Monthly Archives: January 2014

Art Du Jour

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Utagawa Kuniyoshi, “Battlefield Carnage,” c. 1840s

Posted in Art | Tagged Japan, Japanese art, Samurai, Utagawa Kuniyoshi | 1 Comment

Movie Still Du Jour

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Jean Harlow in Charles Brabin’s THE BEAST OF THE CITY Click on the image to enlarge.

Posted in Movies, Sex, Women men and fashion | Tagged Charles Brabin, Film Noir, Jean Harlow | Leave a comment

Jeepney Redux

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Back here I raved about Jeepney, a funky-chic Filipino restaurant in NYC’s East Village. Fun to see that Vice magazine has also discovered the pleasures of Jeepney: I’m patting myself on the back for having visited several … Continue reading →

Posted in Food and health | Tagged food, Jeepney, Nom Wah Tea Parlour, Pouring Ribbons, restaurants, VICE | Leave a comment

A Photo 4 the Day

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Fenster

Fenster writes: From my father’s old slides–sky over central Massachusetts, 1950s.

Posted in Photography | 1 Comment

Pop Culture Stat o’ the Day

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Glynn Marshes

Glynn Marshes writes: As of this minute, Miley Cyrus official (Vevo) Youtube video for her song “Wrecking Ball:” 1,977,185 “likes” — but — 965,637 “dislikes” Awful lot of hatin’ for a song that charted as well as that one did.

Posted in Music | 1 Comment

Should Bankers Be Trusted to Create Money?

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: UK-specific but a nice intro to the Monetary Reform point of view on our current financial travails. Related I wrote some postings — here, here and here — about my own attempts to make sense of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics and Economics | Tagged Anthony Migchels, economics, finance, monetary reform, Positive Money | Leave a comment

Question Du Jour

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: More here. Click on the image to, er, enlarge.

Posted in Commercial art, Sex | Tagged bosom, vintage men's magazines | 2 Comments

“I want to dismantle the sediment”

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Glynn Marshes

Glynn Marshes writes: A marvelous malapropism, buried like a bloggy easter egg in an article that . . . … calls on science fiction writers to join the revolution: sci fi novels are way too gender binary, yo. I want … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing | 15 Comments

Notes on “Near Death”

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: “Near Death,” which concerns the final days of patients consigned to an intensive care unit, provides Frederick Wiseman with what might be his ultimate subject. Certainly it’s hard to imagine a topic more rife with the sort … Continue reading →

Posted in Food and health, Movies | Tagged death, documentaries, Film, Frederick Wiseman, medicine, movies, Near Death | 6 Comments

Wawrinka Defeats Nadal

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Rafa may have been playing hurt, but Stan was on fire. That supersolid, ever-dangerous one-handed backhand of his was a special marvel. God bless the tennis (and video-editing) nuts who prepare these highlight clips and upload them … Continue reading →