Like a character out of a South Park episode, a hulking and enraged man identifying as a woman emphatically corrects another customer for misgendering him by calling him ‘sir.’ The scene became a spectacle and deserves a full recap to appreciate. Looking to be at least six feet tall, with a tense neck thick with…
Month: December 2018
Five Friday Reads – 12/28/18
This is the last Friday of the year. I hope you all have something excellent planned for New Year’s Eve, which is the biggest fraud of a holiday. Who has energy after the Christmas hangover. This is why it always sucks even if you have a good thing planned. You probably have a cold or…
Hijacked Exploration Instincts
Avoiding the news is a good strategy. The random noise that is recorded and reported often distracts the consumer. The noise generates emotion. One emotion that seems to grow if one were to note the trends in news is confusion or disgust at the degradation of individuals or death of individuals through their need to…
Five Friday Reads – 12/21/18
Wild week but remember, Nick Land said years ago the weeks would be continuously wild without let up from here on out. Peter Turchin has said similar. The problem comes down to elite defections. As things swing harder or become more volatile in all spheres, the cost of defection will decrease. The entire political economic…
Modernity vs. The World of Tradition, and the Future of Pro-Wrestling: The New Japan Storyline of The Decade.
It is that time of year where most indie promotions set the stage for the big end of the year blow-out shows. One end of the year show is unmatched in its scale, in its history, and in the illustriousness of the promotion to which it is a flagship tradition. “Wrestle Kingdom”, held at the…
Gentrification’s Hollow Victory
Have you driven through a gentrified neighborhood? It is marvelous is it not? The streets are clear of needles. The porches are clear and clean. The old homes are restored. Brick warehouses or storefronts have been sand-blasted, looking like they did in 1910. You can walk streets at dusk with a friend without a care…
Caesarism: Democracy’s Inevitability
American democracy, it seems, is in a tailspin. To judge by recent magazine covers, editorials, and cinematic screeds, our governing institutions are failing to turn the tide against “Trumpism,” which, to the Left, means fascist, racist, and xenophobic authoritarianism. The answer, so many say, is in restoring democracy where now reigns the living orange avatar…
PissEarth, 2025
“If much in the world were mystery the limits of that world were not, for it was without measure or bound and there were contained within it creatures more horrible yet and men of other colors and beings which no man has looked upon and yet not alien none of it more than were their…
Five Friday Reads 12/14/18
Julian Von Abele is a Columbia student who was the latest viral lynch mob victim. One of the coalition of victims Iphone recorded him being happy to be white, loving his white people and Western civilization. The usual suspects lashed out. His school harrumphed. Tim Wise called for “Chip” to be kicked out of school…
Building in Owned Space – Limits to Growth
Construction in America today has taken the form a highly specialized guild. Permission to install a bay window requires multiple trips to the county building department, cross referencing city ordinances, and ensuring that your window’s R-value has a high enough insulation strength to meet state energy conservation rules. Performing anything more complicated such as electrical…