Category Archives: Kultur

David Brooks Spoke on Sarah Palin and “Elitism,” and the Peasants Grabbed Their Pitchforks

How can anyone take David Brooks on Sarah Palin seriously? Parallel Sidewalk does a good job of fisking a particularly disastrous Palin eruption, and you should read. Now. I simply cannot let this pass: People who’ve never been in a Wal-Mart think [Sarah Palin] is parochial because she has never summered in Tuscany. – DavidContinue reading “David Brooks Spoke on Sarah Palin and “Elitism,” and the Peasants Grabbed Their Pitchforks”

Sex, Immaturity, Britney, Bristol, and Good Old Americana

This post on The Interculturalists reminded me of the one thing that I’ll never get over in regards to the US of A: this tee-hee-omigod-wee-wees-and-hoo-haas attitude toward sex and procreation in our collective public discourse. Now, do I think that all French people couldn’t give a crap about Rachida Dati’s pregnancy (Rachida Dati is unmarried,Continue reading “Sex, Immaturity, Britney, Bristol, and Good Old Americana”

A Mere Woman

“I am no man.” – Eowyn. The femininity debate always brings me back to the summer of 1993, spent at my grandparents’ old dacha outside Kiev. As I recall, when we weren’t melting cheese on sticks by an evening fire, or listening to the radio and petting the cat on the veranda as the rainContinue reading “A Mere Woman”

The Germaine Greer Clown Car Pulls Into Town Once More

Contrary to all manner of vile rumour, I am perfectly capable of saying nice things about culture warrior and battle-hardened crusader against all things pink, otherwise known as Germaine Greer. I think she is an incredibly clever woman who expresses even the most insane opinions with tremendous flourish. I also think she’s damn fine; sayContinue reading “The Germaine Greer Clown Car Pulls Into Town Once More”