Category Archives: Culture

Patterson-Gimlin Footage: Stabilized

Posted on August 7, 2015 by Max West

Newly stabilized version of the infamous Patterson-Gimlin footage shot in 1967 near Orleans, CA, now widely considered to be a hoax. [Click photo for animated .gif.]

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On Cuckservatives

Posted on July 30, 2015 by Max West

The ‘cuckservative’ meme is really taking off. In WaPo, David Weigel has a surprisingly balanced article on it. A Breitbart writer (whose name is too long for me to type) has a good timeline on the term. In VDARE, Alexander … Continue reading →

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A Dream Undone

Posted on July 30, 2015 by Max West

In case you were wondering… The shredded American flag is a nice touch. Do they teach that sort of thing at the Columbia School of Journalism? The title of the NYT piece, I should add, is “A Dream Undone“. I … Continue reading →

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Best of Enemies: Buckley vs. Vidal

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Max West

Jim Holt discusses the new documentary, Best of Enemies, which is about the infamous William F. Buckley – Gore Vidal debates on ABC in ’68. These debates culminated in a steel cage match between the two men, which I previously … Continue reading →

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Jon Stewart: Hypocrite & Latent Racist

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Max West

Over in Politico is a piece titled “Jon Stewart’s secret White House visits“, the byline of which reads: “Obama, aides took unusual steps to cultivate ‘Daily Show’ comic.” Creepy. “You’re doing theater when you should be doing debate!”, Stewart once … Continue reading →

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RIP: Moe Greene

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Max West

Alex Rocco (best known as Moe Greene) has died at the age of 79. “The Corleone Family wants to buy me out?!  No, I buy you out, you don’t buy me out.”

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Saying “All Lives Matter” is Racist

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Max West

This surreal event at the Nutroots Nation gathering is a perfect distillation of where the Democratic Party (and our culture as a whole) is right now. The inmates are running the asylum: PHOENIX — When Martin O’Malley and Bernie Sanders … Continue reading →

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The Ballad of Atticus Finch

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Max West

Atticus Finch, particularly as played by Gregory Peck, was and is a paragon of virtue, a liberal’s wet dream of a southern gentleman who is… just like them. The publication of Harper Lee’s Go Set a Watchman has, um, problematized … Continue reading →

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Progress in Silicon Valley

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Max West

The gender equality bandwagon careens around another corner. NPR reports that “Facebook’s New Logo Is A Visual Nod To Gender Equality“. “A woman designer at Facebook recently updated the company’s iconic “friends” logo,” reads the byline, “making the woman’s silhouette … Continue reading →

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Duke Boys, Out!

Posted on July 2, 2015 by Max West

The P.C. Police are the new Boss Hogg. From The Hollywood Reporter: TV Land has pulled reruns of Dukes of Hazzard in light of the recent uproar over the Confederate flag, which is emblazoned on the roof of the show’s … Continue reading →

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