The Critical Critic

2012-02-09T00:25:00.000-08:00

“F—k!” Big-Time Glitch on Fox5’s Good Day New YorkBy Nicholas StixIt was a great day so far for the crew at Good Day New York yesterday. Their teammate, Greg Kelly, had been cleared of rape charges by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office, and they had interviewed one of the Giants’ Super Bowl heroes, Chase Blackburn. At 8:49, co-host Rosanna Scotto and the guy filling in for Greg Kelly were

2012-02-05T04:19:00.001-08:00

“Look to the Rainbow”: Petula Clark, Live “Downtown in Paris” at L’Olympia Uploaded by fglmusic on Sep 16, 2009. With St. Patrick’s Day approaching, the humor is on me now.We live in Xanadu now, and my boy is almost as big as me, but when he was a newborn, and my pipes were in better shape, I used to stand in one of the few free spots in our 160 square foot room, hold him in my arms, and sing

2012-02-05T03:19:00.000-08:00

Have You Ever Suspected That Anyone to the Right of the Castro Brothers is a Retarded Nazi? If So, Left-Wing Scientists Have Proved You Right, Yet Again!By Nicholas StixPossible social policies for dealing with retarded, rightwing Nazis:1. Testing all whites on their political views, and rescinding the right to vote for those with the wrong views, since that would prove that they are of low

2012-02-04T18:54:00.000-08:00

Mass Murdering, Masked, Mexican Music Critic Gives Negative Review to Drug Gang Band, Killing 9, and Wounding 10By Nicholas StixNote than when the title of the story below says “5 norteño musicians,” it is referring to musicians who are members of a narcoterrorist drug gang (“norteños,” as in “Northerners”) who play “narcocorridos,” which are songs glorifying the gang. Bands that belong to gangs

2011-12-02T06:56:00.001-08:00

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2011-11-22T00:24:00.001-08:00

Saving Private Ryan Soundtrack, John Williams Talks about Scoring Ryan, and “The Letter to Mrs. Bixby”May 30, 2011, 5:30 a.m. Saving Private Ryan Soundtrack composed by John Williams, performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.Somber music for a somber movie.John Williams is God’s gift to the movies.When Aaron Copland (1900-1990) composed music for a movie, he would not only write stunning music,

2011-11-21T23:58:00.001-08:00

2011-11-21T16:13:00.001-08:00

Silverado: Main Theme by Bruce Broughton Thanks to WesternSaloon86.Posted by Nicholas Stix

2011-10-05T19:15:00.001-07:00

“Haitian Youth” Raymond Herisse and Urban Beach Week: Coming to an America Near You—Unless There’s an Immigration Moratorium By Nicholas Stix on September 30, 2011VDAREAt 4 a.m. on May 30—Memorial Day—in the middle of “Urban Beach Week”— Raymond Herisse, 22, of Boynton Beach, Florida, was shot dead by police in the South

2011-09-15T06:51:00.001-07:00

Rosie Clooney and Keith Carradine Singing “Turn Around”By Nicholas StixMay 4, 2011Nicholas Stix, Uncensored Thanks to caenphx.For comparison’s sake, not to mention pure pleasure, see the 1960s’ Kodak ad.Of related interest, see:“Harry Belafonte, Extortionist?”

2011-09-03T00:01:00.001-07:00

Charley Pride: “Roll on, Mississippi” May 9, 2011 Nicholas Stix, Uncensored Roll on, Mississippi (Words & Music by Unknown—please help me here, folks! This is not the 1931 song.) Walking along, whistlin’ a song, Barefoot and fancy free, A big riverboat, passing us by, She’s headed for New Orleans, There she goes, disappearing around a bend, Roll on, Mississippi; you make me feel like a

2011-09-01T04:32:00.000-07:00

Can You Top This? Bob Hope vs. Jimmy Cagney in The Seven Little Foys Jimmy C. does a cameo, reprising his Oscar-winning role as George M. Cohan, in this exercise in can-you-top-this dancing and quipping, pitting his character against Bob Hope’s Eddie Foy Sr. Thanks to abfabjurisprudence. I saw this 1955 picture as a kid on TV, and loved it, but I don’t remember this scene at all. While

2011-08-26T04:00:00.000-07:00

How to Make Glen Campbell Boring: The Nightline Method by Nicholas Stix This was such a puff piece that Terry Moran turned a telephone line repairman into a “telephone engineer,” for cryin’ out loud! But what do you expect of Nightline? By the way, since Moran is worthless for even the safest information, Campbell and his current wife of 29 years, Kim, met on a blind date in 1981,

