#compact magazine

[grandhotelabyss]

To pile on: it’s antithetical to the democratic ideal of American letters for a magazine that claims to champion “authentic freedom” and “shared prosperity” to give away political exhortation for free while paywalling its more contentious literary criticism, drawing boundaries around who gets to engage with culture seriously, and on what terms. And fittingly, I can’t help but admire the consistency with which every editor seems duty-bound to quote-tweet the most recent piece in the magazine with a predictably self-flattering turn of phrase. It signals a kind of institutional insecurity, a nervous need for affirmation, as if they’re shoring up a faltering brand rather than inviting genuine debate. And I read, and find value in, Compact!

I've always defended Compact even though they're obviously shady as hell, because at least the culture writing is unpredictable. Letting VS attack their own past contributors through me, and without evidence, is a case in point! (Her phrase "hyped galleys" is code for a few known names it would make it awkward for her to mention, all of whom have written for them, some quite recently.)

[thegikitiki]

UrbaSport Trimuter Electric Vehicle

Mechanix Illustrated, February 1980

[vintageadsmakemehappy]

1954 Metropolitan Nash Automobile

[jerrbear508]

Sony CD Player Advertisement, 1982

[circleofshit]

[awwfulsounds]

t.A.T.u Tribe Magazine CD Sampler promo disc Italy 2003 (x)

[frachive]

my parents market of heart

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

YOU COULD SENSE MUSIC WAS CHANGING. THINGS WERE GETTING HEAVIER GENERALLY..."

"...but musicians were also drawing on types of music too." So says Jimmy Page reflecting on the sea change that occured in 1968 and which presaged the outpouring of heavy music that defined the following decade."

-- "HEAVY NUGGETS" III opening CD liner notes, c. May 2014, by Phil Alexander

PIC(S) INFO: Mega spotlight on "MOJO" magazine coverage for Heavy Nuggets III (15 Gems From The Hard Rock Underground) CD compilation, given away free with "MOJO" [magazine], c. July 2014. A 23 Ears production for "MOJO" magazine.

EXTRA INFO: Artwork by "Wagron," inspired by the sleeve art to 1970's "Led Zeppelin III."

LABEL: Mojo Magazine – July 2014

SERIES: Heavy Nuggets – III

FORMAT: CD, Compilation

COUNTRY: UK

RELEASED: May 27, 2014

GENRE: Rock, Blues

STYLE: Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Blues Rock, Prog Rock, Psychedelic Rock

Sources: www.discogs.com/release/5765883, 45worlds, eBay, various, etc...

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[krjpalmer]

Macworld August 2000

The software/online controversy of the moment received full coverage in this issue, complete with Metallica's Lars Ulrich attacking Napster and whatever might follow (the article was already talking about Gnutella) and Public Enemy's Chuck D being rather more sanguine about the subject. The next article was about "turning your Mac into a recording studio," regardless of whether or not you'd make money selling your music on CD...

[grandhotelabyss]

Since we're on the topic of Catholic statism, it turns out that the rumors about Compact receiving Soros funding were correct. Honestly, I find myself mostly indifferent to the news: it's a great magazine and I don't plan on dropping it over a couple of Soros bucks - not to mention that pretty much everyone is at least partly foreign-funded nowadays. Besides, I never got the impression that the Compact team were dishonest about their political allegiances either, as they've made it perfectly clear from the start that their sympathies lie with social democracy and Catholic universalism rather than with the more individualistic principles of traditional American neoconservatism. What's your take on the whole thing?

Yes, there's no hidden agenda at Compact, and their cultural coverage is admirably diverse, as are the various expressions they're willing to give their basic political orientation. Does any other single journal publish a range of political and cultural commenters like Marco Rubio, Chris Rufo, Helen Andrews, Leon Wieseltier, Thomas Fazi, Ryan Zickgraf, and my excellent Substack subscribers Ross Barkan and Sam Kahn? I do think they've gotten less interesting and more sectarian since their debut, since Ahmari decided to wage war on the Nietzscheans. Would they publish those Nick Land pieces today? I understand the strictly political case against a certain Nietzscheanism—honestly, I agree with Rufo's latest polemic against "racialism left and right" and am glad they published it, typical as it may be coming from "dark whites" like us—but from an artistic and philosophical perspective you can't just be a Catholic conservative, you have to undergo the vertigo of modernity. And from an American perspective you have to be at least a bit of an individualist—or why did we leave the Old World in the first place if only to rebuild its despotisms here?

The Soros funding tells us more about Soros than about Compact. It is only surprising to the less sophisticated populists who think Soros is on "the left" in any world-historical sense, who don't hear the anti-communist connotation of the phrase "Open Society." Of course he'd work with Catholic social democrats to push his agenda of a managerial state actuated under the cover of a pseudo-independent civil society. He'd be a fool not to. While I'm sure he'd prefer liberals who would be friendlier to the eugenic part of the agenda, the overall Catholic idea of a bureaucratic clerisy overseeing a restive laity does not conflict with his political model beneath the latter's cosmetic layer of NGO-ism secretly representing state interests. And to be fair to Soros, I'm sure he is personally interested in intellectual pluralism, as cited in the Vanity Fair article. If he wants to demonstrate this commitment to pluralism even more overtly, he should give me some money!

[streetcars101magazine]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Nissan Group announced total U.S. first quarter (January through March) sales for 2025 of 267,085 units, an increase of 5.7% versus the prior year. The increase is due to strong sales of Nissan models across the lineup, including Nissan Versa, Leaf, Kicks – all available at a starting MSRP of under $30,000 – and the all-new Murano. 

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1972 Ford Capri advertisement

[mycstilleblog]

"Abkehr" - ein verspäteter Literaturhinweis und andere Zeichen, die uns Sorgen machen sollten

Mir graust es von Tag zu Tag mehr. Wir leben m.E. in schlimmen Zeiten. Egon Bahr mahnte einst gar: Wir leben in Vorkriegszeiten. Seit Jahren warnt Papst Franziskus vor einem “schrittweisen Dritten Weltkrieg”. (Quelle: Domradio.de) Läuft der gar schon? Sind wir bereits mittendrin? Hetzen in den Krieg Wieder einmal hetzen uns bestimmte deutsche Politiker und zusätzlich offenbar von allen guten…

[historyofguns]

In the article "Review: Springfield SAINT Victor 9mm Pistol" by Will Dabbs, MD, the author provides an in-depth analysis of the Springfield Armory SAINT Victor pistol chambered for a 9mm cartridge. This newly released firearm, with its 5.5” barrel and the well-engineered AR-15 layout, is positioned as an ideal home defense tool and recreational pistol for a day at the range. The SAINT Victor is praised for its robust design, utilizing a Colt-pattern 32-round magazine and a 7075 T6 aluminum construction, making it lightweight yet durable. It features a direct-blowback action, an adjustable SB Tactical brace, and an Accu-Tite receiver system for reduced play between upper and lower parts. The gun’s accessories were also highlighted, including a Meprolight M22 Pro reflex sight and a Streamlight TLR-8G, enhancing its operational capabilities. Firing tests showed it to be accurate and reliable, not sensitive to different ammo types. Notably, the pistol's MSRP is $1,099, presenting it as a compelling option for enthusiasts seeking a versatile sidearm.

[awwfulsounds]

GMV Magazine GMV Recommends sampler promo CD with Amy Lee of Evanescence on the cover South Korea 2003 (x)