Monthly Archives: November 2012

Linkathon

Posted on November 4, 2012 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: The latest from “Idiocracy”‘s Mike Judge. A survey of the state of secessionist movements in today’s world. The Catalonia movement seems like one of the most serious of them. So who exactly was the victim? How trustworthy is … Continue reading →

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Letter from China: Amateur Anthropology

Posted on November 4, 2012 by Fenster

Fenster writes: It is hard for the mind to grasp itself since it is inside looking out.  Consider the case of that poor neuroscientist I wrote about here, who had to reason through that he was a sociopath on the … Continue reading →

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That Video on r/gonewild or PornHub Yet?

Posted on November 4, 2012 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvB3msfJYdk From what I can tell, the great thing about this technology is the ease with which you can share data. So do you wanna remind people that with a simple tap their homemade porn will be … Continue reading →

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Camille Paglia’s “Glittering Images”

Posted on November 4, 2012 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Camille Paglia — professor, provocateur, scourge of leftist academics and feminists — has a new book on visual art and was in town recently to lecture on it. I trekked over to the Skirball Cultural Center on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Books Publishing and Writing, Education | Tagged , , , , , , , | 16 Comments

Fenster Endorses!

Posted on November 3, 2012 by Fenster

Fenster writes: The last thing this blog should be is a political one.  Little danger of that actually, considering the readership and writership.  And while I am a political junkie I have been careful not to use this as a … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics and Economics | 5 Comments

Return On Investment

Posted on November 3, 2012 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:   Pop culture can be stultifying. It grinds us down, appeals to our lowest impulses, sometimes sells us out. But every once in a while it manages to harness the full weight of its resonances, to … Continue reading →

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Sic Transit Gloria Mundi, OR Simiae est Insanissimae Populos

Posted on November 3, 2012 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Fame is fleeting. You remember newsreels, like actually remember them?  Mebbe mebbe not.  Depends on age mostly. They were really the only way to disseminate the news visually in a pre-internet and pre-TV era.  TV in fact pretty … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Movies, Performers | 6 Comments

Not a Letter from China

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Fenster

Fenster writes: I was going to write about urbanism and bikes in Beijing but it’s been done before. The New Urbanism Blog has a short piece, and a nice picture, of group dancing in front of St. Joseph’s Wangfujing Church, in … Continue reading →

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Jazz: Dead or Alive?

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Here’s a link to an article by Benjamin Schwartz in The Atlantic on whether jazz remains a vital art form or not.  It takes the form of a review of the book The Jazz Standards, by Ted Gioia. … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | 10 Comments