Death by Copyright

Death by Copyright

Yesterday I covered Disney's criminal underpayment of animators and called for the government to launch an anti-trust suit against them. Reader Man of the Atom reminded me of more unsavory Disney shenanigans that present another way to take them down. From Priceonomics: For Disney, Mickey Mouse is not just a…
June 29, 201825 Comments
Bust the Mouse Trust

Bust the Mouse Trust

Disney's recent financial woes just deepened to the tune of $150 million. After more than a year of waiting, animation workers will soon receive the first payment from the $170 million settlement they won from various animation studios. The class action lawsuit against the studios alleged long-term wage theft and…
June 28, 20189 Comments
Engels over Ingalls

Engels over Ingalls

The American Library Association has removed the name of beloved American author Laura Ingalls Wilder from their children's literary award. Laura Ingalls Wilder's name is set to be removed from a major children's book award after concerns were raised about the "Little House on the Prairie" author's depiction of certain…
June 25, 201816 Comments
Tradpub Death Spasm

Tradpub Death Spasm

Tradpub is dying, but a mortally wounded beast's death throes can be dangerous, as best selling author Lionel Shriver (pictured) discovered to her sorrow. James Delingpole reports: Publishing giant Penguin Random House has announced that its authors are no longer to be chosen on literary merit but according to a…
June 22, 201812 Comments
ComicsGate in Pictures

ComicsGate in Pictures

Chris Braly of Bleeding Fool provides proof of the SJW convergence at Marvel and DC that led to #ComicsGate, complete with visual aids. The following tweets were all posted by former and current creators with Marvel and DC Comics. It is utterly baffling to me how some normal people can…
June 21, 201814 Comments
How to Argue with SJWs

How to Argue with SJWs

Experience shows that the best advice on how to argue with SJWs is that you shouldn't. You should mock them relentlessly instead. A relatively recent demonstration from Twitter: Lesson 1: Do not answer SJWs' questions. Make them answer yours. As you can see, I set a trap designed to be…
June 20, 201810 Comments
A War to Be Normal

A War to Be Normal

Yesterday I mentioned comic artist Ethan Van Sciver's account of his amicable separation from DC Comics. Ethan's a decent guy--the kind of normie entrepreneur, husband, and father one could once be in America before peak SJW convergence. It's good to know he isn't fretting over where his next meal is…
June 15, 201818 Comments
The Two Rulebooks

The Two Rulebooks

As a follow up to my recent post about a Catholic wonk struggling to comprehend the cultural and spiritual forces arrayed against the Church and the West, reader Xavier passes along an example of a Catholic blogger who's starting to get it. Wherein Fr. Z contemplates how the Left wins…
June 7, 201814 Comments
Every Man an Island

Every Man an Island

Study the downward trajectory of Western civilization long enough, and you start to notice certain trends. One dyscivic development that almost certainly affects you but goes largely unremarked upon is the increasing isolation and atomization of men. The decline in (actually the suppression of--more on that later) male socializing and…
June 6, 201819 Comments
A Day Long Remembered

A Day Long Remembered

The opening weekend figures for Soylo are in. Before we get started, let's take a quick trip down memory lane. "I've been predicting that the upcoming Han Solo debacle movie will begin the Star Wars franchise's collapse." -Brian Niemeier, 11/7/17 "First, Star Wars fans are not perfectly content. In fact,…
May 28, 201822 Comments