.” Studies of conversation both in the … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Sociology, Technology
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Yay, Justice!
The Ever-Hungry-Never-Ending-Historical-Event™ finds its next meal. This time, in the form of a 91 year old woman. From the BBC: A 91-year-old woman alleged to have worked at the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz has been charged with 260,000 counts … Continue reading
Posted in Jewish, Political Correctness
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#LaughingWhileBlack
I got this black chick that don’t know how to act She’s always talking out her neck, making her fingers snap She says, “Listen, Jiggaman, I don’t care if you rap You better R-E-S-P-E-C-T me” — Jay-Z, “Girls, Girls, Girls” … Continue reading
Posted in Black, Culture Wars, Political Correctness
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El Hombre no es Conservador
¡Jeb! recently criticized Trump in Spanish while speaking at (you can’t make this up) “La Progresiva Presbyterian School in Little Havana”. Among other things, ¡Jeb! said “El hombre no es conservador.” To this, Trump responded: “He’s a nice man. But … Continue reading
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Bryan Cranston: Naive Liberal
Why do great actors have to be such naïve liberals? Here is Bryan Cranston, regarding his upcoming potrayal of avowed communist Dalton Trumbo: “The debate on the NSA, wiretapping, how much we invade a person’s privacy — that continues,” says … Continue reading
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Bill Murray Reads Wallace Stevens
Bill Murray loves poetry… including Wallace Stevens. Who knew!
Posted in Culture, Literature
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