Polanski and Kubrick: Two Occult Tales
Jacques Vallee writes on BoingBoing:
In our age of rational science the occult has never been more in demand: Angels and demons are popular, the Da Vinci code and lost symbols fascinate audiences worldwide and Hollywood is eager to turn out more movies with a paranormal theme.
So why is it that so many of these stories seem flat, and fail to reach the level of insight into hidden structures of the world true esoteric adventures are supposed to promise?
Perhaps the answer has to do with the failure of gifted directors to come to grips with the enormity of the unknown issues of human destiny, or to pose the fundamental questions their esoteric subject would demand.
We go away charmed by artistic visions, dazzled by the pageantry of cardinals in red capes and…
Too Terrifying To Even Contemplate…
Nick P at Black Sun Gazette
In lieu of writing a big long article, I present selected shorts. Today’s roundup includes dumbfuck liberals, pig cops, radical culture in need of money, Obama preparing to bomb bomb bomb bomb bomb Iran, and scariest of all, Cokie Roberts.
Z Mag Is Broke: Starting off with the good news (kind of sort of not really) my buddy Thrash Mike reports over at Refuse To Thrive that Zmag needs money. Zmag is an indispensable source of top-notch radical left reporting. While I don’t always agree with their editorial line (big surprise) I think the world is much enriched by their reporting and investigative journalism. I know the economy sucks, but this is even more important than your favorite local mutant convergence. Reach in your pockets and dig deep.
Once Again: Roman Polanski, Sex Panic, and American Justice
Nick P at Black Sun Gazette
Unsurprisingly, people are confusing my indictment of the criminal justice system, feminism, and sex panic as an endorsement of drugging and raping a teenage girl. Forgive me for assuming that my position against the all too controversial subject of rape was self-evident. However, this isn’t the issue, at least not from where I’m standing. What was the issue and remains the issue is that Roman Polanski is being chucked to the wolves to defend Swiss bank profits. Unsurprisingly, feminism and the liberal left are all too happy to cheer the Justice Department on, using rhetoric strikingly similar to the right-wing.
News Roundup of Stuff Too Terrifying To Even Contemplate
Nick P at Black Sun Gazette gives a roundup of recent terrifying news articles.
- Marvel! at a system with tons of money for killing Pakistanis but no money to bury dead poor people!
- Squirm! at the continued growth of sex panic which turns naked baby pictures into porn!
- Shudder! in horror at the latest quasi-fascist paramilitary group providing government services!
- Wonder! why the hell people voted for Obama when he threatens Iran more than he fights for the poor!
Black Sun Gazette: In Defense of Roman Polanski
From Black Sun Gazette:
The recent arrest of Roman Polanski in Switzerland is disgusting and reprehensible. It also shows the limitations of politics based on anything other than class, in particular feminism.
The facts of the case are, of course, important. Roman Polanski pled guilty to unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor. Several charges rooted in nothing more than puritanical Christian sexual morality (is there anyone reading this who thinks that sodomy and “perversion” ought to be illegal? I sure hope not…) were dismissed as part of a plea agreement whereby Polanski would submit to ninety days of psychological evaluation. Per this agreement, Polanski reported to Chino State Prison and served forty-two days before being released. He fled to London after it became clear that the judge planned to renege on the terms of…
Polanski Arrested for ’70s Sex Charge
En route to the Zurich Film Festival — where he was to enjoy a celebration of his achievements in cinema — infamous movie director Roman Polanski was arrested in connection to a decades old charge that has kept him from entering the U.S. since the 1970’s. (ITN Video)
Polanski famously fled the states following his trial for the statutory rape of a 13 year old girl in 1977. The incident occurred in his friend Jack Nicholson’s home during a time when Polanski’s friends found the director to be suffering from a deep, chronic depression following the murder of his then-wife Sharon Tate and their unborn child at the hands of The Manson Family.
Polanski famously accepted his 2003 Academy Award for The Pianist via satellite as his returning to the United States…
