Monthly Archives: December 2012

Queer Guy for the Alpha I

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I’ve been amused in recent years to see terms and ideas seemingly derived from the “Game” blogosphere turning up in respectable outlets. The rise of the word “alpha” has been particularly interesting. Yes, I know that “alpha male” … Continue reading →

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Paleos and Porn

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: I’ve been spending some time recently marveling at paleoconservatives, and particularly at the traditionalist-Catholic crowd. Now, I’m sympathetic to a fair amount of the cases they make, and the paleo/traditionalist critique of modernity is one of the … Continue reading →

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“Tiny Furniture”

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Lena Dunham has deflected attempts to categorize her work as mumblecore. Watching her “Tiny Furniture” I understood why: the picture is tightly scripted and controlled, a caterpillar-like series of awkward-comic vignettes that never lapses into navel gazing … Continue reading →

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“Bandits of Orgosolo”

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I enjoyed this late Neorealist film directed by Vittorio De Seta. (What a name for an Italian filmmaker to be cursed with!) It deals with the attempts of a Sardinian shepherd to evade the law after … Continue reading →

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“Damsels in Distress”

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Like Fabrizio, I recently watched Whit Stillman’s latest mocking eulogy for WASP culture and enjoyed it quite a bit. In the DVD commentary Stillman says the budget and shooting style was like his first film Metropolitan and this movie feels like … Continue reading →

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Whazza Conservative?

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Fenster

Fenster writes: As the geneticist/journalist Matt Ridley begins his review of Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s new book Antifragile: You don’t need a physics degree to ride a bicycle. Nor, Nassim Nicholas Taleb realized one day, do traders need to understand the mathematical … Continue reading →

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Joss Whedon’s Disney’s “Marvel’s The Avengers”

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Sax von Stroheim

Sax von Stroheim writes: I finally caught up with the year’s biggest hit. I’m a longtime reader of super-hero comics, and while the Avengers comics by Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, et al. aren’t my favorites from Marvel’s Silver Age, I … Continue reading →

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