Tag Archives: Paleo

Linkage

Posted on September 28, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Slumlord picks a nit with Theodore Dalrymple. Lloyd rediscovers the original-cast LP recording of “My Fair Lady.” Were humans happier in the Stone Age? FWIW, I take this kind of question pretty seriously. Civilization can be a lot … Continue reading →

Posted in Linkathons | Tagged Anthony Bourdain, bitcoin, books, Esther Vilar, Jack Donovan, Lloyd Fonveille, Paleo, Slumlord | 10 Comments

Linkage

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Brian Eno picks 20 essential books for sustaining civilization, including James Scott’s Seeing Like a State and Christopher Alexander’s A Pattern Language. Was Nietzsche right about religion? John Gray reviews books by Peter Watson and Terry Eagleton. (H/T … Continue reading →

Posted in Linkathons | Tagged BDSM, Brian Eno, climate change deniers, Friedrich Nietzsche, John Gray, movie criticism, music criticism, Paleo, police surveillance | 5 Comments

Regicide Du Jour

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Via these lectures which I’m in the middle of now (and highly recommend), today I learned that 221 years ago yesterday, Louis XVI was executed. Please mourn or celebrate as your politics require. A picture of Louis … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Politics and Economics | Tagged French Revolution, history, Louis XVI, Monarchy, Paleo, regicide, Teaching Company | Leave a comment

Linkage

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Dark Enlightenment Link Du Jour. People have funny talents. A wonderful tribute (by Daniel Menaker) to the Irish and, especially, their gift of gab. Evo-bio bigwig Geoffrey Miller is interviewed about whether China is engineering genius babies. Young … Continue reading →

Posted in Food and health, Linkathons, Movies, Politics and Economics, Science, Sex, Women men and fashion | Tagged bondage, Daniel Menaker, forced orgasm, Game, Geoffrey Miller, Ireland, Mark Sisson, Paleo, RooshV, sex, The Dark Enlightenment | 5 Comments

Linkathon

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: This Kevin Lamb mini-memoir of life at Newsweek parallels my own experience at the magazine almost exactly. Steve Sailer wants to know, how real is “stereotype threat”? Wheat has changed a lot since the 1960s. Paleo/Primal guru … Continue reading →

Posted in Food and health, Music, Politics and Economics | Tagged food, Kara Newman, Mark Sisson, Paleo, politics, Steve Sailer, Will. S. | 4 Comments

Linkathon

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Will S. shares a good link and a good joke. He also tries to make some sense of all the gal-teachers-having-sex-with-male-students stories that we’ve been seeing in the news recently. Interesting population-analysis guy Peter (“Cliodynamics”) Turchin is … Continue reading →

Posted in Linkathons | Tagged Bruce Weber, Colin Quinn, Naomi Wolf, Paleo, Peter Turchin, Steve Sailer, Toni Benthley, Toni Bentley | 4 Comments

Linkathon

Posted on August 27, 2012 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: The Bank of England admits that its policies have benefited the rich and punished savers. More. I’m convinced that this says much about our era. Galz & guyz & fat: Mark Sisson offers a Primal/Paleo take on … Continue reading →