FF VII Remaster

Defusing the Pop Bomb

Rivers of ink have been spilled in our corner of the counterculture scene about Cultural Ground Zero. For the uninitiated, that's a shorthand description of the abrupt decline that struck Western entertainment right around 1997. The movie moguls, rock gods, and video game wizards who'd spent the 80s and 90s…
June 11, 202115 Comments
Theistic Orientation 1

A Divine Hand

Looking at the following charts in light of salvation history, it's hard not to see a divine hand in the West's onrushing demographic winter.   Not only are atheists already a tiny minority, their ranks overwhelmingly consist of white men, whose numbers are steadily dwindling relative to the overall population.…
June 10, 202116 Comments
Sound Advice

Sound Advice

A common dissident critique of Conservatism holds that it failed to conserve anything. This accusation may sound cliché now, but it's so self-evident that Conservatives don't even try to refute it. Instead they fall back on scare tactics like warning that the Hamburglar will take over the country unless we…
June 9, 202112 Comments
power of why

The Power of Why

We don't know what pastors and catechists of the last several decades expected when they let parochial schools lapse into public schools with crosses. Hopefully they didn't intend to leave three generations in a state of de facto heathenry. Whatever their intentions, that was the result. Replacing older generations whose…
June 8, 202112 Comments
Hetfield Shopping

More Music Ground Zero

In case you missed it, author and musician David V. Stewart recently did a couple of videos in which he ranked heavy metal albums. One video ranked Metallica's discography, while the follow up graded Megadeth's catalogue (on the front end of his Final Fantasy V stream). Both are highly worth watching.…
June 7, 202118 Comments
PAX-150D Phantom

Combat Frame Data: PAX-150D Phantom

PAX-150D Phantom Technical Data Model number: PAX-150D Code name: Phantom Nickname: Ninja Mech Classification: electronic warfare optimized Sentinel use combat frame Manufacturer: PAX, in collaboration with the Saeculum Operator: PAX First deployment: CY 98 Crew: 1 pilot in full-immersion cockpit in chest Height: 18 meters Weight: dry weight 102 metric tons, full weight…
June 4, 2021
Final Fantasy IV Rydia

A Storytelling Triumph

During last night's Retro-spective stream, my cohosts Dorrinal and Catholic Lancer mentioned how much of a storytelling triumph Final Fantasy IV is. It's said of many classic works in counterculture circles, but FFIV is the kind of game you couldn't get made today. The plot features multiple redemption arcs, public…
June 3, 2021
Roll Up Your Sleeves

Roll Up Your Sleeves

Many among the counterculture labor under is the mistaken notion that all we need to do is elect the right candidate. Then the Death Cult with its riots and bizarre public rituals will be swept away, and America will go back to the high culture of the 80s or the 50s.…
June 2, 202123 Comments
cardboard cutouts

Fantasy World of Cardboard

Talk to enough Millennials and Zoomers, and before long the conversation will turn to their favorite pop culture brands. Discussing these brands with them at any length will give you the strong impression that younger generations have a deep affinity for projecting themselves into these properties. Without a doubt, you'll…
June 1, 202114 Comments