2011-08-17T17:36:00.001-07:00

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2011-07-19T02:05:00.000-07:00

The Brittney Watts Case: What Was Murderer's Motive? APD Bigwig Calls Craven Killer “Bold” Murder victim Brittney Watts. By David in TN Last updated at 4:51 a.m., on Tuesday, July 19, 2011. In the Brittney Watts, 26, murder case, the suspect, one Nkosi Thandiwe, 22, turned himself in and already has a lawyer. He has been charged with one count of first-degree murder and two counts of

2011-07-16T23:12:00.000-07:00

The Republican Way to Talk About RaceBy Nicholas StixJonah Goldberg is a Republican writer who makes a handsome living bashing “liberals” and, as I recall, is sometimes funny, while doing so. He generally avoids the topic of race, and a good thing, that, but once every year or two, he just can’t help himself, and tries to talk about race … without talking about race. It’s the Republican way.Well,

2011-01-16T01:21:00.000-08:00

The Magnificent Seven: The Movie and the Music By Nicholas StixIf there's a more rousing opening theme—the first 1:33 or so—in the history of pictures, I haven't heard it. This was the first installment of Bernstein’s masterpiece run in film scores, which continued with To Kill a Mockingbird, and ended with The Great Escape, the first and last of which were directed by John Sturges. Mockingbird

2010-12-29T19:53:00.001-08:00

Langston Hughes vs. George S. Schuyler on Negro ArtGeorge S. Schuyler, “The Negro-Art Hokum,” The Nation 122 (June 16, 1926): 662–3.(NS: The Nation showed Schuyler’s polemic to Langston Hughes, whom the magazine’s editors then commissioned to write a polemic in response to Schuyler, “The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain,” which follows below.)Negro art “made in America” is as non-existent as

2010-12-28T23:17:00.001-08:00

It’s the First Annual WEJB/NSU Christmas Concert!Christmas Day, 2010NSU (I have been unable to get the videos to show up here, but if you go to this location, you should be able to play the concert. However, that blog sometimes requires up to 30 seconds, before the videos appear, but your patience will be rewarded.)Ideally, you have a thingamajig to pipe these videos into your TV screen, and can

2010-12-15T16:32:00.000-08:00

What’s Your Mama’s Name, Child?By Dallas Frazier & Earl Montgomery (This is Tanya Tucker, apparently lip-synching to this recording, since she sounds identical to it, and I don’t see any musicians or backup singers accompanying her.) What’s your mama’s name, child?What’s your mama’s name?Thirty some-odd years ago, a young man came to Memphis,Asking ‘bout a rose that used to blossom in his

2010-10-08T19:46:00.001-07:00

TBS Baseball Playoff Announcers Make Me Long for Mets’ TeamBy Nicholas Stix12:25 a.m., Friday October 8, 2010Nicholas Stix, UncensoredI turned on tonight’s Yankees-Twins’ playoff Game II in the bottom of the seventh inning, in Minneapolis. A three-man announcing team was working the game in the booth, including Ron Darling, from the Mets’ announcing team. (His Mets’ partners are Gary Cohen and

2010-10-08T17:45:00.001-07:00

Daily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorRally to Restore Sanity

2010-10-07T18:51:00.000-07:00

No Guns for Jews

2010-09-02T16:35:00.000-07:00

The Music of Harry M. Woods: A CelebrationBy Nicholas Stix When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin’ AlongWords and Music by Harry M. Woods (1926)When the red, red robinComes bob, bob, bobbin’ along, along,There’ll be no more sobbin,’When he comes throbbin’ his ol’ sweet song.Wake up! Wake up, you sleepy head,Get up! Get up, get out of bed,Cheer up! Cheer up, the sun is red,Live, love,

2010-08-27T03:48:00.001-07:00

Absence of Malice (1981)By Nicholas StixApril 21, 2006Blogcritics When I was a boy, for better or worse, I knew lots of policemen. But one man stood out. We weren’t that close, but I saw him enough, and heard enough from him, to know that he was…a hero. And that was even before that special day. The most heroic deed he ever did as a cop was the day in 1975 when he had to confront a

2010-08-20T02:47:00.000-07:00

2010-06-30T23:38:00.001-07:00

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2010-06-21T18:18:00.001-07:00

Aaron Copland: The Red Pony (1949): Dream March and Circus Music New PhilharmoniaMy thanks go out to acuario1002

