Monthly Archives: December 2013

Hark! How the Bells

Posted on December 10, 2013 by Fenster

Fenster writes: When tree trimming this year I dispensed with iPod Christmas songs and just put on Pandora. I was about to set up a holiday station when I noted Pandora just started up with holiday songs by default. Well, … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Philosophy and Religion | 2 Comments

Why Do So Many People in Trendy Coffee Shops Use Macs?

Posted on December 10, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Whenever I enter or pass by an upscale or hipster coffee shop these days, it’s not at all uncommon for every single person I see there who’s on a computer to be using an Apple product. Does … Continue reading →

Posted in Computers, Humor, Personal reflections, The Good Life, Trends | Tagged , , , | 11 Comments

Vintage Photo Du Jour

Posted on December 10, 2013 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: Grandma and Grandpa Pensier, early 1930’s. Best guesses as to location: London or Buenos Aires. Can any Uncouth readers identify the automobile?

Posted in Personal reflections, Photography | 6 Comments

Sexy Ad Campaign Du Jour

Posted on December 10, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Thanks to Diesel for this very hot set of posters I ran across the other day: Suicide Girls goes Bollywood on a Harley is my best stab at describing the feel of the concept. Can you do … Continue reading →

Posted in Commercial art, Sex, The Good Life | Tagged , , , , , | 8 Comments

How Terribly Strange to be Twenty

Posted on December 10, 2013 by Fenster

Fenster writes: I had coffee this morning with an old friend with kids about the same age as mine, late teens.  As we talked about little-kids-little-problems/big-kids-big-problems we touched on an aspect of life at that age that we’d more or … Continue reading →

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Restaurant Scene Du Jour

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: To piggyback on Paleo Retiree’s recent post, I caught this couple at the table next to me a few months ago. They were on their phones most of the time I observed them. There wasn’t much conversation.

Posted in Food and health, Photography, The Good Life | Tagged , , | 4 Comments

Publicity Archives

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Sherbrooke

Sherbrooke writes: Photographer Whitey Schafer distills the attractions of film noir. Thou shalt not!

Posted in Movies, Photography | 4 Comments

Bar Scene Du Jour

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: I was nursing an Old-Fashioned and messing with my new iPhone at the corner saloon when I looked up and saw this scene before me: Counting me, as I suppose we must, that means four out of … Continue reading →

Posted in Food and health, Photography, The Good Life | Tagged , , , | 11 Comments

Another Right Pundit Tackles Inequality

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Another right-leaning pundit acknowledges inequality as an issue, which is better than the historic brush-off.

Posted in Politics and Economics | Tagged , | 4 Comments

Notes on “Finishing School”

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: This RKO production about young ladies making their way through a stuffy Manhattan finishing school tries its darndest to be a drag, particularly when it focuses on Frances Dee and her involvement with Bruce Cabot’s sturdy do-gooder. (He … Continue reading →

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