Monthly Archives: August 2012

Compare and Contrast: Architecture Edition

Posted on August 11, 2012 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: This is the flagship branch of the Farmers & Merchants Bank, located in downtown Long Beach. It opened its doors in 1923. And this is also a branch of the Farmers & Merchants Bank, located not 5 miles … Continue reading →

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A Way with Words

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Fenster

Fenster writes: The term rhetoric is an evocative one for an Ivy wannabe like me.  It summons up all the mysterious virtues of a classical education, the kind of education that some of the co-authors on this blog suffered through … Continue reading →

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City Sights: Neon

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Blowhard, Esq.

Neon

Blowhard, Esq. writes:

A montage of neon signs on 2nd Street in Belmont Shore, CA.

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Architecture We Love 1

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: A little tribute to multistage entryways: the sequence of bushes, fences, gates, flowered archways, walkways, stairs, covered spaces, porches, and front doors that, in traditional architecture, help you make the transition from the public world into the … Continue reading →

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“Troll Hunter”

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Hey, this is my first post here. And why not make it a movie post? I caught up with this Norwegian tchotchke a while back. It borrows the faux documentary approach of “The Blair Witch Project,” … Continue reading →

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Mmmmm, Puritan Spread

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Glynn Marshes

Glynn Marshes writes: @Fenster– Years ago I picked up a book, “The Development of Central and Western New York,” from Gutenberg Books on Monroe Ave. in Rochester. It’s a collection of “contemporary accounts,” compiled by Clayton Mau, published in 1958 … Continue reading →

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Linkathon

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Punished. False accusation du jour. Overreaction du jour. Steve Sailer asks himself some questions about the Olympics.

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The Lost Tribe of Massachusetts

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Fenster

Fenster writes: The political and cultural commentator Walter Russell Mead is always entertaining and almost always spot-on (though IMHO he can sometimes can miss the boat).  He recently wrote about what he termed the Mormon utopia in Utah, by which he … Continue reading →

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Upstate New York

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Fenster

Fenster writes: There’s an old saying to the effect that the little stations are happy because the big trains pass them by.  Something like that is at work in upstate New York, a place that is charming in direct relation to … Continue reading →

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Put Down That Bacon

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Fenster

Fenster writes: My first post here and I am thinking about how and whether the site will cohere or whether it is likely to be pretty shaggy and wide-ranging.  I favor the latter. Still and all, it might be nice from … Continue reading →

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