Monthly Archives: October 2013

Vulgar or Not?

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Everybody sing!

Posted in Humor, Music | Tagged humor, video | 2 Comments

Quote Du Jour

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: From an excellent essay by traditionalist conservative Jim Kalb: What allows the managerial liberal regime to function are habits of loyalty and sacrifice, and understandings of natural goods and purposes, which it continually undermines and cannot justify … Continue reading →

Posted in Philosophy and Religion, Politics and Economics | Tagged Conservatism, Jim Kalb, politics, quotes | 5 Comments

Perspective

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Epaminondas

epiminondas writes: Now how cool is this? You’re looking at a celestial scene that is located about 8,000 light years distance from earth within our own galaxy. But keep looking. See that big star in the lower central area of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal reflections, Photography | Tagged astronomy | 2 Comments

The Beach Boys’ First Album: Surfin’ Safari

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Sax von Stroheim

Sax von Stroheim writes: This is the New Journalism: they are reporters; they are actors. They catalog the rituals of Early 1960’s Southern California Teenage Life; they tell us where it’s at: “At Rincon they’re walking the nose.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOg1MxozVPc And because … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Performers | Tagged albums, Music, music criticism, Southern California Teenage Life, The Beach Boys | 4 Comments

You Can Buy Anything in New York City

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Wandering around the streets of NYC often leaves me marveling at the variety of what’s available for purchase. Just yesterday I enjoyed a visit to Sakaya, a store in the East Village that sells nothing but sake. Couldn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Shopping, The Good Life | Tagged cocktails, New York City, photography, sake, shopping, the good life | 6 Comments

Virtual Art Gallery Du Jour

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: I love these seascapes by the 19th century Russian-Armenian painter Ivan Aivazovsky. They make want to pick up a Forester or O’Brian novel. Click on the images to enlarge.

Posted in Art | Tagged Academic art, C.S. Forester, Ivan Aivazovsky, painting, Patrick O'Brian, seascapes | 10 Comments

A Movie Idea

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Someone should write a movie satire about a world-famous novelist, a prince of the academic set, who gets writer’s block and tries to cure it by authoring trashy romance novels under a pseudonym. As he’s accepting honorary … Continue reading →