Monthly Archives: February 2014

Then And Now: Parliament

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: Old Parliament House, Canberra, 1927. Current Parliament House.

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Art Du Jour

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Jean-Léon Gérôme, “Diogenes,” 1860 Click on the image to enlarge.

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She Has Killed Our Grandmothers

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Norma Shearer has killed our grandmothers. She has killed what they stood for. She has murdered the old-time Good Woman. She has cremated the myth that men will never marry ‘that kind of woman.’ She has … Continue reading →

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The Camera Loves…

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: …Shirley Temple Black (1928-2014)

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Architecture Du Jour

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Eugène Atget, Le Château, fin Octobre, le soir, effet d’orage, vue prise du Parterre du Nord, 1903 Click on the image to enlarge.

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What Meaning Is This?

Posted on February 9, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: Re-reading this post from last November at Sasha’s blog: Not long ago, I was wondering at how some words got to have two opposite meanings. There were two I knew of immediately: sanction, which means both “to allow” … Continue reading →

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Wie Schön Das Ist, Daß Du Bei Mir Bist

Posted on February 9, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: Three classic Motown songs re-recorded in German translations by the original artists. If you’re half the language geek I am, this will make you smile non-stop. I find it strange that when it comes to operas, I’m … Continue reading →

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Linkage

Posted on February 9, 2014 by Epaminondas

epiminondas writes: Usually, it takes a long time for technological change to trickle down into the interstices of our lives.  The changes come almost insensibly, and only in looking back do we see effects.  But every fifty years or so, … Continue reading →

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NOT The Beatles

Posted on February 9, 2014 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Emitt Rhodes, the so-called “one man Beatles”, from his 1970 release.

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Notes on “Here’s to the Young Lady”

Posted on February 9, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: The 1949 “Here’s to the Young Lady” stars Setsuko Hara as an upper-class woman pressed into marriage by her family’s economic tribulations. The man with whom she’s set up, played by the affable Shuji Sano, is … Continue reading →

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