2010-06-07T20:34:00.001-07:00

The Longest Day: D-DayBy Nicholas StixRevised at 11:58 p.m., Sunday, June 6, 2010.Today, we commemorate the 66th anniversary of the largest amphibious attack in the history of the world, the landing of between 160,000 and 175,000 Allied troops on the coast of Normandy, France.Lest we forget.The Army’s D-Day Web site.* * *FDR’s Prayer, Read over the Radio on the Evening of D-DayMy Fellow Americans

2010-05-22T14:11:00.000-07:00

The Mizzou Two: Zachary Tucker, left, and Sean Fitzgerald, right. A "hate crime"? Tommy Saunders

2010-05-05T22:22:00.000-07:00

Top 60 Ghetto Black NamesApplause for writer-performer-videomaker Andrew Cantu and his performing partner, Isaac Trevino, who were then a couple of eight-graders.Posted by Cantu, aka thatboyandrew, at Youtube.Andrew Cantu’s My Space Page Isaac Trevino’s My Space Page

2010-05-02T22:35:00.000-07:00

Mancini and Mercer’s “Moon River”: Who Gives the Best Rendition?By Nicholas StixAndy Williams, on West German TV (1961)This performance is rich and passionate, yet seemingly effortless, hampered only by an overbearing arrangement. At the time, Williams’ voice was so rich, his delivery so dramatically polished—but without becoming overwrought at one extreme, or too crooner-smooth at the other—that

2010-04-29T20:25:00.000-07:00

VDARE is in Trouble…Again, and It Needs Your Help[Originally published on April 10, 2010.]I was just sitting down to revise and finally publish a fundraising letter on my own behalf, when I got an e-mail with the subject line, “PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL.” Spam, right? Phishing? But it said that it was from Peter Brimelow, of all people. Had some phisher gotten into Peter’s address book? Sadly, no

2010-04-23T20:20:00.000-07:00

What Does a Drunken Sailor Do?[My friend Mike Berman just sent this along.]Objection from a former sailorTo the Editor:I object and take exception to everyone saying that Obama and Congress are spending money like a drunken sailor. As a former drunken sailor, I quit when when I ran out of money.Bruce L. HargravesUSN RetiredWorlandNorthern Wyoming Daily News, Worland, WY, April 2, 2010.

2010-04-10T17:36:00.000-07:00

The New York Mets and Oliver PerezThe Omar Minaya Saga, Part IIIBy Nicholas Stix5:18 a.m., April 6, 2010.Updated at 9:53 a.m., on Thursday, April 8, 2010. Mets GM Omar Minaya, last July 27.Part I: "Is Mets GM Omar Minaya Baseball's Answer to Soledad O'Brien?"Part II: "Knees"On April 5, Josh Alper wrote,When the Mets take the field against the Marlins this Opening Day, the sun will be shining and

2010-04-10T01:18:00.000-07:00

An Appeal to Everyone Who Has Always been Proud to be an AmericanBy Nicholas StixI was just sitting down to revise and finally publish a fundraising letter on my own behalf, when I got an e-mail with the subject line, “PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL.” Spam, right? Phishing? But it said that it was from Peter Brimelow, of all people. Had some phisher gotten into Peter’s address book? Sadly, no. It was

2010-03-25T22:46:00.001-07:00

Field of Dreams: Main Theme

2010-01-31T00:34:00.000-08:00

“Ralph Macchio Talks about One of His Classic Roles”: AOL’s Deathless Contribution to American CivilizationBy Nicholas StixLast night, my family and I watched The Best Years of Our Lives, about three veterans returning home from World War II, and the problems they and their loved ones have adjusting to postwar life. It starred Fredric March, Dana Andrews, and non-actor Harold Russell as the three

2009-12-15T00:47:00.000-08:00

Try to Remember: Jerry Orbach, the Prince of the CityBy Nicholas StixHe was born on Oct 20, 1935 in New York City, lived seemingly everywhere else, and died back in the city of his birth. His friend, the comic and actor Robert Klein, called him “a poker-playing, cigarette-smoking, New York actor.”He was a star of the musical stage for over 30 years, before becoming an “overnight sensation” on TV’

2009-10-18T01:26:00.001-07:00

2009-07-11T20:53:00.000-07:00

On the Proper Length of a Blog EntryBy Nicholas StixThe “blog”—the contraction of “Web” and “log”—is a type of technology. Some people project onto blogs and those who use them a mystical significance; others are contemptuous of both. The dependent variable is usually the political allegiances of the writer and the observer, respectively.People who write using blogs are typically referred to as “

2009-07-11T00:10:00.001-07:00

Elmer Bernstein’s National Geographic Theme (Full Length)By Nicholas StixI’d call this, “Ode to Copland in Four Movements.”Note that it has the structure of a fanfare (allusion to “Fanfare for the Common Man”), and at 0:32, it hits its musical climax, in an allusion to the musical climax that comes early in the first movement of Appalachian Spring, in what my mom calls Copland’s “wild sweetness.”

