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Lars Holger Holm
Hiding in Broad Daylight: An Analysis of the Political Radicalisation and Commercialisation of Artistic Modernism
London: Arktos, 2015

“Charles,” said Cordelia, “Modern Art is all bosh, isn’t it?”

“Great bosh.”

—Brideshead Revisited (1945) Read more …

Published: May 11, 2015 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged abstract expressionism, Ananda Coomaraswamy, architecture, art criticism, book reviews, classical music, Igor Stravinsky, James J. O'Meara, Julius Evola, modern art, North American New Right, originals, Tom Wolfe | 5 Responses

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The Counter-Currents 2013 Fall Fundraiser
My Ten Favorite Books of 2013

Greg Johnson

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Dear Friend of Counter-Currents:

Since our last update, we received fourteen new donations totaling $945, for which we are most grateful. That means that our total is $41,410.29, which means that we are now $8,589.71 away from our annual goal of $50,000.

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Published: December 24, 2013 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged Adolf Hitler, book reviews, classical music, Counter-Currents 2013 Fall Fundraiser, Gabriele D'Annunzio, Greg Johnson, Hitler: Beyond Evil and Tyranny, Mircea Eliade, news item, Pleasure, R. H. S. Stolfi, Richard Wagner, The Node, Tito Perdue, Traditionalism | 8 Responses

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Sir John Tavener:
January 28, 1944–November 12, 2013

Greg Johnson

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Sir John Tavener

Late last night/early this morning I was feeling restless, so instead of going to bed, I decided to proof some chapters of Julius Evola’s East and West. But I needed some night music. So I put on John Tavener’s The Last Sleep of the Virgin and The Hidden Treasure played by the Chilingirian Quartet. Even though this is one of my favorite CDs, I don’t play it all the time. I reserve it for night and winter. This morning I arose to the news that John Tavener died today at the age of 69. Read more …