Category Archives: Culture

Ghosts of Christmas Past (Redux)

I’m reposting this nice summary from Richard Spencer discussing the Germanic pagan influence on medieval Christianity (“Ghosts of Christmas Past“): We have become so accustomed to Christmas rituals—and so accustomed to them in the form of kitsch—that we forget how … Continue reading

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SPLC vs. the World

From Rolling Stone (hat tip: AmRen), we learn of new ways the busybodies at SPLC are spending their time to dictatorially changing Culture: Apple has removed music with racial supremacy-themed messages from iTunes, following scrutiny from the Southern Poverty Law … Continue reading

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Holywood 2025

Mark Harris has a good piece on “How Hollywood’s toxic (and worsening) addiction to franchises changed movies forever in 2014.” Amidst an ever-expanding menu of ‘universe-formation’ franchising, the future of quality movie-making is looking rather ominous.

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Scruton on Kitsch

The great Roger Scruton on “the strangely enduring power of kitsch.”

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Pew: 72% are Okay with Public Displays of Christ on Christmas

From a recent Pew poll: [N]early three-quarters of U.S. adults (72%) favor allowing Christian symbols on government property in at least some cases – either by themselves or with symbols from other faiths. Looked at another way, however, nearly half … Continue reading

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Coz & the Race Card

On his way out, The Coz plays the race card. How sad. Cosby, 77, said that the African-American media — for which this reporter often writes — should be impartial. “Let me say this. I only expect the black media … Continue reading

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TNY on TNR

For those who care about such things (yawn), in The New Yorker (a NYC cultural powerbroker with a mostly Jewish stable of writers) Ryan Lizza writes about the collapse of The New Republic (another NYC cultural powerbroker with a mostly … Continue reading

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Sony’s Amy Pascal Calls Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson: “Healing Process” Begins

This is comedy gold. The racism of Jewish Hollywood, Part 2,912: After weathering one of the most embarrassing days in her career, during which her racially insensitive remarks were disseminated on the Internet, Sony Pictures co-chairman Amy Pascal is ready … Continue reading

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Chris Rock on Racist Hollywood

Chris Rock is an angry, angry black man. Always has been. In THR, he has an op-ed on how liberal Hollywood is “a White Industry.” Thematically, here’s a typical excerpt: Or how about True Detective? I never heard anyone go, … Continue reading

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Racist Sony Executives

From Hollywood execs who are avid Obama supporters: In a further leaked email exchange, Sony Pictures Entertainment executives joked about US President Barack Obama’s race, according to reports. Amy Pascal, co-chair of Sony Pictures Entertainment, reportedly asked top producer Scott … Continue reading

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