Monthly Archives: December 2013

The Image Shapers and the Pressure to Conform

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Epaminondas

epiminondas writes: This is what female children are up against…

Posted in Women men and fashion | 4 Comments

Architecture Du Jour

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Click on the image to enlarge. Manhattan in the ’40s.

Posted in Architecture | Tagged Chrysler Building, Manhattan, New York City | 4 Comments

Cutting to the Chase

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Fenster

Fenster writes: No need to be fancy about it.

Posted in Photography | 4 Comments

Linkage

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: A fond remembrance of old men’s magazines. Via Spike Gomes, the basic premises of reactionary thought. Feliz Navidad from España! Iceland takes care of business. A beautiful map of the Earth’s winds. Cathy Young writes in Reason on … Continue reading →

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Lesbian Pulp Fiction Novels

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: Images from Retronaut, via Tex of the late WhackingDay.

Posted in Art, Books Publishing and Writing, Commercial art, Sex, Uncategorized, Women men and fashion | Tagged cheesecake, lesbians, Pulp, sex | 3 Comments

“My prime responsibility is to get out the way of the piece.”

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: There are opera directors with decades of experience who fail to understand this essential truth articulated by first-timer Christoph Waltz. Strauss’ Der Rosenkavalier, directed by the double-Oscar winner, is playing in Antwerp until 28 December, then moves … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Performers | 2 Comments

No Argument From Me

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Spotted at Book Soup in West Hollywood, CA.

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing | Tagged Book Soup, P.G. Wodehouse, West Hollywood | 4 Comments

Artisanal Absurdity

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: I present to you (drum roll, please) vodka distilled from fair-trade-certified quinoa: As someone who can’t taste much difference between vodkas, at least once we’re out of the “rotgut” category, I’ll be giving this treat a pass. … Continue reading →

Posted in Food and health, Personal reflections, Shopping, The Good Life, Trends | Tagged artisanal food, cocktails, locavore food, shopping, trends, vodka | 4 Comments

Polygamy?

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Fenster

Fenster writes: I guess it was inevitable what with the legal OKs to gay marriage that polygamy would be back. That’s not a slap at gay marriage, which I, like many, have come around to endorse. It is a slap … Continue reading →