Mainstream, moderate religion IS ALSO a dangerous, delusional freak show.

This video at first seems to propose a contrast between "ultra-orthodox" and the reasonably moderate, mainstream members of the same religion, who are willing to be open for business on the sabbath day… but, in fact, if you give this video six minutes of your time, you'll find that both sides being contrasted are utterly insane (neither side can be sincerely described as "secular").

LINK: https://youtu.be/zuvfciN8lrY

Mommy Tang is still fat and ugly. STILL.

The youtuber now known at "LOVE SOO" is now ex-vegan… but let's deal with the really profound, underlying issues here, my people… THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE ARE UGLY AND ALWAYS WILL BE.

Conservatism: the instinctual insistence that everything was better in the past.

Among the more pathetic features of conservatism is the instinctual (but inconsistent and intermittent) insistence that everything was better in the past: no, universities in the 1940s were not better than they are today —and university-educated people were not more enlightened in the 1960s than they are today —and the intellectual and moral caliber of the professors was not better in those decades than today.  In related news: the moral character of organized crime has not much changed.

The context for this conversation is not really necessary to know, but I made two very short videos about "the Jason Arday scandal",

(1) Jason Arday did nothing wrong. https://youtube.com/shorts/7auNd9ftVyM

(2) Jason Arday: Steroids for the Soul. https://youtube.com/shorts/lDmnpFgEi2g

I would remind you: historical nihilism has a great deal to do with the examination of history, with the hypothesis and conclusion that there is nothing to be believed in.  The things conservatives believe in are utterly laughable to me —both presently and historically.

Don't Stop Reading: from a "gym bro" who spends all his time chasing women half his age.

LINK: https://youtu.be/-galtD4Qabg

Quitting Video Games to Read Plutarch's Lives. Again. ;-)

LINK: https://youtu.be/XVbp5u4iD_U

Erotica and Heroica: How to Write Tragedy. (HOTD & ASOIAF)

Or, perhaps, "Writing Tragedy… HOW NOT WHY." ;-)

On à-bas-le-ciel: https://youtu.be/iXcWfR6jbdY

On From Ink to Inc.: https://youtu.be/H9D7TvK2xY4

House of the Dragon Season 3, Episode 7 (S03E07). #hotd #asoiaf #hotdseason3 #season3 #s3 #grrm #gameofthrones For those who don't know, "ASOIAF" = A Song of Ice and Fire, a broader category (of books) that includes both House of the Dragon and Game of Thrones.

And they are corrupted by the very act of questioning itself…

…both the questioner and the person being questioned.  You understand.

LINK: https://youtube.com/shorts/5Hm2VWBuRyo

Am I vegan for the animals? Are you?

A "QNA" responding to just a single question: all new, all different, in 2026.

LINK: https://youtu.be/tHho1fKl-KI

What Would Shakespeare Do? House of the Dragon Season 3 Episode 6.

Guest-starring Benjamin Netanyahu.

LINK: https://youtu.be/__EWBnpOZqI (à-bas-le-ciel)

LINK: https://youtu.be/C5cfb1jKIL0 (From Ink to Inc.)

House of the Dragon Season 3, Episode 6 (S03E06). #hotd #asoiaf #hotdseason3 #season3 #s3 #grrm #gameofthrones For those who don't know, "ASOIAF" = A Song of Ice and Fire, a broader category (of books) that includes both House of the Dragon and Game of Thrones.

Alicent vs Rhaenyra vs Cole: Loss of Virginity, Religion & Revenge.

This can be found both on à-bas-le-ciel and also on From Ink to Inc.

LINK: https://youtu.be/Ki1uYiQ5yec

House of the Dragon Season 3, Episode 5 (S03E05). #hotd #asoiaf #hotdseason3 #season3 #s3 #grrm #gameofthrones For those who don't know, "ASOIAF" = A Song of Ice and Fire, a broader category (of books) that includes both House of the Dragon and Game of Thrones.