Did World War 1 Cause the Collapse of European Values? Or was it the Other Way Around?

A provacative reversal of conventional wisdom, discussed by John O’Sullivan in a long-but-worthwhile article at National Review. Kimball raises the question of whether cultural, psychological, artistic, and social movements were, not the consequences of the Great War, but instead among its causes. Without going overboard on this — since the upsetting of Europe’s balance of… Read More Did World War 1 Cause the Collapse of European Values? Or was it the Other Way Around?

10 Sep 2014 AndrewLeave a comment

Man goes into Barren Desert, Declares Himself King

He’s not entirely wrong yet. Although one of the main reasons Heaton claimed the area is that he hoped to fulfill his daughter’s wish to become a princess, his family also has wanted to transform the land into a needed agricultural resource. Once he finalizes his vision for the desert, he intends to meet with… Read More Man goes into Barren Desert, Declares Himself King

9 Sep 2014 AndrewLeave a comment

The Shaky Evidence of Gender Theory

Stacy McCain could be a accused of being a “feminism bore”, as often he seems to write about little else. But feminism, especially of the radical variety, merits the response. Today McCain takes a long look at Kate Millet, author of the 1970 radfem tome Sexual Politics. His main point, about Millet’s mental health and unhappiness,… Read More The Shaky Evidence of Gender Theory

3 Sep 2014 AndrewLeave a comment

I Just Figured Out How To Tumblr. Possibly How to Blog.

So I mentioned that I was re-vamping my Tumblr from having a no real purpose to having a purpose. In the past 2 days I’ve gained nearly 500 followers. Granted, it’s Tumblr, so following is easy and doesn’t necessarily lead to connection or interaction with contact. It’s like Twitter that way. Of all those followers,… Read More I Just Figured Out How To Tumblr. Possibly How to Blog.

2 Sep 2014 AndrewLeave a comment

William Gibson’s Source Code: An Interesting Mini-Memoir

He covers all the basics in a short period of time. This struck me: Brian Aldiss believes that if you look at the life of any novelist, you’ll find an early traumatic break, and mine seems no exception. Because I think everyone can examine their childhood and find moments of sublime clarity, when reality takes… Read More William Gibson’s Source Code: An Interesting Mini-Memoir

29 Aug 2014 AndrewLeave a comment

David Lynch’s Dune is So Bad it’s Hypnotic

The “Disasterpiece Theater” series at The Decider begins with a good choice. In a lot of ways, Dune has a lot of the same problems as Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. Hear me out… Both were made for a rabid science fiction audience. Both films boast beautiful production design and talented casts. However,… Read More David Lynch’s Dune is So Bad it’s Hypnotic

28 Aug 2014 Andrew1 Comment

Giving My Tumblr a Purpose

I have a Tumblr for reasons that I never understood. It was just a thing to get, and a direct violation of my actual purpose in having a single blog with my name on it. But there’s a problem that’s never quite been satisfied. I had, at one of my old dead blogs, a music… Read More Giving My Tumblr a Purpose

27 Aug 2014 Andrew1 Comment

Everything is Rape Culture

Roofies are rape culture, obviously. Nail polish that detects roofies? Also Rape Culture. Because women shouldn’t have to “prevent rape”. Men should just not rape. Because rape denies women agency over their own bodies, anything which gives women a means of protecting or ensuring that agency is also part of rape culture. Like, duh. Also… Read More Everything is Rape Culture

27 Aug 2014 Andrew1 Comment

Dealing with Zombie Debt

Megan McArdle, illuminating a very real issue: Very old debts are very difficult to collect, because they disappear from credit reports after seven years, and after a state’s statute of limitation on debt collections expires, the collector can’t even sue. So these wily collectors either hope that the debtor feels bad about being a deadbeat… Read More Dealing with Zombie Debt

16 Aug 2014 Andrew1 Comment

Suicide is not a Triumph, and other Truths that People Hate

So Matt Walsh made the mistake of tacking against the wind during the Internet’s mourning of a beloved celebrity’s demise. This means, of course, that he is a horrible person and a religious nut. It also means we have to pretend that we didn’t spend the last few years of that beloved celebrity’s life making… Read More Suicide is not a Triumph, and other Truths that People Hate

13 Aug 2014 AndrewLeave a comment