So sayeth this review of The Myth of the Andalusian Paradise. (h/t Vox Populi) And yes, the reviewer is an Orthodox priest, if you want to ready your ad hominems, and he is positively scathing regarding the myth, even working in a Gone With the Wind reference. As Fernandez-Morera’s book points out, the picture of a tolerant Islam… Read More No, Islamic Spain was Not Tolerant
Chris Hughes, who co-founded Facebook with Mark Zuckerberg and others 15 years ago when they were students at Harvard, believes the federal government should dismantle the extraordinarily powerful social-media giant. In a 5,700-word New York Times op-ed piece published Thursday, Hughes argued that Zuckerberg holds “unchecked power” that is “unprecedented and un-American.” “Mark is a… via… Read More Facebook Should Be Broken Up, Company Co-Founder Says
This little NetFlick represents the third time Kevin Costner has played an historical lawman up against a famous criminal. In 1987, he did the Hollywood version of Elliot Ness, playing a bright-eyed young crusader forced to get rough to take down Al Capone. In 1994, he did the opposite of that, giving us the grim… Read More Quick Review: The Highwaymen
This post, which is full of SPOILERS, has been inspired by Ace dumping all over the doubleplus goodthinker who’s mad about the ethnicities of the fictional characters who took it in the shorts in the recent battle with the hordes of undead zombies in front of Winterfell. It’s literally: “Zombie Apocalypse, Immigrants Hardest Hit” I guess… Read More And Now, Idiots Write Stupid Things About Game of Thrones
Which is always assumed, but somehow never demonstrated. Paul got wealth and prestige and money by spreading the doctrine of Jesus, and the Jewish and Roman authorities anointed him with honors. Peter likewise was exulted and died a wealthy man, surrounded by children and grandchildren, and John retired to a small island in the Mediterranean… Read More John C. Wright on The Grand Christian Conspiracy
I must admit, the title intrigues me. I don’t want to speculate too much, but the title suggests an ending on a high note. A Rise is something coming into being, gaining in power and prominence. This is distinct from a Return, something gone coming back, or a Revenge, the destruction of a foe. A… Read More The Rise Of Skywalker
My plan is to start one. It will take some time, but I believe it will be worth it, and satisfying. I’ve hinted at this before. I’ve taken inspiration from Dead Rabbit Books, and their podcast, and whom I’ve interacted with on their subreddit. It’s all very much in embryo but my partner at UJ… Read More Micropressery
So I finally finished The Crying of Lot 49, and while I’d like to say the ending defied my expectations, it didn’t. My Goodreads review is as follows: ** spoiler alert ** A series of non-statements and mild suggestions and endless asides which we are supposed to forgive the author because he assigns his characters ridiculous… Read More I Dislike Pynchon So I’m Reading More Pynchon
I’m not 100% sold on the argument, but… She has a case. Why, any 2-bit not-to-be can link up words– say, “Poetry!” authenticate his current state. Read the Whole Thing. (h/t The Other McCain)
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/dsi3mz/TDTU7.m4a In this episode, I talk about the future: how social media is the thing we love to hate, and how analog records came back from the grave.
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