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Nine Inch Nails released the albums Ghosts V: Together and Ghosts VI: Locusts simultaneously on March 26th, 2020 with a whopping price tag of free. Trent Reznor, the group’s central creative member, announced the surprise records with a Tweet: “Anyone out there?” Read more …

Published: March 30, 2020 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged ambient music, articles, COVID-19, depression, industrial music, music reviews, North American New Right, originals, Scott Weisswald, solitude | 2 Responses

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Don’t Just Do Something, Sit There!

James J. O'Meara

4,910 words

“All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone.” — Pascal, Pensées 139

“Be still, and know that I am God.” — Psalm 46:10 Read more …

Published: March 30, 2020 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged articles, coronavirus, COVID-19, James J. O'Meara, leisure, North American New Right, originals, solitude, work | 10 Responses

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The Decay of Words, Part 2:
Work & Leisure

Julius Evola

2,201 words

Part 2 of 3

Trans. G. A. Malvicini from L’Arco e la Clava [The Bow and the Club] (Milan: Scheiwiller, 1968)

10. Labor. Regarding changes in the value attached to words, changes that clearly indicate a radical change in world view, the most typical case is perhaps that of the term labor. In Latin, this word had a mainly negative meaning. Read more …

Published: March 15, 2016 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged articles, education, ethics, Julius Evola, language, Latin, nobility, North American New Right, originals, philology, philosophy, translations, vice, virtue, work | 2 Responses

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Spiritual Warfare, Part 1:
The Warrior & the Monk

Charles Upton

1,556 words

A story is told (whether from the Zen tradition, the Bushidō tradition, or modern Japanese cinema I don’t remember) of an encounter between a Samurai warrior and a Zen monk. The warrior approaches the sitting monk and draws his sword. The monk remains impassive. “Don’t you realize that I have no qualms about killing you?” roars the warrior. “Don’t you realize that I have no qualms about dying?” quietly replies the monk. Read more …