Monthly Archives: January 2014

Naked Lady of the Week: Taya Karpenko

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Taya, who is Ukrainian, has been all over the internet for a couple of years now, usually working under names like Milena and Sunna. I love the just-hatched glow of her skin; the slow-motion spectacle of … Continue reading →

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Politics and Higher Education (Fishes and Bicycles)

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Fenster

Fenster writes: The American Way of Higher Education is a lot more about letting a hundred flowers bloom than the heavy hand of central government.  Certainly we are a lot more freewheeling than China, where the government and the party … Continue reading →

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Then and Now: Courthouse Edition

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes:

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A Typical Routine Day

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: It was the beginning of a typical routine day for Bond. It was only two or three times a year that an assignment came along requiring his particular abilities. For the rest of the year he … Continue reading →

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A Photo 4 the Day

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Fenster

Fenster writes: 新娘是不高興，因為有在沙灘上沒有空間。, or “The Bride is Unhappy Because There is No Space on the Beach”.

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The Fog

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Yesterday a morning fog rolled into New York City.  The HuffPost published some nice photos from the air showing a clear and bright sky with the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges poking  through clouds. Down at ground level it … Continue reading →

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Art Du Jour

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Pieter Bruegel the Elder, “The Hunters in the Snow,” 1565. Click on the image to enlarge.

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Linkage

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: The “worth” of a man, explained. How to make snake oil palatable to the masses? Chucking in the word “quantum” helps. A registered sex offender tells his story. Los Angeles Opera’s 2014-15 season will include three operas … Continue reading →

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Cocktails Du Jour (Limoncello Edition)

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: I have not, as I threatened, gotten around to making my own limoncello. On the other hand, I have been drinking quite a lot of it. I’ve acquired two brands: the Italian Limoncello di Capri and the … Continue reading →

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“Edouard et Caroline”

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Directed by Jacques Becker in 1951, this concise, smartly worked-out marital farce is a cynical companion piece to Becker’s earlier “Antoine et Antoinette.” When Daniel Gelin’s Edouard allows his wife Caroline to talk him into giving a piano … Continue reading →

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