Monthly Archives: February 2013

This is Getting Old

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

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Lawrence Auster

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I was very sad to learn that Lawrence Auster’s health has taken a turn for the worse. Auster has long been a divisive figure in the blogosphere, but his traditionalist blog, View from the Right, has … Continue reading

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Yum

Fenster writes: I recall the time when the impoverished Jughead asked for a glass of water at the diner and added the ketchup on the counter to make a free glass of tomato juice.  I hope by now there’s a … Continue reading

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Cartoon of the Day

Blowhard, Esq. writes:  

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Picture Quality

Fenster writes: That ol’ vampire squid, Goldman Sachs, has for a while been running an ad campaign that attempts to put the firm’s accomplishments in the best possible light.  To paraphrase Dr. Johnson on the subject of a dog walking … Continue reading

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Getting the Best Out of People: Freedom v. Control

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Seth Roberts, formerly of Berkeley and now professor at Tsinghua University in Beijing, decided to stop grading his students. He writes: The more freedom I gave my students, the more difficult it became to grade them. At … Continue reading

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Faculty: Head in the Sand Again?

Fenster writes: Here are the headline and subhead from a recent article at Information Week. Classroom Technology Faces Skeptics At Research Universities Professors at research universities prefer teaching with old-fashioned whiteboards, one study says. Should there be any surprise that … Continue reading

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“Premium Rush”

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: “Premium Rush” is a shallow chase movie that, for the most part, doesn’t ask us to make too much of it. Its plot concerns a New York bike messenger (the ubiquitous Joseph Gordon-Levitt) who is tasked with … Continue reading

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A bit of the Old West in suburban L.A.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Enjoy this montage from my days as a ranch hand visit to see The Question Lady perform her new show.

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Another Taste Question

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Blowhard, Esq. writes: Back here, Paleo Retiree wondered if pop culture wasn’t getting a little too coarse. Here’s the latest example: I’ll bet these are just rebranded baby wipes, too. Here’s the press release for the campaign from the advertising … Continue reading

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