butter

How to Butter

Dead Internet search algorithms have reportedly made my post on how to make popcorn hard to find. Re-sharing it on Twitter kicked off a series of cooking discussions, which led to the subject of butter itself. Note: I do not use, nor do I recommend you use, butter on popcorn.…
January 26, 20232 Comments
modern_art

Not for Beauty

It's all too evident that Millennials and Zoomers suffer from general aesthetic destitution. Unlike past generations, many of them seem unable to engage with artistic works on anything but a subjective level. A Big Brand X viewer from Generation Y or earlier would say: "I want to be devoted like…
January 5, 20232 Comments
Charity First Rule

The First Rule in a Crisis Situation

Maintain your charity. The redoubtable Fr. Chad Ripperger explains how in this reader-suggested video. Watch it here:   Happy, hopeful, and practical. Read now:
November 4, 20221 Comment
FrSheehy

The Christian Position

A reader writes: Hi Brian, I thought you might be interested in the story of one Father Sean Sheehey, who recently returned to his native Kerry from years spent in Louisiana. He made our national media for having a sermon this week where he fiercely attacked sodomy, transgenderism, and the…
November 3, 20221 Comment
Self-Help

Self-Help

If you've read a self-help book, been to therapy, or attended a motivational seminar, you may be familiar with the locus of control concept. Someone with an internal locus of control is self-directed, whereas someone with an external locus of control sees himself as being at the mercy of outside…
September 16, 2022
JaimiesIsland

Jaimie’s Island

Jaimie Mantzel is a toymaker and inventor who got out of the rat race, sold his Vermont house, and moved his family to a secluded Island in Panama. You may be familiar with the small but growing trend of people bugging out of America to do homesteading abroad. But Jaimie…
May 16, 20226 Comments
Conservative Creatives

Conservative Creatives

A reader on Twitter asks: Starting a parallel cinema scene is becoming an ever-more feasible option for conservatives and dissidents. It's easier and cheaper than ever to make your own movie. An enterprising director could crowdfund a slick little indie film. Professional grade editing software; even high-end hardware like a…
January 12, 20229 Comments
Modern Art

Modern Art Is No Object

We've discussed before how Millennials and Zoomers suffer from a peculiar aesthetic disability. Unlike past generations, many of them seem unable to engage with artistic works on anything but a subjective level. A Big Brand X viewer from Generation Y on back would say, "I want to be devoted like…
January 10, 202213 Comments
Swearing in Silver Lining

Silver Linings

An occasional reader confided the other day that he finds this blog too black pilled. Frequent readers will be aware that I eschew the whole white pill-black pill dichotomy. What people mean by a "white pill" is a sensible consolation--warm fuzzies, in laymen's terms. In the political life as in…
October 25, 202132 Comments
Calculus

The Moral Calculus

A reader lays out the moral calculus of taking infanticide-related medical treatments, specifically for the purpose of warding off Corona-chan. Here is my take on things: -The vaccines were created using cell lines from aborted fetuses. Some just in testing, others in production. Thus using them constitutes cooperation with evil.…
September 28, 20215 Comments