An American tourist in Russia
Ian Kummer 
I rewatched The Big Sleep (1946) with Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall yesterday, and since I had almost no memory of this movie, it was like a new experience. The Big Sleep is like a video game long before video were even a thing. The hero wanders from scene to scene facing a series of … Read more
Charlie Kirk was not my favorite person, but bottom line he was a “Debate me, bro” and now he’s been shot dead. The lesson here is that one side fights with words and the other fights with bullets. The American left-wing faction has decided they can just murder people who disagree with them. But the … Read more
The Ukraine conflict definitely is of huge global significance. If it ends in anything that could be even slightly construed as a Russian victory it will be the most significant change in the world order since 1991. For the past three decades the US has been the undisputed lone superpower, the leader of the rules … Read more
It’s like that orgy in Moscow everybody got upset about a few years ago, except the guests were dressed up as medieval characters. Come to think of it, that’s a pretty cool idea for a party but anyway. Vikings is pretty much a bunch of modern people playing dress-up, and also tripping on acid. The … Read more
Rambo is a boomer fantasy and victim parable. Rambo represents the boomer, who is a strong tough guy who killed fifty gazillion commie gооks in ‘Nam (even though the large majority of boomers avoided going to ‘Nam, but anyway) and is a rebellious free thinker. The sheriff represents the boomer’s father, the greatest generation, which … Read more