2009-07-09T00:41:00.000-07:00

John Wayne in The Shootist (1976): Swan Song of a GiantBy Nicholas StixAs a child, I was never much of a John Wayne fan. The idea of someone calling himself by a royal moniker (“Duke”) should be repugnant to every red-blooded American. My hero was “Coop.”It was only many years later that I learned that Wayne’s nickname came not from royalty, but from local firemen. Young Marion Michael Morrison

2009-07-07T20:06:00.000-07:00

Karl Malden’s Father Barry in On the Waterfront was the Greatest Supporting Performance of All TimeBy Nicholas StixKarl Malden’s “Christ Stands in the Shape-Up” Speech in On the Waterfront.

2009-06-27T13:44:00.000-07:00

The Lonesome Dove Suite, from the Miniseriesby Basil Poledouris

2009-06-27T11:12:00.000-07:00

Obama Man CanBy Greg MortonThis parody was written and performed by comic Greg Morton on Bob & Tom TV. My Oak Park, IL journalist and blogger friend, Jim Bowman, who writes Blithe Spirit, directed me to it, at Newsalert.Bob & Tom TV is a condensed, WGN TV version of the Bob & Tom Show, Bob Kevoian and Tom Griswold’s syndicated, Indianapolis-based, five-day-a-week talk radio show.Enjoy.

2009-06-14T16:45:00.000-07:00

Kodak’s 1960s’ “Turn Around” CommercialBy Nicholas StixVia ghfowler, with a tip ‘o the hat to Lyrr’s Blog.This is a classic 1960s’ Kodak ad, which I vaguely recall from my childhood. I always appreciated the song’s beauty, but now that I have a son growing up and almost as tall as me, I find the music and pictures even more poignant.The song, “Where are You Going?” was written by Malvina Reynolds

2009-05-20T14:41:00.000-07:00

2009-04-28T00:54:00.001-07:00

Speak, Notebook By Nicholas Stix In writing his memoirs, a journalist has an advantage over a civilian, in having a record of his life. And where Nat Hentoff's notebooks left off, his FBI files provided items he'd forgotten, such as the name of the haberdashery where, at age 11, he'd had his first job, and some which he'd never known, such as his parents' Russian birthplaces.A Village Voice and

2009-04-28T00:31:00.001-07:00

Nat Hentoff, RIPBy Nicholas StixSeptember 2, 2003Toogood ReportsLast week, in the newest chapter of the biggest civil liberties story this country has seen in years, scientist Steven Hatfill announced his long-awaited lawsuit against the federal government, naming Attorney General John Ashcroft, the Department of Justice, the FBI, FBI supervisory special agent Van Harp (who has led the anthrax

2009-04-20T20:24:00.000-07:00

Pirates for John KerryI found this droll video at Legal Insurrection, which posted it on the occasion of Kerry’s call for hearings on pirates: “Pirates Were For Kerry, Before They Were Against Him.”Legal Insurrection is the blog of William A. Jacobson, who is an Ivy League professor of law, but don’t hold it against him.While you’re visiting, be sure to “click to request free government funds.”

2009-04-13T22:09:00.000-07:00

2009-03-30T22:55:00.000-07:00

The Reporter as Counter-Intelligence OfficerBy Nicholas StixLast summer, when “Barack Obama’s” friends were trying to cover up his work with domestic terrorist Bill Ayers on the Chicago Annenberg Challenge (see also here), where the two men wasted $149 million, while failing to improve Chicago students’ test scores one iota, an award-winning education reporter named Linda Lenz contributed to the

2009-03-29T01:39:00.000-07:00

How to Avoid Getting Your Ass Kicked by the PoliceBy Chris RockNS: I'd first viewed this video a couple of years ago. Upon watching it again, the laughter it elicited once more brought tears to my eyes.A tip o’ the hat to Dennis Mangan.

