Monthly Archives: April 2013

Go-Go Dancing

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: As far as giddy, pure-pleasure culture-activities go, there hasn’t been much that’s given me more pleasure over the years than watching go-go dancers. They’re a lot more than just cute, skillful and energizing eye candy — although, … Continue reading →

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Notes on Los Angeles, Part I

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Sir Barken Hyena

Sir Barken Hyena writes: Lady Hyena has been getting restless lately, never a good thing, so I took her and myself for a few days in the Big City: The City of Angels in this case, a place we’ve only … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Sometimes at pagan shrines they vowed offerings to idols, swore oaths that the killer of souls might come to their aid and save the people. That was their way, their heathenish hope; deep in their hearts they remembered … Continue reading →

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Linkage

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Given the play it receives in the media and on Facebook, it might surprise you to know that, according to Gallup, around 4% of Americans think gun control is the most important issue facing the country. Related. … Continue reading →

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The Sweet Revenge of Kim Dotcom

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Epaminondas

epiminondas writes: We all know how Hollywood and the big publishing houses control the copyright laws and their enforcement.  What we didn’t know about was the blowback from that domination… http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2013/04/17/inside-mega-the-second-coming-of-kim-dotcom/

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“In the Bedroom”

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: I hated this very literary 2001 vigilante picture, directed by Todd Field from a story by Andre Dubus. It’s immaculate and meticulous; full of grief, bleakness and quiet; and bristling with mythic overtones and unexpressed (but broadly … Continue reading →

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A New Counterculture?

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: I’ve been arguing for a while (with friends and on Facebook) what John Derbyshire is implicitly semi-arguing in his provocative new piece at Taki’s Magazine — that the alt-Right is today’s counterculture. In the way it quarrels … Continue reading →

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Open Mic Night

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: When was the last time you attended a comedy open mic? Recently I went to one and it was a strange and interesting experience.

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Malick Studies

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I see Terrence Malick’s latest emanation is upon us. Call me crazy, but I tend to be less than enthusiastic about Malick’s movies; they often strike me as weird combos of dum-dum ideas and imperious stylization of the kind you might find … Continue reading →

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Linkage

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: I recently had dinner with Lady and Sir Barken Hyena at animal in West L.A. All three of us recommend the shrimp and rabbit sausage spring roll in the green curry sauce. Awesome gallery of vintage beer ads from … Continue reading →

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