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“If you’re committed enough, you can make any story work. I once told a woman I was Kevin Costner, and it worked because I believed it.” — Saul Goodman

“Jerry, just remember . . . it’s not a lie if you believe it.” — George Costanza (more…)

Throbbing Gristle. From left: Sleazy, Genesis, Cosey, and Chris.

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Visual artist, composer, singer, DJ, and general architect of chaos Genesis P-Orridge passed away on March 14, 2020. The Dissident Right shares a surprising amount of common ground with the counterculture icon — and owes some of its aesthetics and methods to them [1] as well.

Born February 22nd, 1950 in Manchester, Neil Andrew Megson adopted the name Genesis P-Orridge — a woo-ish corruption of the word “porridge” — while living in London. (more…)

Neville

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It is with relief that one turns to Neville’s biography; the bright Sun, soft breezes and blue ocean of the Caribbean replace the dark and soggy little Plymouth Brethren colony.[1]

Neville speaks of his father many times – itself a clue – but here is one of my favorites, and it includes much interesting material for our considerations:

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Aleister Crowley, presumably after having consumed his daily drug regimen.

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Part 1 of 2 (Part 2 here)

“It’s when one gets to the parents that a bottomless pit opens. My dear, such a pair.”[1]

“Can we ever be certain that it was not our mother while darning our socks who began that subtle change in our minds? (more…)