2009-03-14T17:17:00.001-07:00

The Wild Colonial BoyBy Nicholas StixMy son just asked me to find the Irish-Australian folk song, “The Wild Colonial Boy.” The other day at school, a nine-year-old classmate of his played it in class on the piano, played it quite well, he did.I was able to find the above video at google video, on a page full of different videotaped performances of it. I’d thank the fellow who posted it, but I can

2009-02-28T17:20:00.000-08:00

Shane: Opening ThemeBy Nicholas StixThis is the opening theme from Shane (1953), the greatest western of them all, and one of the five or ten greatest pictures ever made. Alan Ladd—and his co-star, Van Heflin, too—should have been up for Best Actor that year, but in those days, Marlon Brando got nominated for best actor each year, whether he deserved it or not. “Mumbles” was up for Julius Caesar,

2009-02-28T17:09:00.000-08:00

Re-Enlistment Blues: From Here to EternityBy Nicholas StixGot paid out on Monday,Not a dog soljer no more,They gimme all that money,So much my pockets is sore,More dough than I can use,Re-enlistment Blues.Fred Zinnemann’s 1953 masterpiece, which won eight Oscars and deserved even more, may seem tame by today’s standards, but it was hot stuff at the time. (And if it seems tame, that is a negative

2009-01-30T21:49:00.000-08:00

“When the Red, Red Robin comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin’ Along,” Once and Again, and thirtysomethingBy Nicholas StixI don’t understand how youtube turns a profit, but I’m sure glad it’s around. I just came across a performance of the song, “When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin’ Along,” from an episode of the brilliant show, Once and Again which, I believe, had a grand total of two viewers – me

2009-01-17T04:03:00.000-08:00

Got Milk? Sean Penn DoesBy Nicholas StixOn February 22, expect Sean Penn to win the Oscar for his biopic vehicle, Milk, about San Francisco homosexual activist-politician, Harvey Milk, who was slain while in office. (The nominees will be announced on Thursday.)In 1977 Milk, who initially financed his activism through the photography shop he owned, was elected, on his third try, to the Board of

2009-01-11T19:38:00.000-08:00

How Not to Write about a Football GameBy Nicholas StixAP sports reporter John Nadel’s story on USC’s Rose Bowl victory over Penn State, “Rose Bowl: Mark Sanchez passes USC to 38-24 victory,” is marred by several basic flaws: One regarding identification of a central figure in the story; one of style; one of grammar; and two involving the writer’s repeated mentioning of an important piece of

2009-01-04T14:36:00.000-08:00

Whatever Happened to Honest Graft?By Nicholas StixBill Richardson’s reign at Commerce proved shorter than anyone expected. We can only hope that it is a harbinger for the entire Chicago, er, “Barack Hussein Obama” Administration. See my VDARE blog article, “Richardson, Under Investigation for Possible Extortion, Bows Out as Commerce Secretary-Designate.”

2008-12-29T22:45:00.001-08:00

2008-12-26T15:33:00.001-08:00

$250 Off Your First Month's Rent -- Spanish Speakers Only, No Gringos!By Princeton Property Management$695 / 2br - Grande Especial Festivo (canby)Reply to: hous-970297252@craigslist.org [?]Date: 2008-12-26, 12:23PM PSTGrande Especial FestivoSe le quitara $250 de su primer mes de renta !!!!!Los apartamentos de Los Orchards tiened recamaras espaciosas con su patio privado, conexciones para lavador

2008-12-23T18:10:00.000-08:00

Enlarge Police officers and forensic scientists at the spot where Patrick McGee was attacked and killedA wheelie bin next door to Mr McGee's house in the Crumpsall area of Greater Manchester Police outside the house where the body was found in Crumpsall, ManchesterSymbol of Order or Impotence?

2008-12-21T03:51:00.001-08:00

The Greatness of The Lion KingBy Nicholas StixThere is one thing about The Lion King that is great, or had a hand in something very good, or at least was somewhere, vaguely present when something good occurred. Based on the corporate cartoon feature’s title, Susan Warms Dryfoos (yeah, she’s a New York Times Dryfoos), was inspired to entitle her documentary on the life and work of the greatest

2008-12-16T18:33:00.001-08:00

2008-12-14T22:30:00.001-08:00

Are “Rod Blagojevich” and “George Stephanopolous” the Same Man?By Nicholas StixHave these “two” men ever been seen together in the same room, in real time? Look at the pictures, and decide for yourself.“Rod”“George”

2008-12-13T23:26:00.000-08:00

Join Max Blumenthal and Keith Olbermann, in Having a Very VDARE Christmas!By Nicholas StixMaxieHerr OlbermannMax Blumenthal and Keith Olbermann have done everything in their power, of late, to publicize VDARE.com. Granted, Blumenthal’s PR work has consisted of pronouncing a political death sentence against VDARE editor-publisher Peter Brimelow as a “white nationalist,” a code phrase for neo-Nazi,

