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Category Archives: Culture
The JFK Mythos
I’ve never really understood the lionization, and near martyrdom status, of JFK. Just because someone gets assassinated doesn’t automatically make them ‘great’. In his latest column, Pat Buchanan addresses the JFK mythos.
Arek Bawrin
Why do the many reports (of how difficult this guy is to work with) not surprise me: Sources exclusively tell us that MSNBC chiefs are not exactly falling over themselves to get boisterous Baldwin back in the building. One insider … Continue reading
No Papers, No Fear
Only in Western countries, crippled by political correctness and multiculturalism models, can people in the country illegally essentially try to hold the host country hostage: Illegal immigrants blockaded a federal office that handles deportations in Atlanta on Tuesday morning, and … Continue reading
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Andy Kaufman
Here’s a most interesting (and bizarre) allegation, from Kaufman’s own brother & a woman claiming to be Andy’s daughter, that Andy did in fact fake his own death. Update: New reports indicate it’s a hoax by Andy’s brother and the … Continue reading
Bordertown
Seth MacFarlane is a mystery to me. How could someone so unfunny and unoriginal become so huge and successful? Now, I’m a fan of good comedy. Over the years it’s been The Simpsons; Seinfeld; Arrested Development; The Office (BBC); 30 … Continue reading
Yawn
Just when you think we’ve reached a cultural nadir, someone brings out the pick-axe: Singer Miley Cyrus smoked a joint on stage and twerked with a dwarf during the MTV EMAs on Sunday.
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Hollywood Pushing Obamacare
At NRO, Andrew Johnson reports: The California Endowment has awarded a $500,000 grant to the Norman Lear Center, a public-policy organization at the University of Southern California that focuses on entertainment, to make sure that television producers and their staffs fully understand the new health-care-reform law, … Continue reading
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Culture Wars – Pt. 5,331,287
More detritus we can look forward to at 8 pm on ABC. Soon, gender-reassigned characters will be as ubiquitous in sitcom land as the funny, gay neighbors are today. There has been a major change in the relationship dynamic of … Continue reading
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Jew York Times – Pt. 881,273
A good barometer of the NYC liberal Jewish zeitgeist is to see what the ‘most e-mailed’ stories in the NYT are. Today, at the #1 spot, is an op-ed titled “Being ‘Part Jewish’”. Yes… this is the #1 most e-mailed … Continue reading
Are You A Racist If You Own A Gun?
This one is great: Racism and guns go together. That’s the finding of an international study released Thursday that says the two are linked. More specifically, odds are greater that a racist white American also keeps a gun at home … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Cultural Marxism
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