Robert Stark & Brandon Adamsom talk about Predictions for the 2020’s

aesthetics, Alt Center, American Culture, Andrew Yang, Architecture, arcology, automation, Basic Income, Brandon Adamson, Culture, DECAY, demographics, Donald Trump, Economics, Elections, Futurism, Globalization, Hipsters, Immigration, Imperialism, income inequality, Iran, Mass Transit, Media, Middle Class, Middle East, Millennials, Oligarchy, Overpopulation, Political Correctness, Political Parties, Politics, technology, The Black Pill, Urbanism, Utopia, War, Wealth, Zoning

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robert Stark and Brandon Adamson discuss their predictions for the next decade. Check out Brandon’s predictions on Twitter.

Topics:

The conflict with Iran, low probability of outright war, but continuation of foreign policy status quo under Trump
Prediction that Trump won’t be re-elected due to demographic change and lack of energy among intelligent online activists
Prediction that woke culture will become even more insane
Prediction that people won’t wake up in numbers to enact any significant change and in fact will get used to a lower standard of living
Woke urbanist vs. NIMBYs, and regular millennials getting screwed from both sides
The gig economy
The home delivery trend and it’s impact on urbanism
Micro apartments
Retrofitting Dead and Dying Suburban Malls
Self-contained cities
Decay’s urbanist predictions on Twitter
The stagnation of pop culture and how hipster culture has been superficially absorbed into pop culture
America existing in name only, with loyalty to tribes rather than abstract idea of America
The importance of being part of a small elite group rather than winning over the masses
American refugees will become a thing

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Robert Stark talks to filmmaker Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson about his film Heartstone(Hjartasteinn)

acting, Cinema, Culture, dreams, Film, Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson, Heartstone, Homosexuality, humor, Iceland, relationships, Suicide, Wilderness

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robert Stark talks to Icelandic film director Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson about his film Heartstone(Hjartasteinn). Check out the Facebook page for Heartstone.

Topics:

Guðmundur’s long term dream of making the film inspired by a personal story
The importance for the film to be light and funny as well as dramatic
A difficult ending that still has hope
The theme of adolescence
Casting the actors
Heartstone’s screening at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival and winning the Queer Lion at the 73rd Venice Film Festival
Inspiration from Paul Thomas Anderson’s  Magnolia and The Master, and Rob Reiner’s Stand by Me
Film locations in remote parts of Iceland
Safety guards from Game of Thrones who helped with the cliff climbing scene
Guðmundur’s film Ártún
The Icelandic Film Industry
Upcoming film project about misfit youth

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Robert Stark interviews Mark Mollineaux about Georgism & Urbanism

aesthetics, Architecture, Class, Disneyland, Economics, Georgism, income inequality, Mark Mollineaux, Mass Transit, Middle Class, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Singapore, Suburbia, Taxation, Urbanism, Wealth, Zoning

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robert Stark talks to Mark Mollineaux about Georgist economic theory and its implications on urbanism. Mark is the host of The Henry George Program hosted by Stanford University’s Radio. Follow the show on Twitter.

Topics:

Ideological roots of Georgist thought
Georgist view on property ownership
How to better incentivize efficient land usage
How Georgism can facilitate better urbanism and prevent sprawl
The difference between a land value tax and general property tax
How a land value tax relates to zoning regulation
Concerns for land foreclosures
The issue of the middle class being forced to invest all their income into real estate
The Singapore Land Authority
The concept of having a local currency tied to the cost of living
Bay Area Housing Crisis
Disneyland as an urban model

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Vegas Photo Album(December 2019)

aesthetics, Architecture, California, Culture, Las Vegas, Mojave Desert, Neon, Photography, Skyscrapers, Travel, Urbanism

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Album includes Baker, California and Primm, Nevada in the Mojave Desert, and the Flamingo, Venetian, Mirage, and Wynn on the Las Vegas Strip.

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Robert Stark interviews filmmaker James Di Martino about his film The Faceless Man

acting, Art, Australia, Cartrell Payne, Cinema, comedy, Crime, Culture, David Lynch, Film, horror, horror films, humor, James Di Martino, Quentin Tarantino, The Faceless Man

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robert Stark and Cartrell Payne talk to Australian Filmmaker James Di Martino about his film The Faceless Man, which is his first feature film.

Topics:

James’ background in film, making shorts ranging from comedies, thrillers, and a period western
James’ directing style and cinema-photographic influences
Throwbacks to Quentin Tarantino and Get Out in The Faceless Man
Challenges of working with low budgets
Playing on the contrast of horror clichés with the unpredictable
The theme of what’s real and what’s not
Elements of crime genres and light hearted humor
Inspiration from personal trauma as a cancer survivor
Australian Cinema; the horror film The Babadook
Actors including Australian icons Roger Ward and Andy McPhee
The Special effects
Design for the monster by illustrator Austen Mengler
James’ independent production company Chapter 5 Studios
James’ upcoming dark comedy coming of age drama
The film’s premier at Monster Fest in Melbourne

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Santa Ynez Mountains & Lake Cachuma Photo Album

California, Photography, Santa Barbara, Travel, Wilderness

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Album includes the Santa Ynez Mountains‎, views of Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez Valley, Knapp’s Castle, and Lake Cachuma in  Santa Barbara County, California .

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An Alt-Centrist take on the Groyper War

aesthetics, Alt Center, Alternative Right, Brandon Adamson, Catholicism, censorship, Christianity, Conservatives, Culture, demographics, Donald Trump, Economics, Homosexuality, Immigration, Matthew Pegas, Memes, Nationalism, Nick Fuentes, Paleoconservatism, Political Correctness, Politics, Sexuality, Trolling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robert Stark, Matthew Pegas, and Brandon Adamson discuss the Groypers and Nicholas Fuentes’s America First movement. The Groypers have challenged Charlie Kirk of Turning Point USA at his Q&A’s on questions dealing with demographics, nationalism, foreign policy, and social conservatism.

Topics:

The dissident right making headlines again after implosion
Nick Fuentes and the Groypers as an extension of American conservatism
Rejection of the Groypers’ social conservationism and anti-gay stance
The need for a “do as thou wilt” philosophy that is lacking among the right
Brandon’s view that the Groyper War may be an operation to bring dissidents back into conservatism
Charlie Kirk’s America as an Idea vs Nick Fuentes’s America First
What a post American political landscape might look like
Brandon’s interest in substance over trolling
Conservatism Inc. as proof that dissidents need financial backing rather than free markets
Conservatism Inc.’s economic support for corporations that actively harm the national interest
A culture war based on aesthetics rather than social issues

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Robert Stark interviews Duckman creator Everett Peck

aesthetics, animation, Art, Cartrell Payne, comedy, Comic Books, Duckman, Emotions, Everett Peck, humor, Media

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robert Stark and Cartrell Payne talk to animator and illustrator Everett Peck (Official site). He is best known as the creator of Duckman and Squirrel Boy.

Topics:

Everett’s background as an illustrator, including work for Playboy and Rolling Stone magazine
Artistic influences ranging from underground comics of the 60s and 19th century pen and ink illustrations
Working for Klasky Csupo as an independent contractor
The full emotional range of the Duckman character rather than stereotypical cartoon characters
Jason Alexander as Duckman
Dark dry cynical humor
The artistic style of Duckman which was an extension of his illustration style
Squirrel Boy’s 50s Cartoon Modern aesthetic
Character design for the animated TV series Jumanji
The internal politics at the networks
Upcoming and ongoing projects and concepts

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