Monthly Archives: February 2014

“The Shining”: Stephen King v. Stanley Kubrick v. Conspiracy Theorists

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Although I’m not the biggest horror fan, recently I decided to give Stephen King’s The Shining a whirl. And hey, it’s been years since I’ve seen Stanley Kubrick’s movie so why not check it out for a … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Movies | Tagged binding of Isaac, confirmation bias, conspiracy theories, gothic fiction, horror, novels to film, Pauline Kael, Stanley Kubrick, Stephen King | 17 Comments

Aria Du Jour

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: This glorious clip comes from a rare, never-aired 1974 Metropolitan Opera telecast of Jacques Offenbach’s Les contes d’Hoffmann. The late and great Joan Sutherland makes an absolute meal of this infamously difficult aria(“Les oiseaux dans la charmille”). She … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Performers | Tagged can can, joan sutherland, metropolitan opera, offenbach, olympia, Opera, placido domingo, singing doll, tales of hoffmann | 1 Comment

Russians!

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Musing Du Jour: Are GoPro videos and dashcam videos the most exciting audiovisual-thru-time things being made these days? What movies can compare?

Posted in Movies, Personal reflections, Sports | Tagged dashcam, GoPro, movies, Russia | 6 Comments

Shocking Architectural Development

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: In a daring editorial move that will unquestionably rock the world of architecture to its very core and cause all its fans and practitioners to re-evaluate their standards, tastes and practices, Architectural Digest has chosen to feature … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture | Tagged Architectural Digest, architecture, James Kunstler, Leon Krier, modernism, neoclassicism, Nikos Salingaros, Richard Meier, Tom Wolfe | 12 Comments

Headline Du Jour

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

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

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Sex | Tagged gossip magazines, off the record on the qt and very, Pulp magazines | 2 Comments

RIP

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Epaminondas

epiminondas writes:

Posted in Movies, Performers | 1 Comment

Linkage

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: The older I get, the more I look at very young women and think, “You know, she’s not beautiful, but she’s pretty attractive in a just-emerging, still-in-the-bloom-of-youth sort of way.” Seems nuts that women are encouraged … Continue reading →