Monthly Archives: March 2014

UR Redesign

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: All of us here at UR agree we’re wonderful, highly talented people who put out a superior product day in and day out whenever we feel like it. We’re like The Atlantic, Entertainment Weekly, and The New Yorker … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged blog news | 6 Comments

Quote Du Jour

Posted on March 2, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: If you can go past those awful idiot faces on the bleachers outside the theater without a sense of the collapse of the human intelligence; if you can stand the hailstorm of flash bulbs popping at the … Continue reading →

Women Holding Their Heads In Their Hands While Reading Du Jour

Posted on March 2, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: From my recent visit to the Art Institute of Chicago, a strange mini-trend I noticed. Jacques-Louis David, Madame François Buron (1769) Sir Thomas Lawrence, Mrs Jens Wolff (1803-15) Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Interrupted Reading (c. 1870) More art and other … Continue reading →

Posted in Art | Tagged art, art institute of chicago, camille corot, Chicago, chicks with books, Impressionism, Jacques-Louis David, museum, painting, thomas lawrence | 1 Comment

Movie Still Du Jour

Posted on March 1, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert in Frank Capra’s IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT Click on the image to enlarge.

Posted in Movies | Tagged Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Columbia Pictures, Frank Capra, screwball comedy | 1 Comment

More Porches

Posted on March 1, 2014 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Thanks to Paleo for a reminder of how great porches are, and what a difference from the back patio with grill. How would you watch a parade without a porch? That’s my ex-front porch in Hopewell, New Jersey, … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture | Tagged porches | 1 Comment

Movie Poster Du Jour

Posted on March 1, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Has anyone ever seen this movie? I haven’t . . . “Special police will enforce this order.”

Posted in Commercial art, Movies | Tagged Film, Girl in Trouble, Movie Posters, movies | Leave a comment

What a Goddamn Couple of Weeks Bitcoin Has Had

Posted on March 1, 2014 by Sir Barken Hyena

Sir Barken Hyena writes: Well, maybe it’s over, we’ll see, but the Honey Badger has taken a whipping the last few weeks. After a January of unwonted price stability, we hit heavy weather with a “new bug” in Bitcoin. Transaction … Continue reading →