Monthly Archives: November 2012

Question Lady Question

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Question Lady

The Question Lady writes: How do you deal with people who differ from you politically?

Posted in Politics and Economics | 10 Comments

Fenster writes: Ruben Blades’ Primogenio. 1. The opening section is clever, splendid and musical–especially at higher volumes when the bass and percussion come in. The piece starts with bagpipes and sounds almost, but not quite, that it is going to … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Wellies

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: After a week of Hurricane Sandy-caused inconvenience, the Question Lady and I are enjoying a return to normal life. Seldom have dependable electricity and running water (let alone wi-fi) struck us as so wonderful. During the adventure, … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal reflections, Photography | Tagged Fashion, The Manolo, Wellington boots | 15 Comments

Question Lady Question

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Question Lady

The Question Lady writes: Whatever happened to political parties?

Posted in Politics and Economics | 7 Comments

Linkathon

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Gregory Cochran on how quickly evolution can act on human populations. Dennis Mangan, a blogging pioneer as well as my favorite reactionary blogger, is, after a hiatus, blogging once again. Fascinating cultural history from F. Roger Devlin … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics and Economics, Science | Tagged Dennis Mangan, Environmentalism, Gregory Cochran, Madison Grant, politics | Leave a comment

Body Hair, Photoshop, These Kids These Days …

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Young people today seem entirely grossed-out by body hair. My old-codger mind makes sense of the phenomenon this way: Either (for whatever reasons) today’s young adults have remained developmentally at the level of 12 year olds; or … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal reflections, Sex | Tagged 1970s, body hair, bushes, Photoshop, youth today | 7 Comments

Helicoptering

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: You hear a lot about helicopter parenting these days. The term refers to the tendency of contemporary parents to monitor and assist their adorable little meat spores at every micro-stage of their development — to cajole … Continue reading →

Posted in Computers, Education, Humor, Personal reflections, Television | Tagged Advertising, Brazzers, college, Google Chrome, I Am Charlotte Simmons, Jess Time, Liam Neeson, Parenting, Taken, Tom Wolfe | 8 Comments

Question Lady Question

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Question Lady

The Question Lady writes: Do you think that watching the news makes people more — or less — empathetic about disasters?

Posted in Personal reflections | 7 Comments

Down These Mean Streets a Man Must Go…

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Here are a few pics of some notable L.A. landmarks from my trip there a couple weeks ago (previous installments here and here). First, Union Station.