Blood Simple: Herschell Gordon Lewis and the Cinema of Pure Visceral Fact

A branch of the glorious garbage that I am not so much a fan of, but you can't deny that it is influential. The Gore Merchants really pushed the boundaries of propriety

Lost Cause 2.0: The GOP Didn't Get Hijacked, it Got Completed.

Series: The Long Arc — American Democracy's Recurring Failure, Part 2

The Convenient Patience of the Already-Married

Longwell and Miller crossed the marriage equality finish line. Now they counsel patience to those still running. Meanwhile, Republican support for marriage equality has collapsed 18 points. The process they're selling is already running in reverse.

Same as the Old Boss, Just in a Flannel Shirt

I fear that the Left (and the Never Trumpets) are selling their souls on the cheap with their Platner defenses...

The Original Sins and Their Echoes

Series: The Long Arc — American Democracy's Recurring Failure, Part 1; Beginning a deep dive on the history and the modern parallels

Never Trump Isn't a Conversion. It's a Business Model

The people who claim to be saving democracy have made a very comfortable living not quite doing that.

Übermensch in a Cubicle Farm Part 3: Golden Handcuffs and Hunger Games

Part 3 - we get into the factors employed by employers to turn the staff into a Hunger Games fight for survival that doesn't feel unnatural

Facts Not in Evidence

The clean sheet doesn't exist. The tab is coming due. And the people who ran up the bill are very busy pretending they didn't.

Say It Loud: Blaxploitation and the Cinema That Couldn't Be Ignored

I am going to admit that I missed this genre. Oh, I heard about it, but it wasn't my jam. Now, I am totally diggin' it.

May 30, 2026 - Week in Review

Another busy week at Sweaty's Corner. Reminder: If you prefer to read the recap on Saturdays, you can turn off the email to the main newsletter (Sweaty's Corner) by clicking through to the web, logging in (if you need to) and then click on the Account

They Built the Swamp, Part Two: Why the Other Side Can't Build This

Murdoch funded a network. The Kochs funded infrastructure. Musk owns the pipes. That's not a difference of degree — it's a difference in kind, and the left has no answer for it.

They Built the Swamp, Part One: The Machine

In 1987 Reagan killed the Fairness Doctrine. A year later Rush Limbaugh went national. Roger Ailes had been planning Fox News since 1970. None of this was an accident. They wrote it down.