Monthly Archives: March 2014

Atheism, Anti-theism and Apatheism

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Fenster

Fenster writes: There’s been an open moderated thread running at Andrew Sullivan’s blog on various approaches to atheism and their overall relation to belief. It was kicked off via a link to an article by Thomas Wells on why he … Continue reading →

Posted in Philosophy and Religion | 1 Comment

Westboro Baptist Founder is Sick

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Fenster

Fenster writes: In the news: TOPEKA, Kan. — The Rev. Fred Phelps Sr., who founded a Kansas church widely known for its protests at military funerals and antigay sentiments, is in a health care facility, a church spokesman said. Phelps, … Continue reading →

Posted in Philosophy and Religion | Tagged Westboro Baptist | 4 Comments

And This Was Stillwood Heights

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: We curved through the bright mile or two of the Strip, past the antique shops with famous screen names on them, past the windows full of point lace and ancient pewter, past the gleaming new nightclubs … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing | Tagged Farewell My Lovely, Los Angeles, Philip Marlowe, Raymond Chandler | 5 Comments

Movie Still Du Jour

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Chantal Goya and Jean-Pierre Léaud in Jean-Luc Godard’s MASCULIN FÉMININ (1966) Click on the image to enlarge. Related Check out the trailer here. Read Pauline Kael’s review of the movie here.

Posted in Movies, Performers | Tagged Chantal Goya, French movies, French New Wave, Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Pauline Kael | 7 Comments

Ads Everywhere 6

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: That’s an ad on the plastic credit-card style room key we’re using at a Tucson hotel. In addition to being a little insulting, the visuals make the key hard to read where its main function goes: I … Continue reading →

Posted in Commercial art, Media, Shopping, The Good Life, Travel | Tagged ads, Advertising, travel | 4 Comments

Linkage

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Epaminondas

epiminondas writes: Don’t worry so much about those mispronunciations and malapropisms…theirs or yours. Steve Sailor discusses the historical contrasts between the land and sea powers of ancient and modern times. There aren’t many trees that can boast self-ownership. Here’s one. Henry … Continue reading →

Posted in Linkathons | 2 Comments

Daily Life in Ancient Egypt

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: I’m currently working my way through the Teaching Company course called The Other Side of History: Daily Life in the Ancient World by Prof. Robert Garland. I finished the lectures on ancient Egypt and thought I’d share some interesting … Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged ancient Egypt, ancient history, herdsman of the anus, Herodotus, mummification | 5 Comments

Knickers Watch

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Fenster

Fenster writes: So many interesting cross-cuts on the creepshot issue. Massachusetts passed a law with practically no objection that creates a reasonable expectation of privacy with respect to private parts. I don’t doubt your average constituent, male or female, thinks … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Photography | 8 Comments

Going Deep

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Fenster

Fenster writes: David Brooks is more open than the next pundit to considering the world in terms that go beyond the political, and to endorse the notion that while culture and politics are symbiotic, the former often trumps the latter. … Continue reading →