2008-12-12T00:10:00.000-08:00

Please Support VDAREBy Nicholas Stix(As part of my contribution to the Christmas fundraising drive this year, like last year, I am replaying my "greatest hits" fundraising letters. This one is from 2006.)Last updated at 2:50 a.m., 25 December 2006.It’s that time of year again. You are bound to be inundated with telephone calls from the “National Police Officers’ Association,” or some such scam,

2008-12-08T00:23:00.000-08:00

American Anthems: The Music of Aaron CoplandBy Nicholas StixAssigned for the first time to teach philosophy, I faced a daunting task: Making Hegel's irrational yet hugely influential metaphysics of the synthesis of opposites understandable to undergraduates of, um, modest gifts. Aaron Copland to the rescue! I played a tape of Copland's 1942 Lincoln Portrait, in which a variation on "Camptown

2008-11-28T07:59:00.001-08:00

David Moses Jassy and John T. Osnes: Rap’s Murder of Music Now a Dead MetaphorBy Nicholas StixAlready 20 years ago, it was clear that rap aka hip-hop would be the death of music. And now, the metaphor has come to death: A rapper has (allegedly) murdered a musician.David Moses Jassy, 34 alias Dave Monopoly, is in custody in Osnes' death.In the wee hours of Monday morning, John T. Osnes, a 55-

2008-11-11T01:50:00.000-08:00

The Mortal Danger That Today’s Campuses Pose to Blacks and HispanicsBy Nicholas StixAt the end of rigorous, scholarly research, I have come to the conclusion that black and Hispanic students, nay, all blacks and Hispanics walking on college and university campuses today are in mortal danger.At any given moment, any visible black or Hispanic walking on campus is in danger of being hit in the head

2008-11-01T12:59:00.000-07:00

From Poetry to Prose: Joni Mitchell’s Narcissism ProblemBy Nicholas StixEarlier today at WNYC-FM, Jonathan Schwartz played a Joni Mitchell record so godawful, I could write something equally bad: “The Last Time I Saw Richard.”The record isn’t a song at all, but some bad prose Mitchell scribbled, and then spoke-sang in the terrible style she adopted in the early 1970s, when she lost her way, yet

2008-10-22T21:11:00.000-07:00

Big FishBy Nicholas StixMay 10, 2006Big Fish is about Edward Bloom, life, and the storyteller's art. Edward Bloom is "a very social person," as he says of himself. A scenery-chewing fellow, he has been taking center stage since childhood with his yarns about "uncatchable fish," among other things. Since marrying his one true love, Sandra (one of the "uncatchable fish"), he has woven many more

2008-10-20T22:20:00.000-07:00

Call the Cops on Jonah Goldberg!By Nicholas StixAt National Review’s private blog discussion last Tuesday, Jonah Goldberg was praising himself, and referring back to a February 2007 column he’d posted on Barack Hussein Obama/Dunham/Soetoro.Jonah Goldberg:Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, "I don’t think Obama supports domestic terrorism..."I do. Not only does The One support

2008-10-19T13:18:00.000-07:00

Psychology Gumshoe Finds Sinatra Pervert at Amazon.comBy Nicholas StixBrendan Martin is an Amazon.com customer-reviewer. He wrote the review below, to which I responded.Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely 6 of 45 people found the following review helpful: A Sinatra fan who hates sinatra ballads, February 27, 2003 By Brendan A. Martin Pure drivel. Stick to the medium- to up-tempo Sinatra:

2008-10-16T00:41:00.000-07:00

It Takes TwoBy Nicholas StixA body can’t have only one pair of glasses. If you really need glasses, you have to have at least two pairs, in case you mislay one. You can’t find a pair of glasses, unless you’re already wearing glasses.I’m sure there’s some deep, metaphysical significance to the foregoing observation, but it too comes in pairs, and I’ve only got the one.

