Don’t Make Him Hungry. You Wouldn’t Like Him When He’s Hungry.

Is this guy not the most unexpected trasher of a McDonald’s you’ve ever seen? Check out his calmly erudite account of what happened, complete with gestures so delicate you’re reminded of calligraphy. It’s like The Crying Game meets Falling Down. Things are different in Australia.

On 1994’s PCU, Now vs. Then

How well has 90s campus culture flick PCU held up since 1994? Pretty well, all-in-all. Though I’m not on campus currently, the media zeitgeist driven mostly by journalism/English majors tells me that what was of concern then is of concern now. Mostly race and sex issues. OTOH environmentalists featured prominently in this film, and they seemed […]

The Year of (Left-Wing) Outrage

Randomly clicking on the thumbnails smattered across Slate’s “Year of Outrage” piece makes pretty clear that 2014 was the year of left-wing outrage. Generally speaking. The future belongs to progressives, and will have to conform to their sensibilities.

On Anthologies, and the Gradual Demise of Hating Television

Netflix offers a new series to stream called Black Mirror, an anthology sci-fi show the likes of which has gone out of fashion in recent years with the ascendance of the can’t-miss drama. Whereas Outer Limits, Tales from the Crypt and even a third stab at the Twilight Zone made their mark in the 90s […]

Right, Left & Catcall Video

The right has been reacting to that viral NYC catcall video with a collective shrugging of the shoulders (while the further right has taken glee in its inadvertent criticism of black and Hispanic men). See here and here. They downplay the idea that the woman was harassed or suffered from anything more than mild inconvenience. […]

Visual Evidence of Doomed “Liberaltarianism”

As if the notion of a progressive-libertarian alliance needed any more flaying, see the sign-holder below from the recent NYC shindig on capitalism and climate change (screenshot via Reason). The more thoughtful libertarians like to make a distinction between the free market and capitalism, with some even proclaiming to be “free market anti-capitalists.” And these […]

For Netflix, a Dearth of Commie Documentaries

But Nazi docs? Well, there are tons. Here’s a list: The Rape of Europa The Unknown Soldier Fighter Nazi Medicine The Double-Headed Eagle: Hitler The Goebbels Experiment Hitler’s Children Mystery Files: Hitler Forgiving Dr. Mengele Orchestra of Exiles Inside the Nazi Hunters Steal a Pencil For Me Bugging Hitler’s Soliders The Lady in […]

One Would Almost Think No Holds Barred (1989) is Anti-Semitic

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Selected May Posts From Politix

This Marijuana Game Was Just Pulled From iTunes. And It’s Not the Only App to Make Trouble. This Lawyer is Going on a Hunger Strike to Protect You From Snooping Employers This Ultra Skinny Mannequin Has Been Removed from a NYC Store After Public Outcry Network TV Finally Has an Asian-American Sitcom. Here’s a […]