Monthly Archives: May 2014

Notes on “Secrets of a Call Girl”

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: The 1973 “Secrets of a Call Girl” must be the ultimate Edwige Fenech movie. Not necessarily the best one, just the one that shows her from the most angles. In this sense it’s a bit like … Continue reading →

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New Note Discovered

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Fenster

Fenster writes: It’s pretty much official now.  When you sing the national anthem and you get to “the land of the free”, you have to add that extra high note in to milk it for all it’s worth.  For this … Continue reading →

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Movie Poster Du Jour: “Bonjour Tristesse”

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: This poster isn’t signed, but I believe it’s by the great Ercole Brini. Related PR on “Bonjour Tristesse.” More about Brini here.

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Sunday Jazz Selection

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Miracle of the Fishes, from Native Dancer, Wayne Shorter and Milton Nascimento

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Eddying, Floating

Posted on May 17, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: He was happy then, and without a care in the world. A meal together, a walk in the evening on the highroad, a gesture of her hands over her hair, the sight of her straw hat … Continue reading →

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Eddie’s Tea Chronicles: Confessions Of A Flavored Tea Lover

Posted on May 17, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: I love flavored  tea. There, I said it. Bona fide tea snobs will shudder at this statement. These days it’s all about the pure, the single-origin, the unadulterated. It’s more sincere and authentic, and as we all … Continue reading →

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Naked Lady of the Week: Jana Defi

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Born in Prague to an Italian father and Czech mother*, Jana Defi aka Maria Swan aka Princessa got her start at Polish Busty but soon migrated to sites like Bettie Ballhaus, MC Nudes, and Pinup Files. Adept and … Continue reading →

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Sam Fuller’s “Verboten!”

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Sax von Stroheim

Sax von Stroheim writes: Verboten! is Sam Fuller’s Germany: Year Zero. It’s an astonishing film that surprises at every turn. I love that Fuller doesn’t do anything – in terms both of how he conceives and writes these scenes and … Continue reading →

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Dance Routine Du Jour

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: A brilliant routine, filmed in 1930, from Earl “Snakehips” Tucker, a regular at Harlem’s Savoy Ballroom and Cotton Club: So much to enjoy here in addition to Tucker’s legendary hyperflexible spine and exaggerated hip circles: The way he’s … Continue reading →

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Linkage

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Hazing? Or just normal behavior among teenage boys? I have this sense that higher education is a testing ground for policies the PTB would like to apply to all of America — perhaps the world. Elite … Continue reading →

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