2008-09-26T05:39:00.001-07:00

Pedro Martinez Says Goodbye to Shea FaithfulBy Nicholas Stix(See also: The Tears of Pedro Martinez)A couple of starts ago, Mets announcers Gary Cohen, Ron Darling, and Keith Hernandez were speculating on Pedro Martinez’ future. One of them thought that the Mets might try to sign Martinez for only one season, but that Pedro would want at least a two-year deal. I wondered what planet they were

2007-12-28T20:43:00.001-08:00

Racial Profiling in Arizona?By Nicholas StixSince June 2006, the Chandler Rapist in Chandler, Arizona has raped at least five girls between 12 and 14 years of age, and will rape many more, if local Spanish radio station KMYL (1190 AM) has anything to say about it.Although according to descriptions by all five rape victims, the Chandler Rapist is Hispanic, the folks at KMYL, as represented by vice

2007-12-02T23:55:00.000-08:00

Please Support America's Only Webzine Devoted to the National QuestionBy Nicholas Stix(Last spring, I began an elaborate, ambitious call for readers to support VDARE.com, but have yet to finish it. Considering that a few days ago, VDARE founder Peter Brimelow saw fit to quote almost 500 words from that fundraising letter in his current one, I figured that if it’s good enough for him, it should be

2007-11-16T23:11:00.000-08:00

The Key to the ColorsBy Nicholas StixYou may be politically colorblind, and not even know it. We provide therapy.While “a rose is a rose is a rose,” it is not necessarily the case that “red is red is red.”By long-standing tradition going back to Europe, political movements have colors. For instance, when I lived in then-West Germany (1980-1985), “green” referred to environmentalist-anarchists, as

2007-11-01T06:27:00.001-07:00

The Knoxville Horror: Crime, Race, the Media, and “Anti-Racism”By Nicholas Stix(See also “Remember Wichita—One Year Later,” by James Fulford)Shortly after midnight on January 7, the most controversial crime of the year (hopefully) was committed in Knoxville, Tennessee. A young white couple—Channon Gail Christian, 21, and Christopher Newsom Jr., 23—were carjacked, kidnapped, gang-raped (both of

2007-07-06T02:16:00.000-07:00

Hunting Fugitives is No Job for Tommy Lee JonesBy Nicholas StixRemember the big set piece in the movie The Fugitive (1993), when in a fiery crash in Illinois, convicted wife-killer Dr. Richard Kimble (Harrison Ford) escapes from the train meant to take him and other convicted killers to the death chamber? Deputy U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard (Tommy Lee Jones, in his Academy Award-winning role) shows

2007-06-23T22:13:00.000-07:00

The Village Voice: Still Runnin’ Scared, or Just Incompetent?By Nicholas StixOver nine days ago, I e-mailed my response to the Village Voice for its smear job by staff activist Maria Luisa Tucker on the Pioneer Fund. Although the propaganda sheet has traditionally published letters to the editor on Tuesday night, no letter has yet to appear. The rag has eleven-day-old letters still sitting, a

2007-06-23T21:52:00.001-07:00

The Knoxville Horror:The Crime and the Cover-UpBy Nicholas StixThe revised, extended version – almost twice as long as the May 14 web version – of my American Renaissance article on the most gruesome crime of the year, is on the front page of the new issue of American Renaissance. You can obtain a free, electronic issue of the July, 2007 issue of AR in your inbox, complete with color photos that

2007-06-20T21:01:00.000-07:00

Amnestisia, the GOP, and the Mind of George W. BushBy Nicholas StixMy new VDARE.COM article is up. A teaser follows.* * *Some of America’s finest minds, not least those right here at VDARE.COM, have for years sought to explain the GOP’s courtship of catastrophe—for the party and the American people alike—under George W. Bush. As VDARE.COM’s Steve Sailer has repeatedly noted, Bush has campaigned

2007-06-14T18:24:00.001-07:00

Runnin’ Scared:Racist Pseudo-Journalism at the Village VoiceBy Nicholas StixOn May 30, the Village Voice published something called “Runnin' Scared; Warp and Woof; An Upper East Side dog lover who funded one of the city's oldest hate groups is dead,” by staff activist Maria Luisa Tucker. Philanthropist Michelle Ilse Weyher – whom I had previously never heard of, and whom Tucker had surely never

2007-05-25T03:05:00.000-07:00

Credibility SUNsets: Dave Lucas, the New York Sun, and the Knoxville HorrorBy Nicholas StixOn May 22, the allegedly conservative New York Sun published a guest op-ed column by John Leo, “The Politics of News,” on the racial censorship imposed by the MSM on the Knoxville Horror story of the carjacking-robbery-kidnapping-torture-gang rape-murder-corpse desecrations of Channon Christian and

2007-05-21T08:49:00.001-07:00

Knoxville Horror: Trial Dates Set; MSM “Discovers” Case; Bloggers Continue Spreading RumorsBy Nicholas StixThe MSM is finally starting, ever so modestly, to report on Tennessee’s Knoxville Horror, even as far from the crime scene as Denver! (A tip o’ the hat to Modern Tribalist.)On Thursday, Knox County Criminal Court Judge Richard Baumgartner announced that the four defendants charged with

