Monthly Archives: December 2013

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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More Umami Confessin’

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Fenster

Fenster writes: I just posted about umami–how I was at first flummoxed at the term, how I soon came to understand that my cooking was long a quest for umami without thinking of it as its own thing and how … Continue reading →

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Quote Du Jour

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: The girls today in society Go for classical poetry. So to win their hearts one must quote with ease Aeschylus and Euripides. One must know Homer, and believe me, Beau Sophocles, also Sappho-ho. Unless you know Shelley … Continue reading →

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8:30 am

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Atypical Neurotic

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Quote Du Jour

Posted on December 8, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: The mortality in Siena began in May. It was a cruel and horrible thing…It seemed that almost everyone became stupefied seeing the pain. It is impossible for the human tongue to recount the awful truth. Indeed, one who … Continue reading →

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Gilded Age Gallery

Posted on December 8, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: I enjoyed Mark Siegel’s Sailor Twain, a dark fantasy-romance graphic novel set during the late 19th century on a Hudson steamboat, quite a bit. I had planned on writing a longer review until I realized that, er, all I … Continue reading →

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Movie Still Du Jour

Posted on December 8, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Click on the image to enlarge. Natalie Press and Emily Blunt in MY SUMMER OF LOVE. I watched it last night and loved it. It’s currently streaming on Netflix. Thanks to Paleo Retiree/Michael Blowhard for recommending it.

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NOT The Beatles 2

Posted on December 8, 2013 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Another installment: My Before and After, by Cotton Mather. I find this one remarkable.  I am simultaneously able to listen to it as a glorious John Lennon song and at the same time as a terrific work in … Continue reading →

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“Who’s the hottest girl in the world?”

Posted on December 8, 2013 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: If you have any old relatives (or maybe it’s you: we won’t tell) who watch the grand old movie musicals of days gone by with wistful regret, shaking their head and saying, “they just don’t make movies … Continue reading →

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Ads Everywhere: A Continuing Series

Posted on December 7, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: I was just at Ticketmaster buying tickets for an event when the inevitable CAPTCHA gatekeeper popped up. I was surprised to see this: America: We never let an opportunity pass to sell you something or hawk crappy … Continue reading →

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