Monthly Archives: January 2013

Juxtaposin’: Health

Posted on January 26, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

Posted in Commercial art, Television, Women men and fashion | Tagged Advertising, Commercials, health, Juxtaposin', Men, Movember, Rite Aid Wellness PLUS, television, women | 3 Comments

How Much of a Libertarian Are You?

Posted on January 26, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Here. I scored a 78. How’d you do?

Posted in Politics and Economics | Tagged bryan caplan, libertarianism, politics, quiz | 14 Comments

Fenster writes: When I worked at an art and design school, one of the predictable debates centered on the wisdom of interdisciplinary approaches. This particular school was famed for its intense studio orientation, departmentally based. The faculty in each of … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Uncategorized | 4 Comments

“Wake In Fright,” aka “Outback”

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Movies aimed at revealing the essential brutishness of man are pretty hard to pull off. Attempting to scrape through the moral shell — to, in effect, reveal the rottenness of existence — they often end up feeling, well, pretty rotten. … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Performers | Tagged Apocalypse Now, Australia, Donald Pleasence, Francis Ford Coppola, Gary Bond, Joseph Conrad, movies, Ted Kotcheff, Wake In Fright | 5 Comments

“Cinema Verite”

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Despite the name, Cinema Verite (2011) is not a straight-up documentary like those of Frederick Wiseman. Nor is is a documentary about a the making of a feature film, like Lost in La Mancha. It is the rarer bird: … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | 2 Comments

Luxury Moviegoing

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: The most interesting thing about my latest outing to see Zero Dark Thirty wasn’t the film, it was the theater. I saw it at the iPic Theater, an upscale chain that combines moviegoing with a posh restaurant and … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Photography, The Good Life | Tagged iPic Theaters, Pasadena, SWPL | 7 Comments

A Dangerous Breed?

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: No prizes for guessing which breed of dog killed this woman. Or which breed of dog killed this child. The other day I took a look at a local pets-and-animals bulletin board. Here are the dogs that were … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Politics and Economics | Tagged dogs, pit bulls, politics | 19 Comments

Linkathon

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: If you haven’t been reading the JayMan blog, go give it a try. JayMan is nothing if not an original — a liberal, black HBD fan. He’s also smart and affable — and a very driven blogger. … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Food and health, Politics and Economics, Science | Tagged Agnostic, architecture, Foseti, JayMan, Lloyd Fonvielle | 2 Comments

“Zero Dark Thirty”

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Effective enough espionage procedural in the vein of Paul Greengrass’s United 93, to which it makes an appropriate bookend. It’s a grunt’s-eye view shot in the hyper-edited, faux-documentary style that continues to pass for “realism.” Dektoring is now twenty years … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Carl Dreyer, Jessica Chastain, Kathryn Bigelow, Leslie Dektor, Paul Greengrass, Renée Jeanne Falconetti, SEAL Team Six | 7 Comments

Does Jared Diamond Really Mean What He Says?

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Short answer to the question posed in the title of this blogpost: I have no idea. But that’s not going to stop me from sharing some musings and hunches anyway. Diamond is a bit of a puzzle. … Continue reading →