p.e. garcia

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21. Some cultures have produced vital advances; others remain dysfunctional and regressive. All cultures are now equal. Criticism and value judgments are forbidden. Yet this new dogma glosses over the fact that certain cultures and indeed subcultures . . . have produced wonders. Others have proven middling, and worse, regressive and harmful. 22. We must resist the shallow temptation of a vacant and hollow pluralism. We, in America and more broadly the West, have for the past half century resisted defining national cultures in the name of inclusivity. But inclusion into what?
15. The postwar neutering of Germany and Japan must be undone. The defanging of Germany was an overcorrection for which Europe is now paying a heavy price. A similar and highly theatrical commitment to Japanese pacifism will, if maintained, also threaten to shift the balance of power in Asia.
A quote from Elon Mush that reads, “In principle, it is capable of emulating the function of entire companies. That is why the program is called MACROHARD, a funny reference to Microsoft.”
A copy of Francis Galton’s Specimens of Composite Portraiture, featuring several composite photos that Galton claimed showed common features of criminals and people with illnesses.
A playbill for a stage adaptation of Frankenstein, featuring a young man posed seductively on a table while another man approaches him with a sword. The play is by R.B. Peake.
Text that reads “The Joe Rogan Experience” could be understood as a couple of guys around a campfire, passing on knowledge through conversation, like the ancient Greeks.”
Photo of Curtis Yarvin facing left with his left arm extended and resting on a table. His body is twisting back with his right arm behind him. He’s in front of a dark blue curtain and wearing jeans and a wrinkly shirt. He looks stupid.
A black long hair chihuahua with a white chest and snout is sitting on top of a patio table at an angle, facing the right and looking off camera wistfully. A wooden fence is behind him.
Screenshot of photo of children applauding as Donald Trump signs an executive order to shut down the Department of Education
Screenshot of AI generated creative writing that reads, “I’d step outside the frame one last time and wave at you from the edge of the page, a machine-shaped hand learning to mimic the emptiness of goodbye.”
A black long hair Chihuahua wearing a gray hoodie laying on top of a pink fuzzy blanket
Screenshot of Tupelo Press’ statement reading, “For 25 years, Tupelo Press has been devoted to widening the audience for contemporary poetry and literary prose by emerging and established writers of diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds, including, especially, women and writers of color, the LGBTQ, immigrant, and Native American communities. We aim to develop wider audiences for, and deeper understanding of, innovative, multi-cultural writing by essential participants in this conversation. If our position means no more NEA grants for Tupelo Press, so be it. To act otherwise would be immoral.”
The cover of Elixir, a novel by Hilary Duff, featuring a woman with windswept hair facing an oversized filmstrip with a man on it
Spam text claiming to recruit for a job as a “back up talent” for TikTok videos
Purple teletubby in a tutu dancing above a headline that reads “Teletubbies’ star killed by alcohol and hypothermia”
small black chihuahua wearing a big red sweater
A Spotify Wrapped that lists “Amber” by 311 five times
A long hair chihuahua
Black long hair chihuahua laying down on a pink blanket