6,241 words Part 1 of 3 (Part 2 here) Christopher Heath Brown, Jean-Pierre Isbouts The Dalí Legacy: How an Eccentric Genius Changed the Art World and Created a Lasting Legacy Apollo Publishers, 2021 “The only difference between me and the Surrealists is that I am a Surrealist.” — Salvador Dalí
3,278 words Stephen Paul Foster After Harry Met Sally: A Novel of Philosophical Discovery Independently published, 2021 I can still hear you saying We would never break the chain. — Fleetwood Mac, “The Chain” Readers who enjoyed last year’s Toward the Bad I Kept on Turning: A Confessional Novel — as I did here[1] — […]
1,466 words If you’re a long-time reader of my oeuvre here on Counter-Currents, you’ll know that I spent the last year dreading my 30th birthday. Part of it is exaggeration for comedic or dramatic effect; while I write to introduce ideas, spotlight problems, and provide prescriptions and analyses, I recognize that I also write to […]
5,383 words Robert M. Price Judaizing Jesus: How New Testament Scholars Created the Ecumenical Golem Durham, N.C.: Pitchstone Publishing, 2021 “[The] Christian faith, sprung from the wisdom of India,[1] overspreads the old trunk of rude Judaism, a tree of alien growth; the original form must in part remain, but it suffers a complete change and […]
James J. O’Meara Mysticism After Modernism: Crowley, Evola, Neville, Watts, Colin Wilson, and Other Populist Gurus Melbourne, Australia: Manticore Press, 2020 351 pages About Mysticism After Modernism A new kind of spiritual teacher or “guru” has emerged in the 20th century, one more interested in methods, techniques and results than in dogmas, institutions, or – […]
2,495 words All those who place their faith in fire In fire their fate shall be repaid[1] “The New Monarchy: Wokeness as a Survival Strategy” is another great essay by Gregory Hood, which should be read by all. Being a total narcissist, I was struck by a couple of points that seemed to tie in […]
4,517 words Alexander Jacob Richard Wagner on Tragedy, Christianity, and the State: Three Essays, Second Edition Melbourne: Manticore, 2020 “I am the most German being. I am the German spirit.” — Richard Wagner[1] Counter-Currents readers will welcome another contribution from Alexander Jacob.[2] These essays make a useful companion, or counterpoint (sit venia verbo!), to Collin […]
Say what you will about Bro. Stair, the man had a theatrical flair. He passed away late Sabbath evening, April 3, at the age of 87.
In Henderson the Rain King, the titular Eugene Henderson, despite his worldly success, is tormented by an inner voice crying out “I want, I want, I want.”
First off, I want to relieve Skrbina of his concern over my “grudge” against him. I happened upon this book, but was unfamiliar with his work to begin with.
Before Nerd Culture became not just acceptable but dominant, before blockbuster comic book movies and TV series capeshit, there was Galaxy Quest.
“Is ‘Short Time Preference’ Really Such a Problem?” by Eumaios, apart from its own considerable merits, was particularly interesting for me.