Monthly Archives: April 2014

Federer/Djokovich in Monte Carlo

Posted on April 19, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Lots of clay court magic to be enjoyed in this recent Roger/Novak battle, with Roger showing almost as much sparkle, wit and athletic resourcefulness as he routinely did when he was in his middle 20s. Previous Federer highlight reels: … Continue reading →

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Movie Poster Du Jour: “Repulsion”

Posted on April 19, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

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Andrew Dice Clay in 1987

Posted on April 18, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: (Do NOT play this video if you’re at work. It’s about as NSFW and un-PC as can possibly be.) Andrew Dice Clay in his prime makes the very daring Bill Burr, my current favorite comedian, look sheepish and apologetic. … Continue reading →

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A Day at the Bowers Museum

Posted on April 18, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Although I’ve lived within 10 minutes of it for almost a decade, it was only within the past month that I finally made it over to Orange County’s Bowers Museum, an art and cultural history institution located in … Continue reading →

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“And Meanwhile What Do We Eat?”

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: ‘The only thing we can do is sell the rooster,’ said the woman. ‘We can also sell the clock.’ ‘They won’t buy it.’ ‘Tomorrow I’ll try to see if Alvaro will give me the forty pesos.’ ‘He … Continue reading →

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Soft Spots

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I have a soft spot for secret passageways, bookshelves that open into silence, staircases that go down into a void, and hidden safes. I even have one myself, but I won’t tell you where. At the … Continue reading →

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Movie Du Jour: “The Naked Kiss” (1964)

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Cheap, lurid, corny, sensational, sentimental, blunt, and perverse, Sam Fuller’s THE NAKED KISS opens with a bald hooker beating her pimp. After winding up in Squaresville, USA she decides to go straight, lands a job as a well-respected … Continue reading →

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Poem Du Jour: “Poem” by Frank O’Hara

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Lana Turner has collapsed!I was trotting along and suddenlyit started raining and snowingbut hailing hits you on the headhard so it was really snowing andraining and I was in such a hurryto meet you but the trafficwas acting … Continue reading →

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Linkage

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: “In the decades ahead, should we be as white as we are today, we will be relentlessly driven toward mediocrity; or, become a sad shadow of our current self.” Michael Bloomberg, a member of the quasi-atheist … Continue reading →

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How “Liberal” Is the Climate on College Campuses?

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Some interesting comments on the PC university from civil liberties lawyer Harvey Silverglate. I’m fond of pointing out how completely the “sticks and stones” rhyme has been replaced by . . . whatever rhyme is employed by … Continue reading →

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