2007-05-20T01:58:00.000-07:00

Undercover Black Man:Svengali Media of Knoxville Horror Notoriety a “Hoax Site”By Nicholas StixTwo hours ago, I received the following e-mail form David Mills, aka Undercover Black Man.Nicholas, in your special report for AR News (May 14), you described svengalimedia.com as a "black, anti-white web site." In a later piece, you called it a "black supremacist site."Have you considered the

2007-05-19T00:31:00.001-07:00

Knoxville Horror Trial Dates Set for One Year from Now; MSM “Discovers” Four-Month-Old CaseBy Nicholas StixThe MSM is finally starting, modestly, to report on the Knoxville Horror in Tennessee, even as far from the crime scene as Denver! (A tip o’ the hat to Modern Tribalist.)On Thursday, Knox County Criminal Court Judge Richard Baumgartner announced that the four defendants charged in the

2007-05-17T21:30:00.000-07:00

Another Michelle Malkin Stooge Gets the Knoxville Horror Story WrongBy Nicholas StixAn Eric Stakelback, at Pat Robertson’s Christian Broadcasting Network, wrote today, “And with our good friend Michelle Malkin turning in a powerful video blog on the topic yesterday at Hot Air TV, I figured the time was right to tell you the horrific details of the rape, torture, mutilation and murder of two

2007-05-17T10:56:00.001-07:00

Shame on You, Michelle Malkin!A Republican Diva, Journalistic Ethics, and the Knoxville HorrorBy Nicholas StixYesterday, Michelle Malkin posted a video on the Knoxville Horror, the carjacking-kidnapping-robbery-gang rape-sodomy-torture-murders of Channon Christian, 21, and her boyfriend, Christopher Newsom, 23, in Knoxville, Tennessee. Letalvis Cobbins, 24, his brother Lemaricus Davidson, 25,

2007-05-14T15:20:00.001-07:00

The Knoxville Horror: The Crime and the Cover-UpNicholas Stix, Special to AR News, May 14, 2007The most complete account of the murders of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom.On Saturday, January 6, 2007, Channon Christian, 21, and Christopher Newsom, 23, of Knoxville, Tennessee, went on a date from which they would never return. On their way to the home of another couple, they were

2007-05-08T16:34:00.000-07:00

Illegal Human Beings March Again!By Nicholas StixUpdated version.They want your job, your property, and your country.Last Tuesday, Americans again saw thousands (but at least this time, not millions) of criminals take to the streets, demanding recognition of their “right” to continue committing crimes. The criminals were supposedly also “boycotting America.”I am speaking, of course, of illegal

2007-05-07T23:19:00.001-07:00

The Reality of Girl Power in Reconquista AmericaBy Nicholas StixVDARE.com just published a heart-breaking letter from a lawyer about the illegal immigrant invasion’s destruction of a little American girl’s life. Her divorced parents had agreed in writing that she would attend a certain public school, but the school had in the meantime suffered an illegal immigrant takeover. An excerpt follows.The

2007-05-07T23:00:00.000-07:00

Is There a Myth of Special Order 40?By Nicholas StixAfter my April 6 VDARE column, “LAPD: ‘We Don’t Get Into’ Immigration Status Of Christmas Story Director’s Killer” appeared, I received the following letter from an L.A. reader who goes by “Smitty.”__________________________________________________________________The Myth of Special Order 40Actually Special Order 40 wasn’t created to protect

2007-05-01T10:56:00.000-07:00

Illegal Human Beings March … Again!By Nicholas StixToday, Americans are again witnessing millions of criminals taking to the streets, and demanding recognition of their “right” to continue committing crimes. I am speaking, of course, of illegal immigrants, aka undocumented immigrants, aka undocumented workers, aka unauthorized migrants, aka Mexican nationals, whose number may be as high as 30

2007-04-18T08:15:00.000-07:00

Just Released: The State of White America–2007Prepared by and for the National Policy Institute by Nicholas Stix, Project DirectorIntroduction(From NPI's Web site.) The past 53 years have not been kind to white America. And as white America goes, so goes America.The following report gives in concentrated form, a statistical and narrative portrait of the war on white America, and thus, on America

2007-04-16T14:28:00.000-07:00

Virginia Tech Update: Shooter Killed 32By Nicholas StixFox News is now reporting that both shooting victims form the first shooting this morning, the 7:15 a.m. shooting in West Ambler Johnston residence hall dorm, are dead. Earlier reports had suggested that one of the morning victims was still alive At that time, the death toll was given as 32 (reports counted the killer, as if he were also a