Monthly Archives: November 2013

“Parker”

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Jason Statham and J-Lo directed by Taylor Hackford, in an adaptation of one of Donald Westlake’s “Parker” novels. For me the film straddled the line between “an OK watch” and “an unfortunate misfire.” It’s full of lively … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Action Movies, donald westlake, J-Lo, Jason Statham, movies, Taylor Hackford | 16 Comments

Put on Your Thinking Cap

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Epaminondas

epiminondas writes: You’re going to need it…

Posted in Humor, Philosophy and Religion, Science | Tagged brain teasers, math, philosophy | Leave a comment

Linkage

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: A market index based on PC performance rather than financial performance? Weird. The actress from the ’70s Pippi Longstocking movies has a sex tape. Jack Donovan reworked part of his book, “The Way of Men,” for … Continue reading →

Posted in Linkathons, Movies, Politics and Economics, Sex, Women men and fashion | Tagged Al Roker, Jack Donovan, Matt Lauer, Steven Soderbergh | 1 Comment

Neon Du Jour

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: The beautiful sign of the El Rey Theater in Los Angeles, CA. Related Go here for my photo essay of the Neon Museum in Las Vegas.

Posted in Art, Commercial art | Tagged Los Angeles, neon | 1 Comment

Time in a Bottle

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Epaminondas

epiminondas writes: What if you received time in a bottle? You open the bottle and you get to see something from your distant past that you only had memories of. But now, you get to see it unfold in front … Continue reading →

Posted in Interviews | Tagged documentaries, Film, photography, Spitfire, World War II | 1 Comment

Notes on Two Late Naruse Films

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: “The Stranger Within a Woman,” from 1966, is an unsettling late Naruse that feels a bit like one of Bergman’s ’50s films, especially in its use of the flashback as a structuring device. The plot concerns a … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Autumn Has Already Started, Film, Japan, Mikio Naruse, movies, The Stranger Within a Woman | 3 Comments

Art Du Jour

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: The cover of Flash for Freedom! by Frank Frazetta. Related I wrote about the first Flashman novel here.

Posted in Art, Books Publishing and Writing | Tagged Flashman, Frank Frazetta, George MacDonald Fraser | 7 Comments

My Meme Master and Me

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Fenster

Fenster writes: I am not sure I fully buy the notion of memes as self-replicating counterparts of self-interested genes. At least I would want to understand better the means by which those presumably selfish little idea critters hop from host … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Personal reflections | Tagged Belbeukus, Debbie Boone, earworms, Haitian Divorce, memes, Sheherazade, Steely Dan, You Light Up My Life | 8 Comments

Architecture Du Jour

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Here are a few pics I took of the Old Rotunda of the L.A. Central Library in downtown Los Angeles. Click on the images to enlarge. Related An essay about the 80 year-old murals.