The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

64 Shots: Londre ‘KTS Dre’ Sylvester Gunned Down Outside Chicago Jail

Getting murdered is a family tradition for some people in Chicago, and the death this week of Londre Sylvester, 31, was probably predictable. In June 2015, his younger brother, Devon “Kutthroat Von” Davis, was killed in a drive-by shooting. “Kutthroat Von” was only 21 at the time, and was a rapper best known for his […]

In The Mailbox: 07.12.21

— compiled by Wombat-socho Silicon Valley delenda est. OVER THE TRANSOM Director Blue: How The Most Powerful Branch Of Government Could Control U.S. Public Policy 357 Magnum: That Is Either Ironic Or Idiotic. Or Both. EBL: Trump At CPAC 2021 Twitchy: CNN’s Havana Bureau Chief Tweets From Cuba That It’s Impossible To Know The Real […]

England Soccer: ‘Get Woke, Go Broke’?

This is a subject that I am loath to raise because (a) I don’t know a lot about contemporary England, (b) I don’t understand soccer strategy, and (c) this involves accusations of RAAAAACISM! England lost the European championship final to Italy in an overtime “shootout,” a sort of sudden-death situation where the teams, having finished […]

Rule 5 Sunday: Natasha Romanova Redux

— compiled by Wombat-socho So the new Black Widow movie is out, and it looks pretty good, but since I’m not driving 200 miles to pay $20 so I can watch Scarlett Johanson’s butt* on the big screen, I’ll have to wait until it’s available on some streaming platform I can afford. Also, a minor […]

In Defense of R.E. Lee

Some have asked my opinion on the recent iconoclastic travesty of the savage vandal horde, but I have refrained from commenting directly on such matters for fear I might speak too sincerely. You may take yesterday’s Civil War history thread — including my recommendation of  Douglas Southall Freeman’s four-volume R.E. Lee, A Biography and his […]

Death at Chuck E. Cheese

Google “fight + Chuck E. Cheese” and look at the results: Hair-pulling, screaming brawl breaks out at Chuck E. Cheese’s — Miami Herald, Oct. 4, 2016 Women brawl in front of kids party at Chuck E. Cheese’s — New York Post, Dec. 19, 2017 Brawl at Chuck E. Cheese sends three adults, one child to […]

FMJRA 2.0: Shotgun Blues

— compiled by Wombat-socho SOTD Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley esse delendam. Rule 5 Sunday: Agent Carter Ninety Miles From Tyranny A View From The Beach Proof Positive EBL Animal Magnetism @Timcast vs. the Journalistic ‘Midwits’ EBL The Other Podcast Rides Again EBL FMJRA 2.0: Never Call Retreat A View From The Beach EBL Khaled […]

Civil War History: Kibbitzing

Last weekend, our faithful Wombat offered some suggestions for reading about the history of the War Between the States, and while I certainly endorse his recommendations generally, I must take issue with at least one of his comments specifically: I am frankly unsure why Douglas Southall Freeman has the reputation he does. I tried reading […]

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